Wooler.Scottus

This blog is concerned with most topics in applied philosophy. In particular it is concerned with autonomy, love and other emotions. comments are most welcome

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Friday, 8 January 2016

Driverless Cars and Applied Philosophy

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Google has developed an autonomous car and major car makers such as Ford and VW are showing an interest in doing the same. It is re...

Sunday, 29 November 2015

Terrorism, Love and Delusion

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In this posting I want to examine terrorism. As a philosopher rather than a psychologist I won’t examine the means by which potential te...

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Autonomy and Beneficence Revisited

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I have previously argued that if someone asks me to buy him cigarettes and I was not going to be significantly inconvenienced that I have...

Tuesday, 27 October 2015

Emerging AI and Existential Threats

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AI is much in the news recently. Google’s chairman Eric Schmidt believes AI is starting to make real progress whilst others such as Nick Bo...

Friday, 18 September 2015

Do Same Sex couples have a greater right to Fertility Treatment?

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Emily McTernan “argues that states have greater reason to provide fertility treatment for same sex couples than for heterosexual couples”...

Wednesday, 2 September 2015

The Philosophy of Rudeness

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In this posting I want examine rudeness. It might be thought that rudeness is of minor concern to society and hence not of any great phi...

Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Work, Automation and Happiness

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In a posting in philosophical disquisitions John Danaher wonders whether work makes us happy. Happiness matters to us so this is an impo...

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