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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Monday, 8 January 2018

Abating Anger

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A posting in peasoup by Antti Kauppinen suggests that rage might be a moral emotion. Rage is uncontrollable anger. This posting will, f...

Wednesday, 15 November 2017

Ectogenesis and the Abortion Debate

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Ectogenesis means the gestation of a foetus in an artificial environment outside the mother’s womb. Recent research with raising prematu...

Thursday, 19 October 2017

If a Lion could Speak

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According to Wittgenstein, “if a lion could speak, we could not understand him.” (1) It is by no means clear what Wittgenstein meant by thi...

Thursday, 21 September 2017

What do We Mean by Work?

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It is always important to be clear about what we are talking about when discussing philosophical questions. What we mean by work is importa...

Tuesday, 15 August 2017

Good Government, Democracy and Referendums

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Government is an ongoing process. Any single referendum aimed at making a binding decision on some issue is not an ongoing process. Any...

Tuesday, 11 July 2017

Charlie Gard and Experimental Treatment for Children

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Until recently I assumed without much reflection that it would be best if Charlie Gard was allowed to die peacefully. After some r...

Wednesday, 7 June 2017

Autonomy and Beneficence

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In this posting I want to investigate what we mean by autonomy and the relationship between autonomy and beneficence. I will firstly exami...

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