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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Tuesday, 3 April 2018

Physician Assisted Suicide and the Slippery Slope Argument

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Permitting physician assisted suicide for those with terminal illnesses seems to be becoming acceptable in some countries. However many r...

Thursday, 1 March 2018

Two Types of Pharmacological Cognitive Enhancement

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It is suggested by Anders Sandberg that the use of cognitive enhancing drugs under medical supervision might achieve more overall learnin...

Monday, 5 February 2018

Autonomy and Toleration

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In this posting I want to examine the relationship between autonomy and toleration. This examination will highlight the tension between ...

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...

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