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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Thursday, 23 April 2020

Inner Virtue and Private Racist Thoughts

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In this posting I want to consider Nicolas Bommarito’s idea of inner moral virtue. In doing so I want to examine whether our purely pri...

Monday, 23 March 2020

Stoicism, Covid-19 and Fortitude

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The pandemic caused by the covid-19 virus raises many ethical concerns. In this posting I won’t consider these concerns directly but inst...

Tuesday, 25 February 2020

Passive Aggression

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In this posting I want to investigate the harm caused by passive aggression. However there can also be some benefits of passive aggression a...

Wednesday, 22 January 2020

Love me for a reason

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Love is all around us, love matters to us and we value loving and being loved, but why love matters so much to us isn’t immediately clear. I...

Thursday, 28 November 2019

Civil Discourse

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We live in a fractious age in which people are often rude to those who hold views opposed to their own. Indeed on some social platform...

Wednesday, 23 October 2019

The Doctrine of Informed Consent and Respect for Autonomy

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In this posting I want to examine the relationship, if any, between the doctrine of informed consent and respect for autonomy. In doing so I...

Thursday, 26 September 2019

Lying and Autonomy

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We live in a world surrounded by fake news and lies. According to Terry Pratchett in the Truth “A lie can run round the world befor...

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