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, 14 January 2021

What do we mean by Evil?

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Few people seem to actively enjoy doing evil acts yet evil seems to be widespread. In this posting I will examine what we mean by evil in or...

Thursday, 10 December 2020

Against Tact

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Intuitively tact seems to be a virtue. I try to be tactful but recently have questioned whether I should continue to do so. Corina Stan arg...

Wednesday, 18 November 2020

Hating Vegans and Moral Distress

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Most people are indifferent to vegetarians and vegans some however dislike them and a few appear to hate vegans. Kristof Dhont and Joachim...

Tuesday, 1 September 2020

Raw Anger

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Let us agree that uncontrollable anger is bad for us because it harms us and damages our relationships. Young children often exhibit uncon...

Thursday, 18 June 2020

Games, Sport and Drugs

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In this posting I want to examine the links between games, sport and performance enhancing drugs. Hopefully this examination will shed so...

Wednesday, 20 May 2020

Coronavirus Passports

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The Covid-19 pandemic lockdown has caused great damage to the way people lead their lives and the economy. It is in the interests of b...

Friday, 1 May 2020

Locking Down the Elderly

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Julian Savulescu and James Cameron argue that a policy which locked down the elderly whilst allowing greater freedom to younger people du...

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