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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Wednesday, 21 April 2021

Achievement and the Value of Sport

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In a previous posting I have argued that participating in sport has instrumental value because it fosters certain virtues, see Nietzsche spo...

Wednesday, 17 March 2021

Mental Illness and Voluntary Euthanasia

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Canada’s House of Commons has passed a bill which would allow to euthanasia for people suffering from mental illness and a terminal cond...

Thursday, 11 February 2021

Aspiration

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People change over time. We become older, bigger and weaker. This posting isn’t concerned with physical changes but changes in what matter...

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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...

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