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The veil of opulence

This post has to do with the two competing visions for America's future, that of the Romney-Ryan ticket, vs that of the current administrat…

Started by AdrianaLatest Reply

The morality of suicide

I just read a very good blog post over at Rationally Speaking on the moral aspects of suicide. I did not know that Camus thought (or at lea…

Started by AdrianaLatest Reply

Moral Issues of our Times - Pew Research

Doctor-Assisted Suicide Is Moral Issue Dividing Americans Most Pornography, gay relations produce biggest generational gaps by Lydia Saad…

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What Isn’t for Sale?

What Isn’t for Sale?Market thinking so permeates our lives that we barely notice it anymore. A leading philosopher sums up the hidden costs…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

3 Apr 30
Reply by Onyango Makagutu

The 'Truth' About Why We Lie, Cheat And Steal

Chances are, you're a liar. Maybe not a big liar — but a liar nonetheless. That's the finding of Dan Ariely, a professor of psychology and…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

0 Apr 21

The empathy machine

The empathy machine Sherlock was right – new research shows that seeing through another's eyes takes a detached mind not just a warm heart…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

0 Apr 20

The Moral Treasure Chest

This discussion is for all the great links, pdfs, videos, or general bits of information such as studies, reports, news, about moral phil…

Started by Adriana

87 Apr 9
Reply by Dallas the Phallus

Simon Blackburn and Moral Quasi-Realism

I've been thinking hard about how I would describe my moral position, from a philosophical point of view. Since I do not agree with moral r…

Started by Adriana

5 Apr 7
Reply by Adriana

How mood influences moral decisions

Here's a great blog post in Scientific American: "How Your Moral Decisions are Shaped by a Bad Mood" Remember the trolley dilemma and the f…

Started by Adriana

2 Mar 12
Reply by Neal

Babies help unlock the origins of morality - From 60 Minutes

Babies help unlock the origins of morality  Watch the Segment » Can infants tell right from wrong? And if so, how would you know? Co…

Started by doone

10 Jan 25
Reply by Adriana

Want the shortest path to the good life? Try cynicism

Want the shortest path to the good life? Try cynicism http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121022113558.htm November 3, 2012 Scienc…

Started by doone

22 Nov 18, 2012
Reply by doone

Sanctity and sacredness: time to outgrow them

Ron Lindsay, CEO of the Center for Inquiry, and philosopher and lawyer tales apart Jonathan Haidt's claim that "sanctity" is one of the six…

Started by Adriana

21 Oct 22, 2012
Reply by Davy

Dalai Lama tells his Facebook friends that religion “is no longer adequate”

Cool. The Dalai Lama has this one right, even though I'm not fond of the term spirituality, I prefer to say "human affects" or "love of nat…

Started by Adriana

5 Sep 14, 2012
Reply by Adriana

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