The False Choice of “Do the Ends Justify the Means”
If the ends ever justify the means is perhaps the most acute of the philosophical questions. Unlike “are things holy because the gods love them, or do the gods love…
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Evidence-Based Is Ethical
I’m a fan of thinking things through and reasoning for myself. Most people are, to a greater or lesser extent. But evidence trumps my reason. I make an effort (and…
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Social Justice and the Social Dictator
Everyone seems to be able to agree on the word “justice” — until you put a modifier on it. Social justice, in particular, has proven profoundly divisive. On the one…
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Reason vs. Aesthetics
YouTuber, political commentator, and once academic philosopher Natalie Wynn says in one of her videos: “The 21st century is an aesthetic century. In history, there are ages of reason and…
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