If we invent a machine with a personality and desires, does it deserve freedom?
The Cross in the Closet: A Review
October 26, 2012 By 6 Comments
If you are on the fence about the compatibility of your religion and the LGBTQ community, Timothy Kurek’s “The Cross in the Closet” is a worthwhile read.
What Sex Education Could Be Like
September 28, 2012 By 21 Comments
Does sex ed include information on human interactions beyond ‘here’s where the parts go’?
Moral Obligations to Customers and Competitors: My Questions
June 4, 2012 By 2 Comments
How far is too far when it comes to comparing your product or service as better than your competitors?
The Competency Catch
April 6, 2012 By 2 Comments
Sometimes, the ethical thing to do is to not do anything. Baker Wright explains why.
Headscarves and Men Holding Hands: Coming Out as a Cultural Relativist
February 21, 2012 By 99 Comments
What cultural and moral relativism means for a discussion of gender roles.
Should Pepper Spray Be ‘Time’s’ Person of the Year?
December 8, 2011 By 12 Comments
It’s defining our moral outrage, Slade Sohmer writes, so why not?
How to Be a Good Man During Confrontations
January 14, 2011 By 6 Comments
Anyone else tired of being a yes-man to your boss, your wife, or your peers?
Honor Thy Revolution!
September 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If you want to outlaw a book, simply make it seem shameful to read. That’s the logic of Princeton philosophy professor Kwame Anthony Appiah’s new book, The Honor Code: How Moral Revolutions Happen. Appiah argues that a culture’s sense of honor galvanizes moral revolutions. The British slave trade, the Chinese tradition of foot binding, the [...]
Role-Playing as Taliban Banned by Military
September 13, 2010 By 1 Comment
We’ve all played cops and robbers. (Actually, I’ve never played cops and robbers. I was partial to Snakes and Ladders. But I digress.) For those of you who have played cops and robbers, it’s established that for every kid who plays a cop, someone has to play the robber. Not according to the U.S. military. [...]
“When faced with a clear moral choice, do the right thing from beginning to end.”
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