The Reluctant Philosopher

Tag: Ethics

  • Environmentalism

    Environmentalism

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    (Written April 2020) It’s unfortunate that environmentalists and conservatives have been painted as being at odds with each other since both share many common goals. This, I think, is the result of the tragedy which has occurred since the rise of neoliberalism a few decades ago; conservatism has collapsed into neoliberalism and consequently been being…

  • Is it Just to Break an Unjust Law?

    Is it Just to Break an Unjust Law?

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    (Written Feb. 2019) A short comparison of the views of Plato and Martin Luther King Jr. I usually squirm in my seat when forced to make a universal statement (see how I phrased that?); they are just so binding in my opinion. When one says that it is just to break an unjust law, they…

  • Abortion

    Abortion

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    (Written Feb. 2019) Before you read on, let me lay out the purpose of this paper. I am not arguing for either one of the sides in this debate, my interest is in the arguments themselves. I hope that this paper will stimulate respectful debate, and help each of us see the arguments on both…