by Daniel A. Kaufman ___ There are two conceptions of distance that I am interested in with respect to moral questions: Emotional distance: the distance
Tag: Value
Value and Objectivity
by Daniel A. Kaufman ____ Recent exchanges with Robert Gressis and Spencer Case have led me to think a lot about obligation and objectivity. My
Facebook, Siri, and the World of Illusory Experience
By Dan Tippens In Roger William’s The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect, a quantum super computer, Prime Intellect, operating on an essentially utilitarian calculus, decides that
Science and Disenchantment
by Mark English At the age of seven, I went with my mother, brother and baby sister on a long plane journey. We flew for
Repugnant Thoughts
By: Daniel Tippens When I was a teenager, I regularly attended church, I was actively engaged in the youth group, and even played the drums
Philosophy and Philosophobia
By David Ottlinger Philosophy, it would seem, has fallen on hard times. Or at least it is often said that philosophy has fallen on hard