An introduction to the philosophy of videogames: ethical, aesthetic and metaphysical issues about video games.
Videogames and Philosophy
Category: Ethics
Longtermism: How Much Should We Care About the Far Future?
An essay on longtermism — the view that positively affecting the long-run future of humanity is a key moral priority of our time.
Happiness: What is it to be Happy?
An introduction to philosophical theories of happiness: what is it to be happy?
Ethics and Absolute Poverty: Peter Singer and Effective Altruism
An introduction to the ethical arguments from Peter Singer on absolute poverty and effective altruism.
Principlism in Biomedical Ethics: Respect for Autonomy, Non-Maleficence, Beneficence, and Justice
An introduction to Principlism in Biomedical Ethics or Bioethics, which includes the principles of Respect for Autonomy, Non-Maleficence, Beneficence, and Justice.
African American Existentialism: DuBois, Locke, Thurman, and King
An introduction to African American Existentialism and the thought of DuBois, Locke, Thurman, and King.
“Hell Is Other People”: Sartre on Personal Relationships
An introduction to John-Paul Sartre on Personal Relationships through an examination of his famous quote, "Hell Is Other People."
Free Speech
An examination of what free speech is, its limits and its justification.
Distributive Justice: How Should Resources be Allocated?
Authors: Dick Timmer and Tim Meijers Category: Social and Political Philosophy, Ethics Word Count: 994 As we write this, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is worth $188 billion.[1] That is about $1 billion more than the day before. And $1 billion is more money than you would have had you earned $1,000 a day, every day, … Continue reading Distributive Justice: How Should Resources be Allocated?
Conspiracy Theories
What are conspiracy theories? What is a conspiracy theory? Are conspiracy theories always irrational to accept?