Author: Ryan Jenkins Category: Historical Philosophy, Metaphysics, Ethics Word Count: 938 You have often heard it said that the Form of the Good is the greatest thing to learn about, and that it is by their relation to it that just things and [other virtuous things] become useful and beneficial (Republic, 505a). Plato’s Republic is a wide-ranging tract, admired for … Continue reading Plato’s Form of the Good
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Just War Theory
War is a profoundly destructive institution, yet most of us still believe there are good wars. Authors as far back as Cicero, and in various cultural traditions, have sought to answer this question: When is a war just? This article will explore the criteria of traditional just war theory before briefly discussing the revisionist school’s critiques.
The Ethics of Drone Strikes
Author: Ryan Jenkins Category: Ethics Word Count: 1000 Very few of us are pacifists, which is to say that most of us accept that killing in warfare is at least sometimes morally justified. But the philosophical exploration of when killing in war is permissible—one area of the discipline of military ethics—is complicated by worries that arise from … Continue reading The Ethics of Drone Strikes
Licensing Parents
One way of denying parents the opportunity to raise children would be to require them to procure a license to parent in the same way we require licenses to drive a car or own a handgun. Many would find this surprising, but perhaps there is a good argument for licensing parents.