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91A Critique of Hume’s Account of Personal Identity
There is a commonly held belief that there is such a thing as a ‘self’ that persists throughout one’s life. To say there is a ‘self’ that persists throughout one’s life is simply to say that there is something about a person (call it a...
10 comments78Aristotle and the Good Life
Many view happiness as simply enjoying a variety of different activities. Thus, the Good Life is that spent doing the things one enjoys most, whatever those things may be. However, Aristotle disagrees with this view. Aristotle argues one must enjoy...
4 comments86David Hume's Association of Ideas
It can readily be noted that in most instances our thoughts flow smoothly from one to another with some degree of coherence. That is, our thoughts and ideas are not merely random and nonsensical, but that there is some unifying connection...
1 comment77Amartya Sen's Capabilities Approach
In Development as Freedom, economist Amartya Sen advances his “capabilities approach” to international development. Sen classifies a capability as a type of freedom that enables one to choose a lifestyle...
9 comments74Guilty by Gender: A Look at Catherine MacKinnon's Feminist Legal Theory
The world has long been made up of patriarchal societies. In the Christian tradition, the Bible asserts that woman is a helper of man, and therefore serves a subservient role to him. For millennia, the...
0 comments80Is it Okay to Use Animals In Research?
Animals used in medical research are tortured and abused. I contend that far too many animals are used needlessly in repetitive research or for instructional purposes. One might rightfully ask, “Are so many experiments required to produce the...
1 comment79Rule-Utilitarianism:Bridging the Gap between Consequentialist and Deontological Theories of Morality
There are many competing moral theories, all of which try to determine what constitutes right moral action. Consequentialists argue that the worth of moral actions ought to be judged based upon the consequences produced by one’s action....
6 comments78A Relational Approach to Understanding
There are many ways that we try to understand the world we live in: we analyze, dissect, perform tests, conduct studies, observe, and so on. These are some of the methods of science that are seemingly highly prized in our “modern” era. However,...
1 comment78Understanding Heidegger
The existentialist writings of Martin Heidegger are difficult not only because of the subject matter, but also because of the use of many uncommon terms and odd word combinations. Through the use of such unusual language, a reader can easily...
7 comments76Aristotle's Four Causes
To fully understand an object or an event, we need to be able to answer some basic questions concerning its nature. Aristotle argues we can only know a thing fully when all the causes of its existence are known. Furthermore, Aristotle believes each...
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