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Be Nice, But Not Too Nice

“He’s a nice guy. So nice.” We hear this sort of thing often, and I personally find it to be the most meaningless statement one can make. What are we saying here? I have no idea, and it is exceedingly perplexing to me how often this empty phrase is used to describe people. I have […]

by Elijah Weber | May 1st, 2008 | Continued

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What Assumptions Do You Take for Granted?

Knowledge and learning are funny things. Really funny. For example, what most young people know by the time they are in the sixth grade is equivalent to what some of the smartest people in the world knew two thousand years ago (depending on what part of the world you are looking at). […]

by Elijah Weber | April 23rd, 2008 | Continued

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Does Science Reveal Truth?

It is a common misconception that scientists are telling us something about the way the world is, independent of any perspectives or viewpoints that we might have about it. Social sciences are considered “soft” because they depict the world through the intermediary of cultural lenses. Natural sciences, on the other hand, are “hard” […]

by Elijah Weber | April 21st, 2008 | Continued

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Ethics in the Classroom

Every now and again I receive an unusual request from one of my students. Such an event occurred last week, when a student came to my office with a rather odd problem. She is a student in the philosophy class that I am a teaching assistant for, and she informed me that she […]

by Elijah Weber | April 18th, 2008 | Continued

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How to Eat a Raw Food Diet

Aloha! I am Orinaiya, and I have been 100% raw for several weeks now and have been into the raw food lifestyle for almost a year. I offer raw foods coaching, healing with a Raindrop Treatment of essential oils and Hawaiian Healing, as well as energy awareness events and crystal bowl concerts. I would love […]

by Orinaiya | April 15th, 2008 | Continued

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The Ethics of Getting Away With It

In keeping with our earlier discussion on intellectual property, I want to ponder the topic of unpunished ethical violations. Although there is a certain kind of reward in doing the right thing for its own sake, there is also a particular kind of satisfaction in skirting the moral law and managing to avoid consequences. […]

6May2008 | Elijah Weber | 0 comments | Continued
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Struggles of the Self Employed

These days, becoming self employed is no simple task. I know from experience. If you want to start your own business and go out on your own away from the employer, you’re going to have to wear a lot of different hats and you’re going to need to do a lot of homework […]

6May2008 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
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Why Should I Keep My Promises?

Most would agree that keeping our promises is the right thing to do. We want to be able to trust other people, and knowing that someone will keep their word is one of the best indicators of a person’s trustworthiness and decency. But why, exactly, do we place so much importance upon keeping promises?
First, keeping […]

5May2008 | Elijah Weber | 0 comments | Continued
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What Does Determinism Mean to You?

Determinism, a currently popular theory of metaphysics, has rather interesting implications for everyday decision-making. Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy that focuses on various issues about how the world works, such as what kind of stuff it’s made of, what causes events to occur, and what identity consists of. Determinism is a theory […]

22Apr2008 | Elijah Weber | 1 comment | Continued
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Is Morality Real?

The title of this article should cause at least some of you to leap out of your chair, point accusingly at your computer, and shout, “How dare you! Of course morality is real. What kind of a silly person are you to suggest such a thing?” Quite right! Most people feel […]

8Apr2008 | Elijah Weber | 2 comments | Continued
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Ethics at the Table: What Should We Eat?

As both an animal lover and an aspiring environmental steward, I am often troubled by the way that I eat. Much of my food travels hundreds of miles before reaching my table, and some of it represents a phenomenal commitment of resources and much animal suffering. Most often, people focus on meat eating […]

6Apr2008 | Elijah Weber | 0 comments | Continued
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