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Monthly Archives: December 2007

how should you behave on the internet

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

This is as much a practical question as a philosophical one, and from that perspective, I would say this: Remember that nearly everything you post on the internet is archived and searchable, including email, so try not to put anything out there that you wouldn’t want people to be able to connect to you ten [...]

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Is there a Philosopher that states about making the world a better place?

Sunday, December 9, 2007

Thanks for your question. In many ways, you could say that “making the world a better place” was the explicit or implied aim of a large majority of philosophers throughout history; from Plato to Confucius to Marx to Singer. The big disagreements, of course, come from different ideas of what a “better world” would look [...]

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Three human acts/choices that are illegal but not immoral

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Thanks for your question. The tricky part about answering this question is that we generally consider there to be a certain morality that automatically attaches to following the law. In general, the argument is that the rule of law is a necessary (or at the least, a beneficial) thing for humanity as a whole, given [...]

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