“The good of any one individual is of no more importance, from the point of view (if I may say so) of the Universe, than the good of any other.” This famous line from Henry Sidgwick’s The ...
https://dailynous.com/2016/06/24/humans-havent-yet-figured-out-how-to-combine-culture-and-ethics/
Robert Paul Wolff, at his blog The Philosopher’s Stone, objects to the use of trolley problems and other stylized thought experiments in which various complications are waved aside. “I am q...
Tomorrow, March 7th, Daily Nous will be one year old. I’m putting this up today as I hope to spend most of tomorrow away from the computer. “How are things going?” you probably aren’t won...
This: I do not want to wage war with the ugly. I do not want to accuse, I do not want even to accuse the accusers. Looking aside, let that be my sole negation! Thanks to Maria Popova at Brain Pic...
https://dailynous.com/2015/01/05/nietzsches-new-years-resolution/
I am posting this today in the hope that I will not be spending tomorrow in front of a glowing screen. For Thanksgiving, I am writing to express my appreciation of you, the people who visit Dail...