Archive for June 20th, 2008
Natural Rights
Natural rights are those human rights respecting which promotes social cooperation, general welfare, and human flourishing and happiness; and results in the fastest improvement in the standard of living of the immense majority of the population. In other words, natural rights emerge from the body of natural law as elucidated by natural and social sciences, [...]
Posted: June 20th, 2008 under Philosophy, Political.
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Review of Satisficing and Maximizing: Byron
In my review of one of the previous papers in this book I blithely equated moderation with temperance. Byron will have none of that: these are different habits, and the “virtue” of moderation is even aptly placed in scare quotes. Here is what our author says: “…moderate folks are contented satisficers. … Considered as a [...]
Posted: June 20th, 2008 under Ethics, Philosophy.
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“Family Guy” Endorses Intelligent Design
In one episode Peter is filming a plastic bag being moved to and fro by the wind and saying that there’s so much beauty in the world, obviously in a reference to the movie American Beauty. Then there is a shot of God on a cloud yelling at him: “It’s just a piece of trash [...]
Posted: June 20th, 2008 under Humor, Science.
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