Archive for January 28th, 2009
Beauty of Nature?
The problem with making aesthetic arguments in favor of preserving nature as it is, not treating it as a resource, and not transforming it for man’s benefit is that it is always open to one to say simply that he finds the cityscape of the New York City more beautiful than the sight of wilderness. [...]
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Ethics, Philosophy.
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The Procession of the Holy Spirit
Why is the Holy Spirit a person? It is understandable why the Son is a person: He is the image of the Father, the Father’s self-knowledge, that in which the Father sees Himself, proceeding from the Father as the word of the intellect, the full expression (“in words”) of the Father Himself. I have also [...]
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Philosophy, Religion.
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The Psychology of the Tragedy of the Commons
The key about the tragedy of the commons is that I have a reason to grab as many resources in the commonly owned pool before others do the same. Those others think that I will consider them greedy and grasping, that is, narrowly self-interested, and so will try to grab the best stuff first before [...]
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Economics, Ethics, Philosophy.
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