All Discussions Tagged 'morality' (22)
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 Frans de Waal's Bottom-Up Morality: We're Not Good Because Of GodIn a book coming out next week called The Bonobo and the Atheist, primatologist Frans de Waal argues that morality is built into our specie… Started by Dallas the Phallus |
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Apr 22 Reply by Tom Sarbeck |
Why a lack of empathy is the root of all evilWhy a lack of empathy is the root of all evil From casual violence to genocide, acts of cruelty can be traced back to how the perpetrator i… Started by Dallas the Phallus |
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Apr 7, 2012 Reply by Tom Sarbeck |
Does Pinker’s “Better Angels” Undermine Religious Morality?Fairly decent blog post. Just copying a few select paragraphs below. - Dallas By now, the decline of violence should be clear (if you’re… Started by Dallas the Phallus |
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Empathy and the Origins of CrueltyEmpathy and the Origins of Cruelty How important is our brain’s empathy circuit and what happens to society when it doesn’t work properly?… Started by Dallas the Phallus |
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Sep 13, 2011 Reply by Richard W. Symonds |
Exercises in Moral DilemmasThis is a thread for moral dilemmas (a part of applied ethics), feel free to post your favorite moral dilemma, real of made up, and what yo… Started by Dallas the Phallus |
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Sep 7, 2011 Reply by Unseen |
If It Feels Good to Be Good, It Might Be Only NaturalFrom 2007. Nothing really new to this group, though. I like the moral dilemma Greene poses on page two. That one has not come up here befor… Started by Dallas the Phallus |
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Sep 7, 2011 Reply by T A A |
The Reading ListThis thread will be a repository for links to books on or related to ethics or morality. I certainly have not read all these titles, and li… Started by Dallas the Phallus |
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Jul 10, 2011 Reply by Dallas the Phallus |
Morality and the ChurchesNote: Grayling is British, so the laws he references are in England, not the US. Morality and the Churchesby AC GraylingLast week the Gov… Started by Dallas the Phallus |
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Mob Morality: The Dangers of Repugnance as Moral AuthorityMob Morality: The Dangers of Repugnance as Moral AuthorityWhat is it about topics like incest, bestiality, necrophilia and cannibalism that… Started by Dallas the Phallus |
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Mar 14, 2011 Reply by stephen |
Morality is a Culturally Conditioned ResponseMorality is a Culturally Conditioned Response Jesse Prinz argues that the source of our moral inclinations is merely cultural. Suppose you… Started by Dallas the Phallus |
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