Be pro-social
Since this is just a blog, I have permission to throw some ideas out there without doing thorough research! The Chicago Sun-Times reports that a local drug dealer has been charged with drug-induced homicide for sealing heroin cut with fentanyl to a Depute Police Chief’s son who died after he used the drugs. A number … Read more
An AP wire release tells us that the FDA finally approved Plan B for over the counter sales. I am glad the government finally approved Plan B for over the counter sales, but that is not the major point I want to make. The media tries very hard to present information in a neutral way. … Read more
Rana Foroohar writes in Newsweek that CEO pay is fair principally because it has risen at the same rate as the market capitalization of large companies. (Market capitalization is the stock price per share times the number of shares of the company that exist. It is a very rough guide to how large the company … Read more
Jack Shafer explains how the US Government estimated that there are 800,000 people being traffic across international borders each year. The Government Accountability Office says that the numbers are suspect and probably too high. I have two ideas that I have been kicking around to fix issues like this. First, I think government should be … Read more
Based on the media reports, I think this case came out the right way. In general, people should be able to make their own decisions. This was complicated because the state should protect children from negligent or dangerous parents, but the parents don’t appear to be negligent in this case. Furthermore, I am disturbed by … Read more
Rabbi Marc Gellman is a columnist for Newsweek and MSNBC. After Joe Lieberman lost the Connecticut Democratic primary election to Ned Lamont, he wrote a column stating that he was disappointed that Jews voted for Lamont. His article rubbed me the wrong way from the beginning. First, he says that Lieberman got the support of … Read more
I have decided to start blogging some of my thoughts instead of trying to always write full articles. Because of school, I have not really had time to write a full article and I hope that this format will make it easier for me to publish some ideas. I imagine the format will change over … Read more
I took the Excelsior College Ethics Exam in 2004. To prepare for the exam, I first read the material in the recommended curriculm. I then created a study guide. I received an A on the exam. I have organized the information using the topics listed in the exam content guide. Table of Contents Excelsior College … Read more
Table of Contents Excelsior College Ethics Exam Study Guide HomeI. Theory A. Basic theories B. Basic concepts C. Metaethics D. Moral deliberation II. PracticeSources I. TheoryA. Basic theories B. Basic concepts Justice Distributive justice talks about who should get which benefits and which burdens. Retributive justice talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing. Corrective … Read more
Table of Contents Excelsior College Ethics Exam Study Guide HomeI. Theory A. Basic theories B. Basic concepts C. MetaethicsD. Moral deliberationII. PracticeSources I. Theory A. Basic theories B. Basic concepts Metaethics Subjectivism/objectivism Value theory Genealogical Skepticism/nihilism and the naturalistic fallacy David Hume explained that the naturalistic fallacy is when we confuse what is with what … Read more