With Donald Trump now president-elect, many people are concerned that something truly precious and fundamental is under threat. Though Americans disagree about many things, we […] Read More
Author: Joshua Knobe
Suppose you are sitting at your desk, reflecting on a moral question. Now suppose that as you are reflecting on this question, you happen to be […] Read More
Many of you are probably familiar with the story of Phineas Gage. He was widely regarded as a kind and generous man, but he suffered […] Read More
Imagine a person who is not at all motivated to help others. I don’t just mean a person who doesn’t care about others as much […] Read More
Imagine a person who is addicted to heroin but who desperately wants to kick the habit. He has a craving for another hit, but when […] Read More
Philosophers have long debated the nature of happiness, with some saying that happiness is just a certain kind of psychological state and others claiming that […] Read More
Tim Scanlon's new book Moral Dimensions provides an elegant account according to which an agent's mental states are relevant to the question as to whether that agent […] Read More
One of the most influential arguments in the philosophical study of well-being is Robert Nozick's famous 'experience machine' thought experiment. Suppose that you had the […] Read More
The philosopher Kristen Bell has discovered a puzzling new asymmetry which has come to be known affectionately as ‘Bell’s Inequality.’ Probably the best way to […] Read More