After reading this interview in which Rev. John Paris, a bioethicist at Boston College, discusses the Terry Schiavo case, I began to wonder about the […] Read More
Author: Michael Cholbi
In his classic paper “Moral luck,” Thomas Nagel claims that Kant denied the relevance of moral luck (i.e., Kant denied that any factor outside an […] Read More
I just wanted to alert people to two forthcoming ethics conferences that feature some excellent topics and speakers.
This post over at E.G. got me thinking. E.G. writes: "Consider two demands: 1. A moral theory must be able to accommodate many or most […] Read More
I recently received an e-mail from a former student proposing a good question: She had recently begun trying to read the contemporary literature in philosophical […] Read More
I’m slated to teach moral theory next quarter, and I’m confronting a problem that’s plagued me in the past: whether (and how) to teach the […] Read More
It’s clear from recent posts and comments that we’ve all been thinking much too hard. So in the spirit of holiday good cheer, I hereby […] Read More
Been a little slow here at the Soup, so I thought I’d let you know a little about what I’ve been reading, namely, Hilary Putnam’s […] Read More
Ever come across an argument that you just know can’t be right but you can’t pin down its flaw? I had that experience recently while […] Read More