July 15, 2019
Jonny Anomaly on Genetic Enhancement
Jonny Anomaly just wrote a book about genetic enhancement. Here’s a preview. Also, here is a blog post he wrote on the same topic. It looks people are likely to…
Author: Jessica Flanigan
December 17, 2015
CFP: Ability and Enhancement
The University of Richmond is hosting a workshop on ability and enhancement in Richmond VA, April 8-9. We welcome submissions related to all ethical issues related to human abilities. For…
December 05, 2015
Effective Altruism
Critics of effective altruism tend to focus their critiques against the seemingly utilitarian foundations of the movement. They ask, what about special obligations? Demandingness? Is this overly cosmopolitan? What about institutional/collective…
September 05, 2015
Samaritanism and Duties
Singer’s famous example is taken to establish that some acts of Samaritanism are morally required. He writes, “if it is in our power to prevent something very bad from happening,…
June 05, 2015
Yes, Global Wealth Inequality is Unjust
Jonathan Anomaly asks, “Is global wealth inequality unjust?” Anomaly and Dan Moller suggest that global wealth inequality may be less unjust than a lot of people think because rich countries…
May 17, 2015
Gun Rights
When is it permissible to forbid a person from owning a gun? We’ve talked about gun rights and self-defense around here before, so I thought I would draw your attention…