Assume there is a moral principle indicating that states (or citizens therein) that have adequate (or better) resources have an obligation to aid those in states that have inadequate resources….
This is a brief reaction to Andrew’s post and comments. 1) Toleration is a funny concept. We tolerate an idea or practice we disapprove of. One possibility is to say…
It’s interesting discussing toleration. The ideas that people have about it are many and varied. One that comes up especially often, couched in a variety of terms, goes something like…
One way to define liberalism, as I have previously indicated here is by reference to the normative principles of toleration it is committed to (as I suggested in that previous…
I've noticed, in a few comments on different posts, that some readers are attracted to views that reject the existence of objectivity. Roughly speaking, something is objectively true if its…
Imagine a child is born to 2 loving and hard working, but basically poor, parents. They cannot afford to buy accident or life insurance. Imagine the parents then die in…