http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/ Philosophy Blog en Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:23:00 GMT Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:23:00 GMT info@philosophyblog.com.au info@philosophyblog.com.au http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/moral-struggle/ What sort of examples comes to mind if you hear the phrase "moral struggle"? Here's three that come to mine. -- 1. Every lunchtime, I have to make a choice... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/moral-struggle/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/moral-struggle/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:23:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/redundant-meaning/ In a sense, there's no such thing as a romantic relationship -- there is no such thing as a relationship. You have two people, their memories of each other, their... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/redundant-meaning/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/redundant-meaning/ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:44:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/review-of-candy-2006/ There's an already seldom-mentioned 2006 film called Candy (starring Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush; directed by Neil Armfield). Basically, as most reviewers pointed out, it's an Australian version of... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/review-of-candy-2006/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/review-of-candy-2006/ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:22:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-14/ I didn't recognize the person, but I remembered their dog. *** Girl 1: New guy arriving. Girl 2: Fresh meat! Girl 3: I don't mind a first-thing-in-the-morning perve. *** The... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-14/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-14/ Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:03:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/memory-by-hp-lovecraft/ Written in 1919 and published in May 1923 in The National Amateur. *** In the valley of Nis the accursed waning moon shines thinly, tearing a path for its light... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/memory-by-hp-lovecraft/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/memory-by-hp-lovecraft/ Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:54:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/discrediting-medicine/ Does the Sokal Affair discredit postmodernism? Well... "In the early 1970s, a group of medical researchers decided to study an unusual question. How would a medical audience respond to a... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/discrediting-medicine/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/discrediting-medicine/ Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:12:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-13/ Two people applied for the job: a white female and a black male. How do you reconcile your sexism with your racism? *** Feelings of home You know, some of... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-13/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-13/ Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:40:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/the-monitor/1/ Every day he comes home, and he's so glad to be done with work, and he feels like a slave, and he tells himself he hates it. And he looks... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/the-monitor/1/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/the-monitor/1/ Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:38:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/devils-bargains/ Bargain 1: The devil tells you that you've got a choice. You're a very smart kid. You could do anything you put your mind to -- lawyer, doctor, politician... and... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/devils-bargains/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/devils-bargains/ Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:26:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/facts-in-relation-to-computers/ When I was in Cubs, aged eight or nine, we once played this ridiculous game: we were each asked, publicly, how many sheets of toilet paper we used. I was... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/facts-in-relation-to-computers/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/facts-in-relation-to-computers/ Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:57:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/change-in-science/ If you're ploughing on a flat earth, and then discover it's round, your ploughing is pretty much the same. If you're ploughing in a determinate universe, and then discover quantum... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/change-in-science/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/change-in-science/ Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:16:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/monoculture/ When I was younger, I perceived society as a uniform mass, and as a somewhat suffocating one. I say "perceived". But I also want to say, "It presented itself; society... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/monoculture/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/monoculture/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:26:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/insults/ Written on this before, but here's another look. Say someone calls your mother a dog, and you're insulted. Why are you insulted? If the allegation is false, both literally and... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/insults/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/insults/ Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:43:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/sensible-knaves-and-philosophical-psychopaths/ Some people use this dichotomy: "ethics" and "morality" are about action where other people are concerned, and "prudence" is about action that isn't. For instance, whether to steal is a... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/sensible-knaves-and-philosophical-psychopaths/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/sensible-knaves-and-philosophical-psychopaths/ Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:20:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/pride/ Some random thoughts... * There's plenty of responses, behaviours, patterns of behaviour that are our evolutionary birthright, and we don't always like all of them. For instance, we label some... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/pride/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/pride/ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:49:00 GMT