APP EDITORS’ NOTE: The essay below, Arran Gare’s “The Ultimate Crisis of Civilization: Why Turn to Philosophy?,” appearing here in serial form, originally appeared as ch. 1 of his recent book, The Philosophical Foundations of Ecological Civilization: A Manifesto for the Future (London/New York: Routledge, 2017), and is reproduced by permission. This is the first … [continue reading]
Monthly Archives: February 2020
MORALITY AND THE HUMAN CONDITION, #9–Does an Essentially Rational God Exist?
Table of Contents I. Introduction II. The Standard Conception of Morality II.1 The Moral Question and The Meaning Question II.2 How Ethics Relates to Morality II.3 How Morality Relates to Rationality II.4 Six Famously Hard Cases III. Three Classical Challenges to the Standard Conception of Morality III.1 Moral Relativism III.2 Eight Logical Principles of Human … [continue reading]
MORALITY AND THE HUMAN CONDITION, #8–God and The Divine Command Theory.
Table of Contents I. Introduction II. The Standard Conception of Morality II.1 The Moral Question and The Meaning Question II.2 How Ethics Relates to Morality II.3 How Morality Relates to Rationality II.4 Six Famously Hard Cases III. Three Classical Challenges to the Standard Conception of Morality III.1 Moral Relativism III.2 Eight Logical Principles of Human … [continue reading]
What Can Philosophy Do For Humanity?, #6–Some Lessons from Teaching Introductory Ethics, & Conclusion.
Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Phildialogues III. Principled-Negotiation-&-Participatory-Decision-Making IV. Kialo V. Meta-Kialo V.1 A Critique of Kialo: Eight Worries V.2 Meta-Kialo in the Narrower Sense: Critiques of Current Discussions on Kialo V.3 Meta-Kialo in the Broader Sense: Some Lessons from Teaching Introductory Ethics VI. Conclusion This final installment contains sections V.3 and VI. But … [continue reading]
MORALITY AND THE HUMAN CONDITION, #7–Psychological and Moral Egoism (vs. The Pro-Nudist Philanthropist & Singer’s Famine Relief Argument).
Table of Contents I. Introduction II. The Standard Conception of Morality II.1 The Moral Question and The Meaning Question II.2 How Ethics Relates to Morality II.3 How Morality Relates to Rationality II.4 Six Famously Hard Cases III. Three Classical Challenges to the Standard Conception of Morality III.1 Moral Relativism III.2 Eight Logical Principles of Human … [continue reading]
What Can Philosophy Do For Humanity?, #5–Meta-Kialo in the Narrower Sense: Critiques of Current Discussions on Kialo.
Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Phildialogues III. Principled-Negotiation-&-Participatory-Decision-Making IV. Kialo V. Meta-Kialo V.1 A Critique of Kialo: Eight Worries V.2 Meta-Kialo in the Narrower Sense: Critiques of Current Discussions on Kialo V.3 Meta-Kialo in the Broader Sense: Some Lessons from Teaching Introductory Ethics VI. Conclusion This installment contains section V.2. You can also read … [continue reading]
MORALITY AND THE HUMAN CONDITION, #6–Moral Skepticism.
Table of Contents I. Introduction II. The Standard Conception of Morality II.1 The Moral Question and The Meaning Question II.2 How Ethics Relates to Morality II.3 How Morality Relates to Rationality II.4 Six Famously Hard Cases III. Three Classical Challenges to the Standard Conception of Morality III.1 Moral Relativism III.2 Eight Logical Principles of Human … [continue reading]