Jason Samuel as Judge Poser

Right Reason: Natural ends and natural law, Part I

Professor Edward Feser responds to Dan Herzog's post on Left2Right.  Clicking on Professor Feser's name will take you to his page on RightReason, where you can select to read the second installment of his response.

Link: Right Reason: Natural ends and natural law, Part I.

In this post I will give a sketch of a traditional understanding of how an appeal to nature justifies moral claims.

Leiter Reports: Are Moral Philosophers "Moral Experts"?

Professor Setiya of Pitt asks the question whether academic philosophers, in particular ethicists, are moral experts.  The professor continues by asking whether "their professional education equip them to go beyond that, to what really matters: good moral judgement?"  It's an intriguing read. 

Scruton: On Prejudice

Link: Right Reason: On Prejudice.

Since I enjoy most everything by Roger Scruton, please accept the link as recommended reading.  It's short too.

ShrinkWrapped: From Adolescence to Adulthood: Responsibility

Link: ShrinkWrapped: From Adolescence to Adulthood: Responsibility.

When people look to blame an external "other" whether it is their parent, or an abuser (real and imagined), or the social structure around them, it harms them in profound and often unrecognized ways.

I stumbled across ShrinkWrapped, a blog authored by a psychoanalyst/MD, and thought I'd share.  Enjoy.

JS

Questions: Their Raising and Their Begging

Link: Maverick Philosopher Questions: Their Raising and Their Begging.

In defense of "prejudice"

Link: Right Reason.

We are taught that prejudice is objectionable. Yet a “prejudice” is no more than a judgment that anticipates the facts at issue, something we also call a “prediction,” an empirically justified or caused belief, an induction.

Innappropriate Usage

Link: Maverick Philosopher -.

An Inappropriate Use of 'Inappropriate'

Too many people nowadays are afraid to use no-nonsense words like ‘wrong,’ ‘immoral,’ and the like. So they employ ‘inappropriate’: ‘Clinton’s behavior in the Oval Office with Monica Lewinsky was inappropriate.’

Sorry, but that is an inappropriate use of ‘inappropriate.’ Mr. Clinton’s behavior with his subordinate was morally wrong. The following sentence illustrates an appropriate use: ‘It would have been inappropriate of Mr. Clinton had he attended the black tie affair dressed in a swimsuit.’