Monthly Archives: May 2022

Kant and Bentham in politics and beyond

Posted on May 27, 2022 by koenfucius

(Featured image: Philippe Theriault/Flickr/Wikimedia) Two distinct modes of moral decision making are neither limited to ethics, nor as distinct as they seem A runaway trolley comes hurtling down a hill, and is set to kill five workers on the track. … Continue reading →

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There is more to behaviour than behaviour

Posted on May 20, 2022 by koenfucius

(Featured image: Tobi Gaulke/Flicker CC BY NC ND 2.0) Pretty much all our problems are behavioural…but does that mean the solutions are? Could it be that very problem humans face, individually or collectively, is a behavioural problem? It sounds a … Continue reading →

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When everything else is not the same

Posted on May 13, 2022 by koenfucius

(featured image:Jonathan Cutrer/Flickr Public Domain) … because it is rare for just one thing to be different You may have missed (or forgotten) it during the COVID-19 pandemic, but at the end of January 2021 Britain finally left the EU, … Continue reading →

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Morals on the scales

Posted on May 6, 2022 by koenfucius

featured image: Bru-nO/Pixabay Does our morality have roots in an economic phenomenon? Imagine you’re back in elementary school. It’s the birthday of one of the kids in your class – the kid who has been pestering your little brother for … Continue reading →

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