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Category Archives: Ethics
The Boss, The Secretary & Alliance Theory
The 22=year-old secretary at the real estate firm begins her Monday wearing her new outfit, hoping for her boss’s approval, which she has never received in her seven weeks at the firm. She gives him a big smile when he … Continue reading
Moral Terms Mean Nothing On Their Own – They Need A Referent
Most of the podcasts I hear about Charlie Kirk drive me crazy because they focus on morality. Everyone has their morality. Unless we share a moral referent, I’m not particularly interested in your views on morality. Stephen Turner’s book Explaining … Continue reading
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Explaining the Normative by Stephen Turner
Amazon.com notes: Normativity is what gives reasons their force, makes words meaningful, and makes rules and laws binding. It is present whenever we use such terms as ‘correct,’ ‘ought,’ ‘must,’ and the language of obligation, responsibility, and logical compulsion. Yet … Continue reading
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I Passed My Youtube Ethics Review! (Satire)
YouTube Ethics Review Outcome and Contract for Luke Ford aka Fordy Date: July 20, 2025 Reviewing Board: YouTube Ethics Committee (Dr. Jane Smith, PhD in Anthropology; Dr. Robert Chen, PhD in Psychology; Dr. Emily Torres, PhD in Economics) Review Summary: … Continue reading
What do you think of John M. Doris’s situationist approach to morality?
Grok says: John M. Doris’s situationist approach to morality shakes up the traditional view of character by arguing that our actions owe more to context than to some fixed, internal moral compass. It’s a compelling take—rooted in psych experiments like … Continue reading
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Does religion make people better?
Grok: The question of whether religion makes people better is complex and multifaceted, as it involves various dimensions of human behavior, ethics, and societal impact. Here are several perspectives to consider: Moral and Ethical Behavior: Pro: Many religions advocate for … Continue reading
What are the differences between Christian ethics and Jewish ethics?
Grok says: Christian ethics and Jewish ethics, while sharing some common ground due to their Abrahamic roots, differ in several key aspects due to theological, historical, and cultural developments. Here are some of the main differences: 1. Source of Authority: … Continue reading
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The Lily Phillips Challenge To Liberalism (12-13-24)
01:00 Only Fans Brit Who Banged 100 Men in One Day is Kind of Our Fault, https://www.jollyheretic.com/p/only-fans-brit-who-banged-100-men05:00 Outrage over Lily Phillips, https://www.newsweek.com/lily-phillips-100-men-video-sparks-outrage-199920346:00 Republican asymmetrical advantages, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYNcJlbLFBo48:30 Why is the right obsessed with these purported mystery drones over New Jersey?1:01:00 Marc … Continue reading
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Variations in Moral Concerns across Political Ideology: Moral Foundations, Hidden Tribes, and Righteous Division
From The Oxford Handbook of Moral Psychology (2022): * Traditional Conservatives (19 per cent). This group is patriotic, religious, moralistic, and tends to lament what it perceives as the gradual erosion of a bygone and glorified American way of life. … Continue reading
The Myth Of Morality
Richard Joyce writes in this 2007 book: * We have evolved to categorize aspects of the world using moral concepts. Natural selection has provided us with a tendency to invest the world with values that it does not contain, demands … Continue reading