Type of book: Post-apocalyptic novel, philosophical novel, survival story Cormac McCarthy’s The Road is a bleak, yet profoundly moving story set in a post-apocalyptic world…
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Tag: morality
Morality, the system of principles distinguishing right from wrong, is viewed through multiple philosophical lenses. Some argue that morality is objective, meaning that moral truths…
Within moral philosophy there is a perspective called Quasi-Realism. I find this to be a thought provoking take on the nature of morality. This approach…
Imagine you are standing near a railroad track, and you see a runaway car barreling down the track. Ahead, there are five people tied to…
Western philosophy is a closet full of interesting characters. I have been drawn to both Kierkegaard, as the “Father” of existentialism; and Nietzsche, as an…
Ethics is the study of morality, the question of what is “right” and what is “wrong;” what is “good” and what is “bad.” Ethics is…
Imagine you’re standing in a bakery, gazing at a tray of freshly baked cookies. No one is in sight and you are hungry. You think…