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Re: Moral vs Hierarchical obligations
The following is a response to this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoXjrlxDSL4 Dear Mr1001Nights, Unchosen positive obligations are indeed slavery, which should be obvious because the obligations are not chosen. In claiming or bestowing unchosen...
Posted Thu, Feb 28 2008 by Brainpolice | 2 comment(s)
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Liberty as a Lack of Unchosen Positive Obligations
And a lack of a gaurantee of survival and flourishing There are two fundamental ways in which liberty and rights can be defined. One definition of liberty is the freedom to use one's faculties in order to persue one's rational self-interest without...
Posted Wed, Jan 23 2008 by Brainpolice | 1 comment(s)
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On Human Nature
It is common for humans to be presented as being separate from and even antagonistic with nature. In particular, some radical environmentalists portray human beings as inherently waging war on mother nature, that our existance is intrinsically destructive...
Posted Wed, Jan 2 2008 by Brainpolice | 11 comment(s)
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Anarchism and Atheism, Theism and Statism
Anarchism and atheism are both defined in negative terms. As general paradimes they do not actually advocate any particular belief or system of organization. They represent the lack of a belief. Atheism is a lack of belief in deities and religions, while...
Posted Fri, Dec 28 2007 by Brainpolice | 3 comment(s)
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The Decline of Morality in the West
I believe in objective secular morality, founded on reason and universalism. I think a common mistake is the idea that if we ditch religion, we must fall back on moral relativity. Then the religious people feed on this and get to accuse secular people...
Posted Sat, Dec 22 2007 by Brainpolice | 3 comment(s)
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A Defense of Rational Egoism
Defining Rational Egoism Wikipedia defines rational egoism as follows: "Rational egoism is the pursuit of one's own, accurately perceived, self-interest. The term may refer either to the philosophical view that it is always in accordance with...
Posted Fri, Dec 7 2007 by Brainpolice | 5 comment(s)
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Two Fallacies (Or Three?)
In discussing and debating economic and political issues, there are some rather ridiculous fallacies that are commonly manifested in public discourse. These fallacies are not directed at the content of one's ideas so much as the character of those...
Posted Thu, Dec 6 2007 by Brainpolice | 3 comment(s)
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Pragmatic Utilitarianism: A Road to Tyranny
The arguements given by people to justify unethical acts are usually utilitarian, which is to say that a given act is defended on the grounds that it is beneficial to someone. This is commonly manifested in the arguements given in defense of the alleged...
Posted Fri, Nov 30 2007 by Brainpolice | 3 comment(s)
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Minarchism: Ethically Self-contradictary
The basic idea of minarchism is that the government should be expressly small and limited to the defense of person and property of those within the territorial dominion of the government. This generally implies that the government's services be limited...
Posted Tue, Nov 27 2007 by Brainpolice | 7 comment(s)
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