Atheist Ethicist

Miller, David (1995), On Nationality (Oxford: Oxford University Press), pp. 49-80. In the chapter identified here, David Miller pretty mu...

Goodin, Robert E. (1988). "What is so special about our fellow countrymen?" Ethics 98 (4):663-686. Goodin argues for a certain ...

I probably would not have taken a history of philosophy class if it was not a core requirement for getting my degree. However, I do see th...

Gad, I hate it when I write this wonderful post and I lose it due to my own carelessness. I always try to recreate the beautiful text, stu...

I'm putting a copy of something I posted on social media here for safe keeping. [I]Recently, I sought to introduce some samples of con...

School has started, and an initial essay on testimony is perfect for the theme of this series. Fricker, Elizabeth (1994). "Against Gu...

I have renamed this series "Epistemic Responsibility" because that is what I wish to write about. It is about what it takes for ...

I am going to bore you with some words that aim to describe some of the basic distinctions in personality. My writing coach told me to sta...

I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail. Abraham Maslow, The Psychology o...

The following case may seem to cast doubt on the thesis that whether a belief is justified or unjustified is determined by whether the agent...

Hullo reader. What can I do for you today? Over the summer my attitude towards this blog has been drifting a bit to one which addressed ...

Audi, Robert (2006), "Testimony, Credulity, and Veracity", in Lackey, Jennifer, and Ernest Sosa (eds.), The Epistemology of Testim...

In a recent discussion, I was directed to look at Matt Dillahunty’s claims about morality. I would like to explain quickly what Dillahunty...

Audi, Robert (2006), "Testimony, Credulity, and Veracity", in Lackey, Jennifer, and Ernest Sosa (eds.), The Epistemology of Testim...

I should start off with a few words about a major distinction in epistemology - a distinction between reductionism and non-reductionism. T...

I am beginning a new series in the discussion of testimony - one of the classes that I am taking this semester. My interest in this case h...

The new semester will be starting soon. I am taking three courses . . . and, this time, I want to write down more comments on my courses s...

In a long and profitable discussion, I came up with a way of expressing desirism that I hope others may find useful. From three facts, I w...