Sun 13 Jul, 2008 03:10 pm - Sorry about the weird format, the form won't process my enter key correctly. [quote]Many posters in this thread seem to view sexuality the way Freud did, as a horribly strong impulse that can... (view)
Sat 10 May, 2008 01:52 am - Obligatory trite response: We study literature so we can seem educated. Real response: I love the angle you've taken on this. I know a few philosophically-inclined authors and I'll... (view)
Fri 9 May, 2008 05:27 pm - Makes sense to me. Ethics through mutual agreement. But doesn't that mean that you can't hold someone responsible for actions they haven't agreed not to take? (view)
Thu 8 May, 2008 02:57 pm - I'm not an economist by any means, but I do have a few thoughts on this topic that don't seem to have been brought up... The American economy, from the perspective of the corporations,... (view)
Thu 8 May, 2008 02:45 pm - Ahhh, the epistemologist has finally arrived in this thread. It had to happen eventually, chandler ;-) Philosopherqueen, your updated definition seems pretty all-encompassing, good job! I'd... (view)
Thu 8 May, 2008 02:36 pm - No problem, Arjen. :-) Khethil, that's a really good point. However, I think it's important to redefine what constitutes someone who needs protection from their own choices; a... (view)
Thu 8 May, 2008 01:40 pm - [quote=Khethil]I'd concur with Aroud's statement concerning the importance of differenciating between the 'sacred' and the 'valuable' (although for the purpose of the... (view)
Thu 8 May, 2008 01:35 pm - [quote=Aedes]Of course it's an overgeneralization, but it was meant to communicate that people value [I]their own[/I] lives more than the lives of those they exploit (in whom they value the... (view)
Thu 8 May, 2008 01:32 pm - Daleader, it's no problem, thanks for the clarification. It may indeed be a language problem, I'm having trouble following the grammar of your sentences. As far as the way US law treats... (view)
Wed 7 May, 2008 09:50 pm - [quote=Aedes]It is to the people who are exploited. Unfortunately it's not to the people who exploit. But that's nothing new.[/quote]
That sounds an awful lot like an overgeneralization... (view)
