"The objection that consequentialism demands too much is accepted uncritically by almost all of us."

"If you put it as “complex nervous systems” it sounds pretty deflationary. What's so special about a complex nervous s…"

"My view [is] that what morality boils down to is, “Don’t harm, and do help.” And now the question is, “Can creatures …"

"A vegetarian in his everyday life, [Shelly Kagan] orders meatless meals when he flies. Airlines, however, sometimes f…"

"Shatter her beauteous breast ye may; The Spirit of England none can slay! Dash the bomb on the dome of Paul's, — Deem…"

"… Hassan promotes the BITE model as a scientific method for identifying “destructive cults,” claiming it can distingu…"

"For we Americans, though we are the most restless race in the world, with the possible exception of the Bedouins, alm…"

"Chicago is stupefying. It knows no rules, and I know none by which to judge it. It stands apart from all the cities i…"

"Kansas used to believe in Populism and free silver. It now believes in hot summers and a hot hereafter."

"It was a Native Son who, when asked by an Englishman, visiting the United States for the first time, to name the Seve…"