Minds and Matter
June 4, 2023
Everything that seems to have a mind also has a body made of flesh and blood. But…
Pet Ethics
November 6, 2022
Many of us, even the staunchest animal activists, usually take it for granted that keeping…
Nonhuman Rights
November 24, 2019
Human rights—like freedom from discrimination and slavery— are fundamental rights and freedoms that every person…
The Limits of Medical Consent
October 27, 2019
In our healthcare system, parents normally make medical decisions for their kids because, we think,…
Pantheism
June 22, 2014
Pantheism is the doctrine that the world is either identical with God or an expression…
The Self
February 24, 2013
What is a self? Merely a human being? Or perhaps a soul? Hume claimed he…
The Corporation as a Person
March 18, 2012
The Supreme Court recently decided that corporations had the right of free speech under the…
Personal Identity
October 25, 2009
What is necessary for a person to survive over time? Is it the continued existence…
Autonomy
May 6, 2007
Philosophers call a person autonomous if she is responsible not just for what she does…
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