When I teach the abortion issue in ethics class I usually establish a threefold theoretical structure that is well-received by philosophers and presented clearly in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy’s (IEP) entry “Abortion“. It goes like this: (1) There is… Read more ›
J.S. Mill (1806-1873) John Stuart Mill, in his classic book On Liberty (1859), offers one of the most enduring principles in political philosophy. This principle has come to be known as the harm principle and it is a widely embraced principle in… Read more ›
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on his neck for nine minutes and twenty nine seconds while he was lying face down handcuffed on the street. His death, and many other… Read more ›