Tag Archives: Steven Pinker
On Secular Morality
This brief missive came about from indirectly observing the argument of… we’ll say a friend of a friend, on Facebook. This individual was discussing morality, specifically the need for morality to be centered around religious tenets. Between his initial post, … Continue reading
Posted in Rant
Tagged Bernard Williams, C.S. Lewis, consequentialism, David Hume, deities, Elizabeth Anscombe, ethics, Euthyphro dilemma, god, Greg Epstein, Gregg Easterbrook, Henry Sidgwick, history, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Julian Baggini, Matthew White, morality, Mozi, Peter Singer, philosophy, Plato, R.M. Hare, religion, Sam Harris, secular morality, secularism, Socrates, Steven Pinker, Thiruvalluvar, utilitarianism, William Godwin
1 Comment
Progress vs perception
This is just a quick observation, not a full post. Reading Facebook posts today, I observed more than one person complaining about the state of crime in America and “all the crazies out there these days.” This type of discussion … Continue reading
Posted in History, Myths and misconceptions, Quick post
Tagged allegory, cattle, crime, progress, Steven Pinker, violence, war
2 Comments
A Skewed Perspective 