by Dale | Aug 13, 2011 | Articles, ethics, Philosophy
Sanctimonious: adjective /ˌsaNG(k)təˈmōnēəs/1. Making a show of being morally superior to other people.There’s almost nothing worse than someone, particularly evangelical preachers (although politicians are a close second), talking about the sin of others and...
by Dale | Aug 11, 2011 | Articles, ethics, torture
Okay, at the risk of being considered potentially hypocritical and undoubtedly controversial – no matter how I go with it – I’m going to wade in. After all, that’s never stopped me in the past from running my jib.This post is the result...
by Dale | Aug 7, 2011 | Articles, Movies
Despite being a fan of comic books as a kid, I wasn’t really too jazzed up to go see this. The reason? I always thought Captain America (the comic books from my youth) kinda stunk. Iron Man (the comic book) didn’t do it for me, either,...
by Dale | Aug 3, 2011 | Aristotle, Articles, Philosophy
Alright. So upon further review, Part 3 of this series sounds like I’m advocating nothing more than mental masturbation as the basis for a philosophy. Not so. Doing this “serialized” makes it a little more difficult to piece...
by Dale | Jul 26, 2011 | Articles, ethics, Philosophy
So, in Parts I and II, I tried (and hope I succeeded) in at least justifying the need for a “philosophy” – an integrated view of one’s own morals and ethics (i.e. which moral choices one will make when faced with competing moral...