Torture, Enhanced Interrogation, etc.

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...

Who Needs Philosophy? Part 3

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...

Who Needs Philosophy?

I’m not sure when I first became conscious of the need for philosophy – or “a personal philosophy” – probably better termed as “ethics.”  I remember joining the Marine Corps in college and being conscious of what...