Do Human Embryos Have The Same Rights As Adults?
Wherein we take a look at the different ways to assign moral status, discuss their pros/cons, and apply that to the practical example of human embryos
Category: Philosophy
Do Animals Have “Human Rights”?
An exploration of Moral Status, how it relates to Natural Rights, the ways Moral Status can be possessed, and whether animals can have Natural Rights
Is Clean Water A “Human Right”?
A discussion of Negative vs. Positive Rights, Natural vs Legal Rights, and how to use them to decide whether access to clean water is a “Human Right”
Marxism => Authoritarian Regimes?
This post contains some thoughts I had about a recent Quillette article that discussed whether any implementation of Marxist political philosophy in the real world inevitably results in authoritarian regimes. The article’s approach is persuasive; here’s how I would phrase that argument. What is Marxism? To answer this question, we must first define Marxism. In […]
The Examined Life 