Thomas Hobbes (1588 – 1679) Excerpts from Leviathan “There be in animals, two sorts of motions peculiar to them: one called vital…the other is animal motion, otherwise called voluntary motion.” (218-219) “These small beginnings of motion…when it is toward something which causes it, is called [...]
Melden, A. I. (1967). Ethical theories; a book of readings (2d ed.). Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,: Prentice-Hall. "To be useful, moral principles must be general; but, being general, their utility is inescapably limited. The future, however much it may resemble the past, provides its own novelties. A set of moral principles covering all possible moral eventualities [...]
One of the first books I read when starting my dissertation. http://www.springerlink.com/content/w856127456076523/
More Plato quotes I find interesting as I’m rereading the collected dialogues of Plato. "Why should we pay so much attention to what ‘most people think’?" (29) "I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good. Which would be a [...]
An interesting discussion on Colbert Nation with Sean Dorrance Kelly, author of “All Things Shining.” The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Sean Dorrance Kelly www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog Video Archive
Interesting points raised by this little spoof…. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Robot Edition from Chad Meserve on Vimeo.
Rory Miller at CHIRON offers some good advice for how to read a book. He also has some interesting comments related to early education. The parts on reading are based on reading for “maximizing comprehension and retention", not on “pleasure.” Good for those hard to understand math textbooks or philosophical works…not so good for rereading [...]
One of my teachers at Oklahoma State University always had great handouts for his classes. Often the handouts would consist of 1-5 pages of quotes detailing someone’s position, elucidating an issue, or just interesting to think upon. Based on my experience in his courses I often try to keep track of quotes. My books are [...]
Looking for a foundation of readings for military ethics? I’m currently re-reading some interesting works which should be considered for a foundation of any course on military ethics. Michael Walzer is a popular author and political ethicist who is often discussed when teaching Just War Theory. I first encountered his name in a Violence, Non-Violence, [...]