New twist on the old trolley

Cow and Boy offer a new twist on the standard trolley thought experiment in moral philosophy.

My New Canadian Hero

I don't often cross post between SUPHI and my blog, but this seemed important enough to post here as well. It might spark some discussion as well.

Courage. Integrity. Principled. Passioned defense of freedom.

This video is the opening statement of Ezra Levant's defense of free speech before the Canadian "Human Rights" Commission. It's a remarkable and inspiring demonstration. There are other clips of the hearing--all of which have Levant never wavering from his courageous stand against government censorship and violations of liberty.





(Hat tips to: Megan McArdle and Timothy Sandefur)

Getting going again

Happy New Year everyone!

Let's get the blog going again in the new year. What have people been working on? Comments on the fall seminars? Hopes for spring seminars? Conferences attended? Job market updates? Seminar papers you want to submit but want some feedback first?

Over the winter break, I am working on dissertation material. Mainly trying to get back into the flow of dissertating, but also trying to get up to speed on various viewpoints in practical reason--to better differentiate my project. To that end, I've been reading Millgram's Varieties of Practical Reason and his collection of essays Ethics Done Right. Also, I'm reading relevant parts of Nozick's Nature of Rationality, Searle's Rationality in Action, and Schmidtz Rational Choice and Moral Agency.

Other than that, I am prepping my spring courses. Rockford starts up again on the 14th, so I don't have much time.