Out of mind
“Part of what always bothered me about moral philosophy was the assumption that for any moral dilemma there is a ‘right answer’ and a philosopher will find it for you. Ha!”
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Tag: Science
The incoherence of evidence-based policy
Values, not data, are the basis of policy. The job of evidence is to inform policy-making to maximise the chances that any given reform achieves the ideological goal. It cannot tell us what that goal should be.
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The Anatomy of Morality
“The new “moral scientists” address ethics solely through empirical methods and try to put moral claims on a secure scientific footing. Julian Baggini reviews “Science and the Good” by James Davison Hunter and Paul Nedelisky.”
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Why we ask Google unanswerable questions
Google has taken on the jobs of oracle, soothsayer, sleuth, psychotherapist and priest. But although it might seem omnipotent, its ability to meet our deepest needs is clearly limited. Our desire for it to do so reveals much about us.
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