TPP Weekly Rewind
TPP Week-In-Review
On Monday, in the wake of Father’s Day, Sam dissected the political issues underlying President Obama’s Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative and argued that most Americans have views on government and parenting that are similar to Obama’s
On Tuesday, Marc highlighted our tendency to prioritize American lives over those of Afghans or Iraqis, a Foreign Policy in Focus article on the subject, and added some relevant thoughts of his own; Jake defended Obama’s pragmatism and presidential image in the face of national catastrophes against the criticism from The Washington Post; and Sam disagreed with David Brooks on why Americans are frustrated with progressive economic initiatives
On Wednesday, Sam maintained that FIFA ought to improve its officiating to secure the legitimacy of and loyalty to the game’s rules, and John supported BP’s right to hire lobbyists in Washington
On Thursday, TPP intern Jonathan suggested in light of the firing of General McChrystal that not all dissent is necessarily good dissent
On Friday, Luke disagreed with the New York Times’ Stanley Fish and argued that student opinion ought to be taken seriously when evaluating professors, Marc wondered whether or not the media ought to embarrass criminal suspects, and TPP intern Han points to the notion of moral intent in order to disagree with the conclusion of Foreign Policy in Focus’ Adil Shamoo
In Others’ Words
Some folks at Philosophy Forums discussed the potential drawbacks of letting your moral code become your way of life
The Philosophers’ Magazine issued the second of five pieces on the best ideas of the 21st century
The Clyde Fitch Report wondered about the influence of Ayn Rand, and considered a new play called Ideal
Nicholas Byron Hall at Helium listed what he thinks are the best ethical philosophy texts
Paul Newell at The Galilean Library defined ethics and its various subfields, and described fundamental ethical positions and tenets in the West
Newsvine described the contemporary collision between ethical humanism and religion
Anarchist Writers argued that the development of revolutionary syndicalism can be explained without appeal to Marxism
The Political Bookworm at The Washington Post recommended some must-read books for conservatives
According to The Wall Street Journal, Japan is crazy about ethical philosophy
If you’re a fan of philosophy, American culture or history, or Westerners, check out this Chicago Sun-Times article on Professor Robert Pippin and his book, Hollywood Westerns and American Myth
Aaron Schwartz at Raw Thought saw a lot of political philosophy in Disney’s latest film, Toy Story 3 (although some commentators over at Hacker News seemed to disagree)
-Jonathan
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