TPP Weekly Rewind
Monday 9-Friday 13
TPP Week-In-Review
- On Monday, Sam asked whether we ought to get rid of the Senate; Luke raised difficult questions about homosexual parents; and TPP intern Charles discussed the moral responsibility of soldiers following orders
- On Tuesday, TPP intern Ethan argued in defense of the 14th amendment; Jake described what makes for a good argument against gay marriage; and Sam explained how the fact that politics requires money might be a problem for our democracy
- On Thursday, TPP intern Han asked why some want to grant citizenship to illegal immigrants who are also students
- On Friday, TPP intern Charles examined the responsibility and irresponsibility of people living in poverty and how that should impact public policy
In Others’ Words
- Jean Kazez at In Living Color commented on the same piece Jake discussed in his post
- Daniel Little at Understanding Society shared a cool mind map of Rousseau’s political philosophy, as well as some interesting thoug
hts
- The Philosophers’ Magazine continued their best ideas of the century series
- American Creation offered another excerpt from Robert P. Hunt’s Christianity, Leo Strauss, and the Modern/Ancient Distinction
- Death By 1000 Papercuts announced the creation of a new conservative website, The Moral Liberal
- BBC News related philosophy and Spider-Man
- One of the writers at The Political Inquirer advocated raising the voting age to 30
- At Political Pundits, Shaughan Dolan discussed the moral shortcomings of New Liberalism
- Edward Feser celebrated Consequentialism Day at What’s Wrong With The World
- Toby Ord at Practical Ethics analyzed the ethics behind antibiotics prescriptions
- Philosophy Bites released a new podcast with Hillel Steiner, who defined and explained exploitation
- Ralph Wedgewood at PEA Soup argued that there are unknowable moral truths
- John Quiggin at Crooked Timber analyzed the idea of a libertarian utopia
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