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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Terrorism and Human Rights (30): “The U.S. Coming Home!” (Commemorative 9-11 Repost)
(On this 9th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, here is a repost of a mock OpEd I wrote some years ago. It’s mocking only in its form, not in its intentions. I guess one day it will become prophetic, I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in aid, international relations, intervention, terror, war
Tagged 9-11, middle east, military, NATO, Nuclear weapon, obama, terrorism, United States, war on terrorism, Warfare and Conflict
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The Psychological Effects of Poverty
Poverty is not just the absence of sufficient income or a level of consumption that is below a minimum threshold. Poverty is multidimensional: it also means bad health, high mortality rates, illiteracy etc. And these different elements of poverty tend … Continue reading
Still Some Moments Left…
… to vote for our blog. 3 Quarks Daily has nominated P.a.p. for its Prize in Philosophy. If you have a minute and haven’t voted yet, you can do so here (look for P.a.p. in the list, about halfway down). Much … Continue reading
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The Ethics of Human Rights (38): Should People Be Equal or Should They Have Enough?
There are people who believe income inequality is a major problem – and I’m one of them – and there are others who say that the real problem isn’t a relational one but rather one of absolute means. Harry Frankfurt for … Continue reading
Posted in economics, equality, ethics of human rights, justice, philosophy, poverty
Tagged deprivation, derek parfit, Economic inequality, egalitarian, egalitarianism, harry frankfurt, income inequality, inequality, prioritarianism, suffering, sufficientarian, sufficientarianism, utilitarianism
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Give Us A Hand, Would You?
Our blog has been nominated for the 3 Quarks Daily Prize in Philosophy. If you have a minute, please vote for us here (look for P.a.p. in the list, about halfway down). Thanks a bunch. PS: voting closes this Wednesday.
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Political Graffiti (115): All Shall be Equal Before the Law
(source, source) More about equality before the law here, here, here and here. More political graffiti. Related Articles How Graffiti Can Be Even Cooler: Just Add Star Wars (weburbanist.com) Teen faces 200 graffiti charges (news.theage.com.au) Legitimate Tag Sought for Graffiti … Continue reading
Posted in art, law, political graffiti
Tagged blind justice, eqaulity before the law, graffiti, street art, urban art
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The Ethics of Human Rights (37): Luck Egalitarianism
Luck egalitarianism is a school of thought in moral philosophy that focuses on the injustice of bad luck, and one type of bad luck in particular: it wants to eliminate as far as possible the impact on people’s lives of … Continue reading
Posted in equality, ethics of human rights, justice, philosophy
Tagged desert, egalitarian, egalitarianism, elisabeth anderson, Equal opportunity, ethics, John Rawls, lottery of birth, luck, luck egalitarianism, merit, meritocracy, morality, natural lottery, responsibility, Richard Arneson, risk
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Human Rights Video (20): Capital Punishment and the Recession
I mentioned before that capital punishment could be one of the unintended victims of the recession. Governments spend enormous amounts of money on capital punishment, and dwindling budgets could convince some of them to abolish capital punishment. To avoid executing … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, economics, human rights video, law
Tagged aclu, budget deficits, Crime and Justice, death penalty, human rights, recession, video
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The Ethics of Human Rights (36): A Human Right to Existence?
Can people have a right to exist? If there is such a right then it has to be distinguished from the right to life. In fact, what I’m talking about here is a right to be conceived and/or born, not … Continue reading
