Kant is famous, among other things, for trying to put morality onto a rational basis. Today, Kantian ethics is a top-three ...
In a world that constantly pushes us to chase happiness, success, and comfort, it’s easy to forget a deeper question: Do we deserve the happiness we seek? Today’s quote shifts the spotlight from ...
A four-year-old in a suburban daycare earns a sticker every time she shares a toy. By age six, she shares less when no ...
Before I jump back into the conversation about sexual ethics that has unfolded on the Web in recent days, inspired by Emily Witt's n+1 essay "What Do You Desire?" and featuring a fair number of my ...
Philosopher Immanuel Kant defined marriage as the lifelong possession of each other's sexual attributes. This 18th-century ...
Despite his love of hosting, conversation, and fine dining, Kant’s house was unadorned and austere. He had only one picture, which hung above his bureau. This picture was of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who ...
Each one of us is an end-in-itself, a citizen within a “kingdom of ends,” as Kant put it. The US Supreme Court decided on June 15 that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects gay and transgender workers ...
Deontological (duty-based) ethics are concerned with what people do, not with the consequences of their actions. Deontological (duty-based) ethics are concerned with what people do, not with the ...