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1. The is-altruism dichotomy

Author

Biddle, Craig

Subjects
Altruism -- Analysis, Moral ambiguity -- Analysis, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

A dichotomy is thwarting moral thought. Call it the 'is-altruism dichotomy.' You've probably heard of the 'is-ought dichotomy' or the 'is-ought gap'--the idea that you cannot derive moral principles (principles [...]

Published
2013

2. Minimum wage laws: immoral, crippling, and nevertheless supported by many

Author

Armstrong, Ari

Subjects
Altruism -- Analysis, Wages -- Minimum wage, Government regulation, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

September 18, 2013 The phrase in vogue today with advocates of minimum wage laws--laws forcing employers to pay employees more than they otherwise would--is 'living wage.' But, apart from laws [...]

Published
2013

3. The moral cliff

Author

Armstrong, Ari

Subjects
Expenditures, Public -- Ethical aspects, Altruism -- Analysis, Tax policy -- Analysis, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

December 7, 2012 Everyone is aware that America faces a financial crisis involving the $16.3 trillion national debt, the impending 'fiscal cliff,' (1) and the long-term insolvency of entitlement programs. [...]

Published
2012

4. Rand's ethics withstand objections from evolutionary anthropologists

Author

England, Ross

Subjects
Altruism -- Analysis, Self-interest -- Ethical aspects, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

October 19, 2012 Though evolutionary anthropologist Eric Michael Johnson, writing for Slate, claims to have disproven Ayn Rand's ethics of rational egoism through study of the morals of hunter-gatherer tribes, [...]

Published
2012

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