Archive for April, 2002

Which Came First, the Rain or the Umbrella?

Monday, April 15th, 2002

In his essay Nonmoral Nature, Stephen Gould describes the debate as to whether nature implicitly reflects morality as a result of God’s design. He presents several viewpoints, with an emphasis on religious creationists and scientists of various disciplines. The former hold to a doctrine which states that the natural world must, by virtue [...]

Pain and Value, a Critique of Agent-Neutrality

Monday, April 8th, 2002

University of Virginia
PHIL 151: Human Nature, TA Clint Jones
April 8, 2002
I. Introduction
Why do we do the things we do? As I put forth in my previous paper, this is the central question behind the study of human nature. And while it may seem that such a simple question deserves an equally [...]