Blogs Posts on "Altruism"

Health care and emotions – the politics of preaching by Sociology Eye on Aug 24, 2009By Dena T. Smith Since his inauguration, President Obama has used just about every forum possible to stress the need for health care reform. We’ve heard the pragmatic arguments: in the current system, we spend too much money on treatment rather tha...

Altruismul…o iluzie !? by More Than HR on Aug 23, 2009 Majoritatea oamenilor au tendinta ca de fiecare data cand se autocaracterizeaza sa se prezinte intr-o lumina favorabila, mai ales atunci cand doresc sa obtina ceva, cum ar fi un loc de munca….asta evident daca nu au probleme cu stima de sine.

Darwinism:What does it mean for “responsibility” and “altruism”? (Part 4) by xenophon-19 on Aug 1, 2009Looking now at altruism we will assume that we can have free will, and will be asking the next question, which is – can our choices be moral? The two conditionals I will look at are: if we are only the result of natural selection, altruism is an il...

Health Care Reform? If it’s not too “costly.” by Sociology Eye on Jul 27, 2009By Dena T. Smith Health care reform is in the foreground of the American political landscape. Politicians in favor of transformation face staunch opposition and must convince the public and their fellow representatives in congress of both the immi...

Darwinism: What does it mean for “responsibility” and “altruism”? (Part 3) by xenophon-19 on Jul 25, 2009This leads us onto the next divide on the scope of Darwinism, dualism/materialism and the problem of determinism. In both above views of materialism, humans are only products of forces that existed before us, so we cannot be responsible. The implicat...

Darwinism: What does it mean for “responsibility” and “altruism”? (Part 2) by xenophon-19 on Jul 18, 2009There are certain conditions under which people are not normally blamed for something they have done. These are quite familiar: mental incapacity, illness, provocation, self-defence, insanity etc. In some of these cases we regard blame and punishment...

Darwinism? What does it mean for “responsibility” and “altruism”? by xenophon-19 on Jul 11, 2009Before understanding what the implications of Darwinism are for the ideas of responsibility and altruism, I will consider what our ideas about both these terms actually mean. Very briefly, responsibility is the capacity for free will, that we are ind...

“Whales Might Be as Much Like People as Apes” by Blog4Brains on Jul 11, 2009Snipped from Wired.com. This is an interesting article about cetacean culture. We reported on another article that covered the breakdown of the dynamic and complicated language that dolphin utilize. It described the use of personal names, syntax and...

Two No Power Hours by The OPINION on Mar 13, 20091.  Genius is no Big Deal. Yes Twinkie, I am a genius.  It was a decision I made when I was about 15, to become a genius, and it’s a valid lifestyle choice.  It’s actually not that hard; you become what you pretend to be.  Kur...

What the Others are Here For by Russell A. Cardwell Online on Aug 28, 2008We are all here on earth to help others...