After a shipwreck, you find yourself in a lifeboat that has enough room and provisions for no more than 50 people. However, there are currently 75 people in the boat including yourself—men, women, children, old and young, rich and poor, passengers and crew members. In addition, there are another 100 people treading water around the … Continue reading The Lifeboat Dilemma and Morality
Category: Philosophy
Belief, Knowledge and Surviving Death
As we delve into the concepts of the soul, of death and the potential of an afterlife, I am reminded of how magnificent a thing the human brain/mind is, and how – although science has made huge strides in understanding the brain – we still have so much further to go to obtain a working … Continue reading Belief, Knowledge and Surviving Death
Socrates and the Crito
While Socrates left behind no work of his own and all that we know of him is via Plato, he is known as one of the most famous early philosophers of all time. Socrates' life, however, came to a tragic end as he was sentenced to death by the Athenian government for both corrupting Athenian … Continue reading Socrates and the Crito
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