Philosophical Inquiry

We must always have an idea before we can ask a meaningful question. For any question consists of ideas, and therefore the question cannot b...

Does pure pleasure have inherent value? Here are a couple of scenarios to consider: 1) We develop the ability to put an electrode into one&#...

The question assumes that government is for some purpose or set of purposes, and that the only dimension of assessment of different forms of...

There are a number of conceptions of 'God' each peculiar to a religion. A prevalent conception of 'God' is of a supreme bein...

In Plato's underground cave there are people chained and shackled so that they can only see one wall. Behind them is a fire casting its ...

Yes. Kant had the answer to this one: it is immoral to treat a person as an object. If you eat someone, that's what you're doing. No...

It seems a paradox to say that a person could be unhappy, even though they didn't think that they were unhappy. Surely happiness is a fe...