Monthly Archives: December 2007

Still Alive

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Mitchell Gerskup

The addition of hot peppers and spice to the human diet is probably one of the greatest inventions in all of history. Spicy foods are tasty and healthy, but more importantly, knowing that capsaicin (the chemical in the food that … Continue reading →

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The Self-Defeating Nature of Moral Philosophy

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Mitchell Gerskup

Traditionally, moral philosophy has been the search for a prescriptive model of morality. That is to say, it attempts to define a set of guidelines and rules that should govern our actions and tell us how to live. Moral relativism … Continue reading →

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A Real Dilemma

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Mitchell Gerskup

If a baby is lying abandoned in the center of a set of tracks, and a trolley car starts heading down the same set of tracks, and nobody is around, does it make a sound?

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Hic Sunt Robots

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Mitchell Gerskup

A modest proposal. There are many cases in law where in an attempt to arrive at a just decision, an appeal is made to whether or not a reasonable person would have acted in the same way in the given … Continue reading →

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