Egg Timer Philosophy

On this episode of the egg timer the distinction between act and rule utilitarianism is given a closer look.

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This episode of the egg timer is devoted to exploring and attempting to define the concept of use.

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Do people conducting business have any ethical obligations beyond following the law and making as much profit as possible?  On Today's episode we will explore Milton Friedman's influential answer to this question.

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This episode of the egg timer is devoted to exploring the basic aspects of utilitarian ethical thought.

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What exists?  George Berkeley argued that the only things that exists are minds and ideas.  Find out more about this odd but strangely compelling view on this episode of the egg timer.

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Today on the egg timer the topic will be how William James makes the case that a deterministic view of the world is confronted with a very challenging dilemma.

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This episode of the egg timer is devoted to reviewing the basic positions that philosophers take toward free will.  Are alternatives possibilities necessary for free will?  That's just one question that will be scrambled up on this episode.

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This episode of the egg timer is devoted to exploring the moral principle that 'ought implies can'.  The principle enjoys lots of philosophical support but is more questionable than it first appears.

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How much money would it take for you to sell your ability to experience music?  That's the question for this episode of the egg timer.

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What does it mean for a person to own their self?  This episode of the egg timer explores the basic answer that political philosophers have given to this vexing question.

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