A Review of Every Book I Read in 20242024 has come and gone, which can mean only one thing: time to review every book I read in the past year! As is tradition, at the end of…21h ago21h ago
Prescriptivism and PraxeologyIn The Language of Morals, R.M. Hare investigates the problems of ethical philosophy and provides his own “ethical prescriptivism”. I want…Sep 26, 2024Sep 26, 2024
Understanding Mises’s EthicsLudwig von Mises was among the last of an old-breed: an Enlightenment polymath who wrote on a variety of topics. Even though Mises’…Aug 27, 2024Aug 27, 2024
Understanding Positive and Normative StatementsIn Chapter III of Praxeological Ethics, I discussed the famous Is/Ought problem of moral philosophy, reaching the conclusion that there is…Aug 17, 20241Aug 17, 20241
Unpeeling the Ethical OnionIn my book, Praxeological Ethics, I spent most of the book discussing the theoretical side of ethics — how to understand ethical…Aug 11, 2024Aug 11, 2024
Objectivism and Subjectivism: Bridging the Ethical DivideIn my book, Praxeological Ethics, I discussed my proposition that ethics is neither objective or subjective, but a combination of both…Aug 3, 2024Aug 3, 2024
Getting Utilitarianism RightIn 1789, Jeremey Bentham published An Introduction to the Principles and Morals of Legislation. In this landmark treatise, he unveils his…Jul 28, 2024Jul 28, 2024
