Philosophy at Marywood University

Welcome back! Wishing everyone a safe and fruitful semester!

As you finalize your Spring schedule, think about adding a Philosophy course or two. Check out the benefits of studying Philosophy here.

Value of Philosophy - Daily Nous Welcome to the Daily Nous Value of Philosophy Pages (VPP) pages. The purpose of VPP is to provide a centralized, highly visible, and up-to-date resource for those seeking information about the benefits of studying philosophy and those seeking to disseminate such information. It is intended for a wid...

New year's resolution? There's a philosopher for that!

Got New Year’s Resolutions? There’s A Philosopher For That ‘Tis the season for spiked eggnog, wrapped presents, and New Year’s resolutions. Despite the stark statistics, nearly half of us will make…

For all those families struggling through the homecoming of their Philosophy majors: You are not alone! :)

Family Braces for Philosophy Major’s Return Home Greg and Marjorie Lamothe have begun the painstaking preparations for their son Jake, a philosophy major, to return home for the holidays.

How Philosophy can help help us think through the problems posed by the pandemic: "Decisions involve values....There may be an obvious ethical answer to a straightforward question. But when you’re making an ethical and political decision, all sorts of different values are at stake – how to protect the well-being of people with COVID or of the unemployed or someone with cancer.

Science cannot tell us what values we should put weight on. These are ethical decisions – not scientific ones...What is more, science is messy and complicated and very often says different things and science will evolve over time."

The philosophy of COVID-19: is it even possible to do the ‘right thing’? | University of Oxford For the last six months, in every country, on every continent, politicians, policymakers and scientists have been convulsed by trying to locate and then do the ‘right thing’ in the face of COVID-19 – and very often, apparently, they have been failing.

Here's an interesting (and quick!) read on the legal and moral rights of non-human animals.

Elephants Are People Too - The Prindle Post Under what conditions might a creature to become a rights-bearer? Who should get to decide?

A documentary about extreme skiing and philosophy seems appropriate today. Enjoy!

Comfort Zones from Morrocco Media on Vimeo

A day in the life of a clinical bioethicist. A good read for all our bioethics students.

What the Chaos in Hospitals Is Doing to Doctors Politicians’ refusal to admit when hospitals are overwhelmed puts a terrible burden on health-care providers.

Enjoy!

Interesting read! What do you think?

A philosopher answers everyday moral dilemmas in a time of coronavirus In these times of fear and uncertainty, many of us face daily decisions regarding the right thing to do. An ethicist offers guidance on how to think through them.

"Profiling" in vitro embryos for their IQ is on the horizon. Would it be wrong to allow prospective parents the option of choosing and implanting only the smartest embryos? Is this a technology we should be pursuing?

Profiling embryos to choose those with higher IQs is almost a reality - STAT Embryo profiling aims to evaluate the minuscule effects associated with thousands of genetic variants. Some are thinking to use it to improve kids' IQ.