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Interesting Kindle Deals for March 2016

April 1, 2016 by Fergus Duniho Leave a Comment

Last updated: Monday, January 16, 2017I’ve put this one off much too long. If I don’t write it now, I won’t get it in for March. At least, writing it on the last day of March, I can comment on some titles more. First, here are the titles I bought this month: Health K2 is … [Read more…]

Interesting Kindle Deals for January, 2016

January 10, 2016 by Fergus Duniho Leave a Comment

I have combed through more than 1,100 monthly Kindle deals for January, 2016 to come up with a small set of books that seem worth checking out. Check out the list before the month ends.

Review of Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

September 17, 2015 by Fergus Duniho 1 Comment

I recently finished reading Infidel, the autobiography of Ayaan Hirsi Ali. She is a former Muslim who became an atheist. In reading this book, I found that she was someone I could relate to but also someone whose life was very different from my own.

The Explanatory Failure of Benatar’s Asymmetry – Part 3

September 15, 2015 by Fergus Duniho Leave a Comment

In his book Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence, David Benatar presents his asymmetry argument for anti-natalism, then claims that his asymmetry is the best explanation for four others. Here I explain why it isn’t a good explanation for the last two asymmetries he brings up.

The Explanatory Failure of Benatar’s Asymmetry – Part 2

September 8, 2015 by Fergus Duniho Leave a Comment

In his book Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence, David Benatar presents his asymmetry argument for anti-natalism, then claims that his asymmetry is the best explanation for four others. Here I explain why it isn’t a good explanation for the second asymmetry he brings up.

The Explanatory Failure of Benatar’s Asymmetry – Part 1

August 24, 2015 by Fergus Duniho 1 Comment

In his book Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence, David Benatar argues that his asymmetry is the best explanation for four others. Here I explain why it isn’t a good explanation for the first asymmetry he brings up.

The Double Standard Behind Benatar’s Asymmetry Argument for Anti-Natalism

August 9, 2015 by Fergus Duniho 4 Comments

In his book Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence, David Benatar argues for anti-natalism, the belief that procreation is always wrong. He argues that there is an asymmetry between the values of pleasure and pain for someone who exists and for someone who does not exist, and …

The Moral Landscape’s Definition of Good

February 9, 2014 by Fergus Duniho Leave a Comment

In The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values, Sam Harris claims that we must “define ‘good’ as that which supports well-being” (12). While this is along the lines of my own axiology, I do not take this to be the very definition of good, and that is what I’ll take issue with.

Is Rebecca Bynum Right? Should Muslims be Denied Freedom of Religion?

April 29, 2012 by Fergus Duniho 2 Comments

In her book Allah Is Dead: Why Islam is Not a Religion, Christian author Rebecca Bynum argues that Islam should not qualify as a religion when it comes to constitutionally-protected freedom of religion. Is she right? This post examines her position and how much freedom of religion Muslims or anyone else should be allowed.

Are Liberals or Conservatives Happier?

April 28, 2012 by Fergus Duniho Leave a Comment

I’ve now read the first chapter of Gross National Happiness by Arthur C. Brooks, which says that the data shows that conservatives are generally happier than liberals. Before I evaluate this, let me emphasize what it is not saying. It is not saying that every conservative is happier than every liberal, nor is it saying that conservatives are more right than liberals.

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