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Wireless Philosophy
Welcome to Wireless Philosophy!
Curious about philosophy? You've come to the right place! Explore some of the main areas of philosophy, and learn about the history of this discipline.
Introduction: Emerging technologiesIs technology as neutral as we think it is?: Emerging technologiesShould online platforms prevent the spread of false information?: Emerging technologiesShould online platforms censor hate speech?: Emerging technologiesAre there hidden dangers in robots that look like us?: Emerging technologies
Should we use killer robots to fight our wars?: Emerging technologiesDo drones make war too easy?: Emerging technologiesWill autonomous vehicles live up to their promise?: Emerging technologiesShould we worry about our diminishing sphere of privacy?: Emerging technologiesDoes predictive policing make us all safer?: Emerging technologiesWhat if robots did all the work?: Emerging technologies
Introduction: BioethicsHealthcare relationships: How to start thinking like an ethical doctor: BioethicsHealthcare relationships: Should healthcare decisions be up to the patient?: BioethicsHealthcare relationships: Should providers have the right of conscientious objection?: BioethicsHealthcare relationships: Is it ethical to pay subjects for their participation in research studies?: Bioethics
Euthanasia: Why do people disagree about the ethics of euthanasia?: BioethicsEuthanasia: Is lethal injection worse than pulling the plug?: BioethicsEnhancement: What Is biomedical enhancement?: BioethicsEnhancement: Three cheers for biomedical enhancement?: BioethicsEnhancement: What, if anything, is wrong with “doping" in competitive sports?: Bioethics
Introduction: PunishmentWhat should we criminalize: moral wrongs?: PunishmentWhat should we criminalize: threats to the common good?: PunishmentMens rea requirements in criminalization: PunishmentProportioning verdicts and punishments to evidence: Punishment
Retributivist justifications of punishment: PunishmentNon-retributivist justifications of punishment: PunishmentGuilt and the excuses: PunishmentProportionality in punishment: PunishmentRule of law or discretion in sentencing?: PunishmentShould there be lifelong or permanent punishments?: Punishment
Introduction: HappinessWill reaching our goals make us happy?: HappinessHow do scientists measure happiness?: HappinessIs happiness just about feeling good?: HappinessIs happiness just about getting what you want?: Happiness
How well can we predict our feelings?: HappinessWhy don’t better circumstances make us happier?: HappinessIs overcoming inner conflict the key to happiness?: HappinessWhat does inner harmony look like?: HappinessWhat evidence-based steps can we take to become happier?: HappinessHow can our friends help us build the habits of a happy life?: Happiness