Jeffrey Thayne Ayn Rand argued that altruism is a moral evil, because it violates principles of reciprocity and leads to
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Levinas and Two Ways of Approaching the World
Jeffrey Thayne Emmanuel Levinas was a Lithuanian Jew who lived from 1906 to 1995, and studied under some of the
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Jeffrey Thayne I recently encountered an incredibly well-thought out critique of philosophy. I actually agree with this man. This does
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Jeffrey Thayne Hayek begins his analysis of law by reminding us that the rule of law implies certain restrictions on
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Jeffrey Thayne H. L. A. Hart criticized the theory that law is simply the coercive orders of the sovereign to
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Jeffrey Thayne How should judges make their decisions? Should they base it on their own beliefs, historical precedence, or purely
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Jeffrey Thayne Do judges and courts simply find out what the law says about a situation, or could we say
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Jeffrey Thayne Do we decide who we fall in love with? Today, I would like to talk about love. Of
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Jeffrey Thayne What is the purpose of law? Legal philosophers have given different answers over the years. A few months
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Jeffrey Thayne When we feel that familiar pang of hunger in our stomach, we usually desire food. But is that
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