A Letter from the Editor
Dear Readers, Wow . Well, that’s the last time I ever go on vacation, or promote interns to full time writers. You take just one week to yourself in Cabo, and your philosophy blog turns into a promotional site for sibling incest and imposter bunnies. I’d like to take this post to not only apologize to our loyal readers for the misguided information dispensed on this site recently, but to explain the real stances Moira Lee holds on these dilemmas. Unlike what my recent junior staff have argued, I believe that reasoning based upon conceptual harm can lead to true and rational moral judgments. Although I have a lot of respect for Jonathan Haidt’s work on moral judgment and intuitive moral judgment, this blog isn’t usually a Haidt fan site for a reason. Haidt subscribes to a very narrow view of what constitutes harmful and harmless. By appraising actions backward through objective act utilitarianism, it is incredibly easy t...
