In the Crito, Socrates is in prison awaiting execution for impiety and corrupting the youth. His impiety was judged to be a matter of questioning and possibly disbelieving the traditional gods, and his corrupting the youth was a matter of his teaching them to do the same. (See Apology.) Crito arrives at the prison, having […]
Socrates’ two bad arguments for not escaping Read More »
Like many other people, I am troubled by this phrase when I hear it. The usual scenario: A successful person makes a donation to a worthy cause but downplays any praise by saying “I’m only giving back.” The usual gentle rejoinder is to point out that the phrase assumes that the giver has taken something
My article on the justice or injustice of profits — “Profits: Good, Bad, and Obscene” will be out in Spanish translation next month. The article takes up the classic issue in business ethics of that status of profits, and my argument with examples explains profit in terms of the underlying concepts of cause and effect
Spanish translation of “Profits: Good, Bad, and Obscene” forthcoming Read More »