Encyclopedia of Death and Dying

Why do we seek moral absolutes?

Let’s consider the moral argument that is often rendered to justify making abortion illegal.

The argument goes something like this: murder (killing an innocent ...

I suspect that this issue of old age and dying will slowly force itself into the consciousness of our (USA) nation because it will become an economic problem of great force.

I suspect that religio ...

Christianity has failed to…

[b]I claim that the Christian religion has failed to teach empathy; one of the most important moral concepts we have.[/b]

There are various definitions of empathy g ...

Categories Are Meaningful: Pro-Choice and Pro-Life on Personhood

Common sense or, as cognitive science labels it, folk theory informs us that “all things are a kind of thing”. All things have in c ...

Our success is killing us

[b]The aims of technology are achieved and our chances for survival are fatally diminished.[/b] The fault is not in our technology but in us. The fault lies within human ...