It has been suggested, in not so subtle words, by many a reader that Derrida’s writing is extremely difficult. Some have gone so far as calling his treatments of language linguistically convoluted. When the man himself was asked about this he responded as follows. “I suffer from it, yes, don’t laugh, and I do everything […]
DO ENDS JUSTIFY THE MEANS?
To answer this question one can look within and, as Nietzsche famously suggested, ask “what does my conscience tell me?” Or such a one can look at the greatest thinkers and their body of work in respect to the philosophical problematic of “means and ends.” In my view, one towering figure stands alone in […]
PHILANTROPY OR STATE GIVING
Some folks argue that certain rich people will give to the poor in enough numbers that will make up for lack of virtue attributed to their fellow wealthy counterparts. Bill Gates, for example, seems to be the perfect example to contextualize their argument. The world needs the super-rich, the argument goes, so as to balance the scale […]
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996
Starting with 1980s and Reagan administration’s philosophy of easing restrictions on all businesses, big media companies became bigger. Bill Clinton’s administration continued this push towards deregulation which culminated in Congress approving in 1996 a new media law known as the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The bill was passed ostensibly to usher in new competition, which […]
AMERICAN SOCIETY & BIOETHICS
Americans live in a society that strives for an ideal democracy. It fosters freedom of speech and freedom of movement. Our society is also quite complex, comprised of people with different cultural, educational, economical, religious, moral, and ultimately philosophical backgrounds. Now you take all of these differentiations and integrate them together, what do you get? An […]