Category: Philosophy

Ethics, Philosophy

Autopilot, Analysis, & Intentionality – Making Sense of Heidegger (Being and Time) with Husserl

In Heidegger’s Being and Time, right off the bat, it is quite difficult to understand what Heidegger is trying to achieve. In this video, Artem Alex and Loren Danger talk about the difference between two conscious modes: Autopilot Mode (Habit) and Analysis Mode (Meta); or, Heidegger’s “Inauthentic” and “Authentic”. Heidegger uses the term “Care” but here, to make more logical sense, Heidegger’s professor Husserl, his … Continue reading Autopilot, Analysis, & Intentionality – Making Sense of Heidegger (Being and Time) with Husserl

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Art, Communications, Philosophy

Why ‘The Office’ is Our Best Friend

Throughout the past five months, from mid-March to August 1st, I have felt the most drained I have ever been. Part of this is because I have allergies for the first time in my life, and the other is because I have been in quarentine. What this meant was that for nearly five months, I really only left my house to get groceries. For the … Continue reading Why ‘The Office’ is Our Best Friend

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Communications, Ethics, Philosophy, Public Relations

Using Biotechnology to Extend The Human Lifespan

Biotechnology today has become an incredibly advanced and expansive system of using both biological beings, such as plants or animals, as well as technologies that are constantly evolving the process. The question to put forward now is: how far should biotechnology go to benefit and extend the human lifespan? In looking through all of the extensive research on the subject, the question can not be … Continue reading Using Biotechnology to Extend The Human Lifespan

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Philosophy

A Review of Nietzsche’s Antichrist: The Retelling of Christian History

The Nihilism that Nietzsche attempted to explain is not too similar to that of others before and after him. In his book, The Antichrist, Nietzsche describes Christianity as a type of Nihilism in itself: that Christians look up onto others for their own meaning to life and without their salvation then they are meaningless sinners, and with salvation, they can be meaningful members in a … Continue reading A Review of Nietzsche’s Antichrist: The Retelling of Christian History

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Art, Philosophy, Poetry

Thus Spoke Zarathustra: On the Sheep and Shepherd

“The overman shall be the meaning of the earth,” the overman is the most creative, the most free from impurities, the most free from good and evil. An analogy of Man is that he is a rope stretching from animal to ubermensch, or overman or superman, one who is constantly in practice of reaching his final form, with constant hints of self-sacrifice in order to … Continue reading Thus Spoke Zarathustra: On the Sheep and Shepherd

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Communications, Ethics, Philosophy

Improving and Modernizing Business Ethical Codes

The issue brought into question comes from “Codes of Ethics: Texts in Practice,” written by Peta Bowden and Anne Surma, published in 2003 in Professional Ethics, which highlights the possible errors that having official ethical codes within industries can cause. Authors Bowden and Surma suggest that having ethical codes set at a highly official capacity can lead to alienation in the workplace. They then argue … Continue reading Improving and Modernizing Business Ethical Codes

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Communications, Ethics, Philosophy

Nader vs. Friedman on ‘Government Regulations’ and Consumer Rights

In the interview between Ralph Nader and Milton Friedman, “Government Regulation – Too Much or Too Little?” with moderator Hugh Sidley (1979), Nader and Friedman discuss just that. Does the United States government have too much or too little regulation on businesses, enterprises, or our consumer autonomy? The importance of this discussion is because of how government regulations do affect consumers on both positive and … Continue reading Nader vs. Friedman on ‘Government Regulations’ and Consumer Rights

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Communications, Ethics, Philosophy, Review Article

Reviewing Mike Martin’s ‘Meaningful Work’ on Professional Motives

To preface his own thoughts, writer Mike W. Martin, in chapter two of his book Meaningful Work: Rethinking Professional Ethics (2000), reviewed two separate individuals whose ideas on professional integrity and motives contrast greatly. First, Martin analyzed Adam Smith who wrote esteemed business ethics novels in the late 1770s. Martin wrote that while Smith may have been self-contradictory in some areas, Smith consistently concluded that … Continue reading Reviewing Mike Martin’s ‘Meaningful Work’ on Professional Motives

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Communications, Ethics, Philosophy, Public Relations

Evaluating Company Policies for Socially Ethical Standards

In the world of checks and balances regarding corporate social responsibility, it is becoming increasingly more necessary to keep ethical standards in check. There are many points of access within companies for unethical behavior to ensue and therefore many areas where an ethical audit could be taking place. This subject alone is large enough for entire schools of thought to be devoted to it, but … Continue reading Evaluating Company Policies for Socially Ethical Standards

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Ethics, Public Relations

What Are Salt Straps? And Why Do They Cost So Much

It has been nearly a year since the company Salt has taken the press’s attention for its $140 purse straps, which some styles have gone up to $160 in the time being. Meaning it is time to take a peek at where the fair-trade company stands today while still only selling one product.  Salt’s sole product in “the shoppe” is attachable hand-woven cross-body handbag straps, … Continue reading What Are Salt Straps? And Why Do They Cost So Much

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