Author: Dale Beyerstein
Dale Beyerstein retired as Chair of the Philosophy Department at Langara College in Vancouver. He was on the Executive Committee of the BC Civil Liberties association and one of the founders of the BC Skeptics.
Lying and Common Sense
Is lying always wrong? A consequentialist argues that Kant’s prohibition against lying must at times be set aside when the consequences of the truth are too dire. [...]
ENVIRONMENTALISM, UTILITARANISM AND HUMANISM: THE THREE AMIGOES
Why is there so little apparent interest in an energy source which could be relatively inexpensive, inexhaustible, and safe? Geothermal energy seems likely to be an energy source in the fut [...]
“EVERYONE’S CRAZY EXCEPT FOR THEE AND ME, AND I’M NOT SURE OF THEE”
In being critical of the bizarre beliefs of others, we must be careful to examine our own beliefs, some of which may be just as crazy. [...]
Free Will and Neuroscience
Neuroscientific experiments seem to provide evidence that questions long held beliefs in free will. Dale Beyerstein argues against this interpretation of the experimental results . [...]
How to Find Abuses of Power
When we think about abuse of power, most of us, including me, find ourselves in the position of the Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1958 to 1981, Potter Stewart, wh [...]
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