Dolly Parton’s Philosophy of Social Cooperation “I’m Not the Dalai Lama, But I’ll Try” By Darin DeWitt Dolly Parton’s exceptionally diverse audience has long been a source of wonder. As Fran Lebowitz often quips, “people who hate each other love Dolly Parton.” When performing in London in 1983, Parton expressed surprise “at the wide diversity…
Wayne: An Exploration of Justice Porn By Caleb McGee Husmann “I know it when I see it.” When tasked with providing a definition for pornography during the Jacobellis v. Ohio case, this is what Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart came up with. Some applauded him for being frank and realistic, others chastised him for being…
Diabolical Revenge on The Boys Edwardo Pérez There’s something about revenge that most of us intuitively understand. It’s universal, isn’t it? When we’re wronged or when someone we love is wronged, especially in a significant way, it seems natural to want to get even, right? Isn’t that what the Code of Hammurabi was all about?…
Wayne: An Exploration of Justice Porn By Caleb McGee Husmann “I know it when I see it.” When tasked with providing a definition for pornography during the Jacobellis v. Ohio case, this is what Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart came up with. Some applauded him for being frank and realistic, others chastised him for being…
Arrow and Philosophy: The Ethics of Retributive Justice Joseph J. Foy Oliver Queen was a trust-fund, billionaire playboy whose only cares in life were throwing the biggest, most lavish parties and finding a way to hide the fact that he was sleeping with his girlfriend’s sister. However, when his father’s yacht sinks, killing his girlfriend’s…
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