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In theory, what is immoral (unethical?) about a benevolent and wise central technocrat?

There are many names. Philosopher-King, bureaucrat, central planner, ruler, President, Czar, Prime Minister, Pasha, Amir al-Mu’minin, Amir al-umara, Al-Malik, Shahenshah? The person would be...

06 June 2019 9,023 15 View

Who has the rights to the use of offensive speech?

How is it possible for someone to be offended when they positively assert that they are NOT offended?

06 June 2019 8,975 4 View

How strong is the moral obligation to intervene in a country that is likely to face famine, even if the government refuses to accept the assistance?

How much do we respect the sovereignty of the country?

06 June 2019 9,081 6 View

Should we prohibit (discourage?) soft sexism?

An example would be when men open the doors for women.

06 June 2019 5,295 4 View

Is it morally permissible for me to request a doctor that shares my culture and language?

Scientific research shows that a doctor that shares my culture and language is more effective.

06 June 2019 10,076 8 View

Should bathrooms provide tampons and pads?

Based on equity considerations and gender equality, should bathrooms provide tampons and pads, in addition to water, toilet paper, hand soap and towels?

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In social media, is it morally permissible to glorify and praise violent acts that state actors commit?

We prohibit such glorification by individuals.

06 June 2019 787 3 View

Is there a relationship between the difficulty of a language and intelligence?

For example, classical Arabic may be a very difficult language to learn. Does this mean that it requires a higher level of intelligence?

06 June 2019 7,716 9 View

How strict are the demands of “equality”?

Every week, person A watches 10 hours of men’s football and makes sure that she also watches 10 hours of women’s football. Every week, person B only watches 10 hours of women’s football. Which...

06 June 2019 8,878 5 View

How do we discourage illegal immigration?

This question is about illegal immigration. Illegal means that it is against the law. The question is not about immigration in general. If one believes in the rule of law, it seems that one...

06 June 2019 7,528 2 View

Why is it morally permissible to eat animal C, and not animal D?

This is NOT a question about religious prohibitions or health considerations. For this issue, what is the fundamental moral principle that would be acceptable to most people from diverse...

06 June 2019 5,024 1 View

What are the cultural and societal determinants of “Emotional Intelligence”?

In other words, from philosophical and scientific points of view, it is difficult to accept that there is one and only one universal concept of “Emotional Intelligence.”

06 June 2019 5,264 3 View

Is racism in the same category as pornography?

In a famous exchange, a person was flustered and frustrated when asked to give a definition of pornography. In desperation the person answered: “I know it when I see it!”

06 June 2019 7,056 2 View

What type of correlation to use?

Hi In my research I am investigating the relationship between HEXACO personality Inventory 60-item and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Motives Scale 10-item. I ran shapiro.test to check for...

22 May 2019 7,587 5 View

Is there any Self-evaluation teachers questionnaire that has been proved to be psychometric valid and reliable?

I would like to understand how teachers would evaluate themselves and then compare to what is observed in their class. Does it make any sense?

05 May 2019 9,943 6 View

What is the meaning of "a right to education"?

Does it impose any specific obligations on governments?

05 May 2019 2,155 24 View

How do we prevent, discourage and reduce the number of suicides by students who fail state exams?

How important is this issue from a public policy point of view?

05 May 2019 2,988 15 View

How to carry out an educational research to students who have learned the knowledge before?

The situation is that I develop a educational virtual experiment about middle school physics. and now we want to do a educational research within students to test their learning outcome and some...

05 May 2019 9,414 5 View

Are 360vr video's an added value in explaining research?

For my latest paper in robotics I made a 360vr video to explain and visualize the work we did: https://youtu.be/Fg-ulGRyw2w. This video can be watched on a regular pc (not recommended), smartphone...

05 May 2019 4,744 1 View

Is it possible that having a purpose in life can decrease your risk of dying early?

The research states: "This association between a low level of purpose in life and death remained true despite how rich or poor participants were, and regardless of gender, race, or education...

05 May 2019 2,248 39 View

Do homeless citizens have the right to live in public parks and vacant public lands?

In many cities in the U.S., homelessness is a major social problem.

05 May 2019 9,622 2 View

Do we have the right to sell our "right to privacy"?

What are the possible arguments against the "right to sell"? How would you regulate this prohibition? Could I give away the right to privacy for free?

05 May 2019 2,635 3 View

If a billionaire gives away half her wealth, is she morally superior?

Person A has 10 billion US dollars and gives half of it away with a HUGE public relations campaign. Person B has 10 thousand US dollars and gives half of it to charity and in secret so nobody...

05 May 2019 3,029 17 View

Do we have the right to have a baby that is genetically modified and improved for specific characteristics?

If yes, what is the foundation of this right to genetics? If no, what are the reasons to deny this right?

05 May 2019 4,495 1 View

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