Nathan.Nobis's Shortcast

On accepting people how they are, or not. On people accepting you as you are, or not. Some (obvious?) rambling thoughts! :)

"What you said isn't true because . .": Better responses #philosophy #criticalthinking #logic #reason #ethics

Arguing that actions are wrong by appealing to an ethical theory: an activity to develop ethical theories. #philosophy #ethics #criticalthinking

"Different" and "seems weird to me" doesn't mean "wrong." Right? #ethics #philosophy #criticalthinking #logic

Can you know what time it is? What's presented here is the "Gettier problem" which is the observation that not all beliefs that are true and justified appear to be knowledge. What then is knowledge? Can we update that definition of knowledge? #philosophy #knowledge #epistemology #gettier

Philosophers focus on the quality of your reasons, not your conclusions. #philosophy #ethics #logic #arguments

Replying to @nathan.nobis This is a good pro-choice analogy: acorns become things that can become wrong to destroy. Same with embryos. Important changes can happen to both! #abortion #prochoice #prolife #arguments #badarguments

Replying to @nathan.nobis Sometimes, when emotions go up does our thinking quality go down? #criticalthinking #ethics #philosophy #logic #reason #arguments #emotion #emotions

"What you said isn't true because . ." #criticalthinking #philosophy #ethics #logic #truth #true #arguments #argument #reason #reasoning

Replying to @freddy4528 "Women have the right to do whatever they want with their own bodies." Really? Do you really mean *that*? Or do you really mean to say something else? https://www.nathannobis.com/2015/10/on-abortion.html #abortion #prochoice #prolife

Replying to @freddy4528 Do people have the right to do whatever they want with their own bodies? #abortion #autonomy #bodilyautonomy #prochoice #prolife

People "arguing" against using the concept of "person": can it make sense? #abortion #prochoice #prolife #person #persons #personhood #ethics #philosophy A redo with a title screen since that disappeared!

The webpage for this book -- "Thinking Criticalally About Abortion" at www. AbortionArguments.com -- hit 300,000 views. I really can't track overall downloads, but these surely are very good numbers for an academic-ish book. #philosophy #abortion #ethics #criticalthinking #prochoice #prolife

"Thinking Critically About Abortion" and many other materials are freely available at AbortionArguments.com #abortion #abortionarguments #prochoice #prolife #ethics #philosophy #reproductiverights #arguments #criticalthinking

Why do so many people think they know things that they really don't know? #knowledge #philosophy #reason #rationality #dunningkruger #dunningkrugereffect #ignorance #humility #ethics #criticalthinking

You should pre-order "Hungry Beautiful Animals: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan" by philosopher Matthew C. Halteman. Also can be pre-ordered from other places: #vegan #animalrights #philosophy #ethics #climatechange #vegetarian #veganism https://a.co/d/55cdsPr

Replying to @adirondackbose Killing versus letting die: active & passive euthanasia. #killing #lettingdie #bioethics #medicalethics #ethics #philosophy #euthanasia

Is harming pregnant women especially bad? Yes, of course, argues almost everyone, including pro-choice people. On losing common sense due to ideology. #ideology #polarization #commonsense #abortion #prochoice #prolife #ethics #philosophy

When might your existence end? What are you anyway? When did you begin? #abortion #prochoice #prolife #philosophy #persons #ethics #bioethics

Replying to @nathan.nobis Babies and children are people, so . . #abortion #prochoice #prolife #criticalthinking #ethics #philosophy

Replying to @adirondackbose Being consistently cautious about fetuses, animals, & philosophical theories #abortion #prochoice #prolife #animalrights #philosophy #ethics

No, people in comas or asleep are not much like embryos. Why? #abortion #prochoice #prolife #ethics #philosophy #criticalthinking

What philosophers often mean by "human being": two definitions #humanbeing #humanrights #abortion #prochoice #prolife #philosophy #ethics #criticalthinking