Virtue, Ethics, and Critical Thinking

How to Flourish by Cultivating Virtues

 This post is about how to flourish by cultivating virtues. It is the second post in a series on developing your own ethical system in order to live with greater confidence, purpose, and integrity. You can read the first post in the series here. You might not realize this, but one of the best reasons… Continue reading How to Flourish by Cultivating Virtues

Virtue, Ethics, and Critical Thinking

Develop Your Own Moral and Ethical Code

This post shows you how to develop your own moral and ethical code and explains why you might want to. Most of us know that we are supposed to be moral, but we might not be sure exactly how to be moral. We might even wonder if being moral benefits us. When we don’t have… Continue reading Develop Your Own Moral and Ethical Code

Virtue, Ethics, and Critical Thinking

About the Phrase, “I Was Only Joking”

Did you know that the phrase "I was only joking" is usually an excuse for bad behavior? The Insulting Context of “I was Only Joking” People say “I was only joking” a lot, and in my experience, this phrase is rarely, if ever, used to refer to something good a person said. For instance, I… Continue reading About the Phrase, “I Was Only Joking”

Virtue, Ethics, and Critical Thinking

Four Things Men Can Do To Empower Women Every Day

It's possible for men to empower women every day. The last year has made it clear that we still have much work to do in the United States (and the world in general) to make sure that women are treated with respect and dignity--that the world is a safe place for them to live in.… Continue reading Four Things Men Can Do To Empower Women Every Day

Virtue, Ethics, and Critical Thinking, Virtue and Reason in Politics

How Not To Be an Idiot: 5 Steps

First, I am highly qualified to write this post because I am a recovering idiot (I will define what I mean by idiot very shortly), and I still lapse back into it occasionally. That is the most important thing to state. The second important thing to state is that idiocy is not the problem of… Continue reading How Not To Be an Idiot: 5 Steps