Blair WangMar 20, 20206 min readObligations of the WealthyIn this essay, I will argue that the claim "citizens of wealthy countries are obligated to alleviate severe global poverty, because such...
Blair WangMar 4, 20209 min readAgainst Ultra-finitism—a Critique on Claims of N.J.WildbergNovember 2018 My apology for the completely messed up format! I have not figured out the best way to import text from Latex here :/ 1...
Blair WangFeb 13, 20205 min readOn Needs ExploitationAlmost all of us agree that sweatshops are exploitative. However, it is barely agreed upon what the exact nature of exploitation is and...
Blair WangDec 9, 20198 min read A Thinking ComputerI. Can a computer think? Can a computer think? It is imperative for us to answer this question, for this would not only determine the...
Blair WangOct 23, 20198 min readProperty, Justice and EqualityI. Introduction The social framework of distribution and burdens and benefits resulting from it in each society fundamentally affects...
Blair WangOct 23, 20198 min readFlaws of the Social Contract and FixesI. Introduction In a society where every man is his own representative, a question we must ask is what gives the state power, and whether...
Blair WangOct 23, 20194 min readAnimal (has no) Rights: On Marginal Cases ArgumentThe “marginal cases” argument seems to be a big challenge for meat-eaters. It goes as follows: let us assume that having morally relevant...
Blair WangOct 23, 20192 min readEmotion and Consciousness: a short discussion on the James-Lange TheoryIn the context of answering the question what emotions really are, there are two camps of theorists. The first camp insist that emotions...
Blair WangOct 23, 20193 min readHow is it like to be a bat? A reductionist approach to the mind-body problem views everything mental as essentially materialistic and made up of mechanistic parts....
Blair WangOct 23, 20192 min read Virtue Ethics and Kantian Ethics on Experiments on AnimalsVirtue ethicists say that the right act to perform are the virtuous acts, which are the acts that make one flourish. A Kantian says that...
Blair WangOct 23, 20192 min readKantian Ethics and Utilitarianism on JusticeKantian ethics states that we ought to treat rational beings as ends in themselves, rather than means to something else. Utilitarianism...
Blair WangOct 23, 20196 min readA Summary of Prolegomena --- How Metaphysics is PossibleI. Introduction This paper serves as a brief summary of the Prolegomena, and the structure of the paper follows Kant’s three fundamental...
Blair WangOct 23, 20196 min readScience of Morals I. Introduction In Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes employed deductive reasoning on morality as if it is a science. In An Essay Concerning Human...
Blair WangOct 23, 20197 min readContrast and Reconciliation of Humean and Kantian Morality—the role of reasonI. Introduction Upon first inspection, Hume and Kant show very different accounts for the role of reason in their moral thinking. Hume...
Blair WangOct 23, 201919 min readQuine’s theory of meaningI. Introduction Before confirming or falsifying a proposition, we first need to be clear on the proposition to see if it is even...
