Tag: ethics
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Moral Infrastructure in Quaker Refusal of War
As someone with Quaker roots, I grew up with a story about a family member who, centuries ago, broke with the rest to fight for his country. In his community, participation in war was not accepted. That same conviction has shaped my education at a Quaker school through the historic peace testimony, which rejects war…
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Transgender Women in Women’s Sport: The Debate Over Fairness
Participation by transgender women in women’s sport is rare, yet public attention is intense. In December 2024 Senate testimony, NCAA president Charlie Baker said he was aware of fewer than 10 transgender athletes among approximately 510,000 NCAA competitors (Steinbach). A February 2025 Pew Research Center survey found 66% of U.S. adults favor policies requiring trans…
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Bentham’s Calculus Gone Wrong?
In Reese Deller’s view, the pursuit of happiness has become a pursuit of metrics. The piece draws from philosophy and neuroscience to show why real fulfillment depends less on optimization than on alignment between values, purpose, and self-understanding.