Category Archives: Philosophy

Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

Posted on 2012-02-20 by Andreas Moser

Congratulations, Steve Jobs, you are now the richest man in the cemetery.

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Bird Flu is not that Bad

Posted on 2012-01-04 by Andreas Moser

From time to time, usually when nothing else of interest happens, the news remind us of bird flu (avian flu, H5N1) again. See The Wall Street Journal, Business Week and The Washington Post for examples from the past few days only. It is … Continue reading →

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Punishment in light of the Reason Constraint

Posted on 2011-09-21 by Andreas Moser

The last paper for my MA in Philosophy for this year was about the philosophy of punishment, a subject that I should have something to write about as a lawyer turned philosophy student. The exact essay questions was: “‘It is … Continue reading →

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The Self-Ownership Thesis

Posted on 2011-09-03 by Andreas Moser

The following essay about the self-ownership thesis was written as part of my MA in Philosophy and tries to answer the question “‘The intuition that motivates the self-ownership thesis and that generates its inegalitarian consequences rests on the idea that I … Continue reading →

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Deathbed Thoughts

Posted on 2011-08-15 by Andreas Moser

Although I have never been called to somebody’s deathbed to listen to his or her last words (and I probably would arrive too late anyway), I am absolutely certain that nobody ever died thinking: “I wish I had worked more.” … Continue reading →

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May we celebrate somebody’s death?

Posted on 2011-05-03 by Andreas Moser

I admit it: when I woke up this morning to the headline “Osama Bin Laden Killed“, I reacted with surprise (about the manhunt still being actively pursued) and jubilation, as well as admiration at the execution of the operation by … Continue reading →

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The Psychological Continuity Account

Posted on 2011-04-26 by Andreas Moser

After I already published the first essay that I wrote for my MA Philosophy course at the Open University, I can now add the second essay after it has been graded and returned. This one tries to answer the question “What is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer

Posted on 2011-03-26 by Andreas Moser

“Into the Wild” is the real story of Christopher McCandless, a young American who decided to roam the wilderness of the United States after graduating from university and who eventually died of starvation in Alaska, aged 24. “Greetings from Fairbanks! … Continue reading →

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Why I don’t answer the phone

Posted on 2011-03-18 by Andreas Moser

A warning to everyone: I don’t like it when you call or e-mail me and your first sentence is “Why didn’t you answer your phone?” Even if it’s not posed as a question but as a statement (“You didn’t answer … Continue reading →

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Must a person have both desires and values?

Posted on 2011-03-16 by Andreas Moser

As one of the reasons behind taking up blogging was to gain writing experience in English for my studies, it might be fair to publish the essays that I am writing for my MA Philosophy course at the Open University, … Continue reading →

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