Month: March 2006

To All Denison Objectivist Club Members, I write to inform you that the Denison Objectivist club is officially ending. In the three years since the club’s inception, there has been many memorable times and many great members. But, being an organization devoted to the perpetuation of true ideas and having only one member who actually…

by Jason Stotts I went to see this movie hoping that it would live up to the hype the commercials laid for it – I was hoping that when the commercials said “People should not be afraid of their governments, governments should be afraid of their people” that this movie would deal with political issues…

by Jason Stotts What would you do if you were asked by your beloved to prove your love to them? What would you do if you professed your love to your beloved and they did not believe you? The issue of the communication of feelings is an especially tricky one – even in a hypothetical…

by Jason Stotts The UNF (University of North Florida) Conference just ended as I write this – it was last night and all day today. It’s been an interesting time down here, mostly because this is the first time I’ve ever presented a philosophy paper at a conference. I must confess that I was rather…

by Jason Stotts The issue of Paternalism is a pervasive issue in both moral and political philosophy, although the issue is slightly different in each case. This essay will deal with “moral paternalism”, or more elaborately it is on the ethical ramifications of paternalistic actions between two adults, where we shall understand paternalistic actions to…

by Jason Stotts Recently I was thinking about the issue of depression and I’ve come to conclude that the fundamental aspect of depression is impotence – no, not sexual impotence (although this could certainly cause depression), but rather a kind of metaphysical impotence. By this I mean a feeling of being powerless to affect the…

by Jason Stotts Below is the second page of the UNF conference program…which happens to have someone’s name on it…somone who happens to be ME! In case you can’t tell, I’m rather excited to be presenting as an undergrad!