ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
Chris Surprenant (University of New Orleans) discusses the account of human well-being and the good life presented by Aristotle in the Nicomachean Ethics and Politics. He explains why Aristotle believes that a human being lives well when he acts rightly and possesses all virtues, both intellectual and those relating to good character. Watch the Video
In this video, Monte Johnson (University of California, San Diego) explores an approach to the question “What is the purpose of life?” developed by the Greek Philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BC). Aristotle reasoned that just as artificial things (such as tools and workers) have characteristic capabilities with respect to which they are judged to be good …
አንድ አፍታ ሚዲያ አቶ ሌንጮ ለታ የብሔር ፌድራሊዝምን ማፍረስ ኢትዮጵያን እንደማፍረስ መሆኑን እንደሚያምኑ ጠቅሶ ዘግቧል። ቪዲዮውን ይመልከቱ። Watch the Video
Many Americans don’t get as much good-quality sleep as they need, even though they spend enough time in bed, according to a new WebMD survey of 2,000 people. Over 7 in 10 of those surveyed (73%) rated their sleep over the previous month as “good” or “very good.” And 63% spent at least 7 hours …
What are the main threats to the continued survival of humanity? What catastrophes lie ahead? These may seem like uniquely modern questions posed by contemporary thinkers in the growing field of existential risk. Yet, millennia ago, ancient Greek and Roman philosophers were already formulating and debating such questions. While these thinkers had radically different ways of …
When we tell our stories, we often focus on the tectonic events that have structured the landscape of our lives. We might recall the moment we met our future partner and fell in love at first sight; the time we were utterly broken by the unexpected death of a loved one; or a moment of spiritual …
Think about a person who has suffered from depression and chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for many years. She has received on-and-off treatment with variable results. She feels hopeless, has continuous negative thoughts about herself, and wants to die. What should this person do? If she lives in Belgium, a possible course of action, sanctioned by …
In the nine months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, pregnant patients in red states across the country have had their lives imperiled by abortion bans. Many post-Roe laws are actually harsher than their 19th century counterparts, reflecting the anti-abortion movement’s conviction that exceptions for a patient’s life should be as vague and narrow as possible. As …
Utopia is a rare and powerful insight into a secret Australia, and breaks what amounts to a national silence about the indigegous first people – the oldest, most enduring presence on Earth. Utopia reveals that apartheid is deep within Australia’s past and present and that Aboriginal people are still living in abject poverty and Third …
After World War I, international law was established that banned biological and chemical weapons and attempted to shield civilians from the horrors of total war. Many believed that the intentional targeting of civilian populations would end. The Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939 shattered these illusions. Much like the experience of the 1930s, the …