Tag Archives: natural law

Locke and the right to punish

Posted on June 7, 2012 by facedownphilosophy

So here’s a work up on the right to punish as communicated by John Locke in the Two Treatises. A more thorough analysis is surely possible, and desirable, but I had an upper limit of 2000 words, so this is … Continue reading →

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Divine Command Theory

Posted on May 7, 2012 by facedownphilosophy

I just read the most maddening, illogical, and vapid attempt at a legitimate treatment on the source of moral action. It is by a theist nit-wit named Janine Marie Idziak. I won’t go into all of the reasons why it … Continue reading →

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