Wing Commander III: The Ethics of Genocide
In the classic sci-fi game “Wing Commander III,” the hero blows up an entire planet to win the war. Was this act of genocide justified?
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Thomas Hobbes on Overthinking It
Zombie Miscellany: Music and Post-Apocalyptic Racism
A few last points to wrap up our week-long consideration of The Walking Dead.
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Bellum Omnia Contra Zombies: The Walking Dead and The Social Contract
To this war of every man against every man, this also in consequent …
Scientology Wins! Pop Culture Defeats Psychology on the Subject of Humor
Please note: this article contains three references to genital injury, two of them illustrated. You have been warned. Plato said that comedy comes from enjoying the suffering of others. Aristotle argued that comedy comes from the ridiculous or from deformities … Continued