Public's moral view not a sign of ignorance

On Ignorance: A Vindication of the Standard View

Rik Peels has once again forcefully argued that ignorance is not equivalent to the lack or absence of knowledge. In doing so, he endeavors to refute the Standard View of Ignorance according to which they are equivalent, and to advance what he calls the ―New View‖ according to which ignorance is equivalent (merely) to the lack or absence of true belief. I defend the Standard View against his new...

Brute Force is not Ignorance

Chaitin’s notion of program elegance, that is of the smallest program to satisfy some specification, does not explicitly take account of the balance between a formal notation’s expressive power and the richness of its semantics. To explore this wider space of elegance, we are investigating realisations of the Busy Beaver game (BBG) which involves finding programs of given size that produce maxi...

Necessity of Criminal Protection of Intellectual Property Rights with a View to its Moral Basis

Background: For several centuries, there has been a debate about the dimensions of intellectual property to support the thinkers of society and prevent their exploitation. Unfortunately, this invisible and powerful asset is increasingly vulnerable. Therefore, establishing favorable regulations, guaranteeing proper criminal enforcement and effective enforcement of laws in order to protect these ...

Moral Principles Are Not Moral Laws

What do Moral Educators Know About Their Students? A Study of Pluralistic Ignorance

This study's the question how well moral educators know their students' moral views, is part of the more general question whether they base their efforts to foster moral development on adequate understanding of children. The findings show that most teachers indeed seem to possess a stereotypical image of the student. In order to reduce pluralistic ignorance, I recommend that moral educators sho...