Harry Chalmers

Independent philosopher

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In my most recent post, I consider the question of whether there could ever be a work of art in which every part—every turn of phrase, every scene, every shot, every jot of paint—is maximally beautiful. Or must beauty, even in the greatest works, sometimes falter? [Link below]

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Easter Sunday post (in which I discuss a dilemma that I find applies, in its own way, to both believers and nonbelievers):

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'Tis the season! In today's post, I consider the ethics of lying to kids about Santa. (Link below)

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Here I discuss “Surrounded,” the viral debate show from Jubilee Media. I argue that, while its unusual “one vs. many” format does some things well, the show could be altered in a few key ways to make the discussions more substantive. (Link below)

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Happy to recommend a new philosophy podcast: Surprising Ethics, by @will_gildea.

One of the early episodes (https://t.co/I24xrw2xwb) very thoughtfully discusses some of my work on the moral status of (non-)monogamy.

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To me, it makes much more sense to wonder why it matters that my desires be satisfied than why it matters that moral value be furthered.

I know some philosophers feel precisely the opposite way. I suspect this difference faintly touches on one of the key divisions in metaethics.

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Here I take on three classic objections to the quality theory of love: objections involving clones, improved copies, and parental love. I argue that the quality theory stands strong against them all.

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And here is a link to the debut stream I mention therein: https://t.co/jVGf1iqrRz

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So this is something that I recently did. (Link below.)

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In this post, I consider whether the truth of moral nihilism would be tragic—and whether the particular kind of tragedy at issue might unexpectedly be fashioned into an argument against nihilism. (Link below.)

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@elocinationn I know what you mean, they really should be more considerate when all we want to do is look at them for a bit.