... effectiveness that on closer look doesn't hold. In fact moral arguments work much better than blackmail. Stratfor recently ... background one would expect stronger support for a moral approach. Yet the Macchiavellians manage to keep monopolizing the discussion ... Zimbabwe, North Korea, Birma, etc. In my opinion a moral approach would be much more fruitful. Unfortunately Obama seems incapable to shed ...

Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars by William Patry William Patry focuses on the history of copyright as it pertains to innovation. The copyright wars refers to ... to what is happening now in the publishing world and the library world. When William Patry talks about moral panics, he often uses the idea of metaphor; ordinary people being labeled as pirates, highwaymen, or robbers for downloading ...

... has none of the elements that make those enterprises good. It involves no work. It contributes nothing of value to the economy. And it is the moral antithesis of charity. Speaking of gambling's macro effects on the economy, much more could ... Does 'Mutual Consent' Eliminate the Evil in Gambling? A good question The Sin of Putting God to the Test Gambling: The Moral Antithesis of Charity

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... quality. We all know the kinds of arguments Obama is hearing as he deliberates the same deathly question: How many more should be sacrificed? Strategic goals, political ramifications , moral questions and above all else , economic factors: how will it look to our competitors if we bail? What will we do with all these soldiers and "defence" industries if we don't have our war on?

... reasoning (2009, 18-19). According to Haidt, the complexity of moral experience comes not only from the interaction of reason and emotion, but also from the diversity of the ... . In taking this position, I would agree with Haidt that we need to recognize all five of the moral foundations as defensible and desirable. But we should see that the tension between these often conflicting foundations can ...