Ethics and Survival, Chapter One

Ethics and Survival Milton Fisk Part One Basics Chapter One Social Viability as the Goal of Ethical Life It is hard to escape being part of ethical life. Most of us humans begin to enter ethical life early on. By … Continue reading →

Society and Right in the Morality of the Communist Manifesto:

Milton Fisk, February 2008 The theme of economic crisis is important for Marx and bears directly on the charge, made most ably by Stephen Lukes in his 1985 book Marxism and Morality, that Marx’s stance on morality suffers from ambiguity. … Continue reading →

Highlights of Model Bill for Universal Publicly Paid Health Care in Indiana

The Indiana General Assembly would establish the Health Care Finance Plan that would pay providers for comprehensive health services to all residents of Indiana. The Board A board, with both appointed and publicly elected members, would administer the Plan with … Continue reading →

The New Altruists

All of a sudden, the most unlikely bunch has turned altruistic. Conservative businesses and politicians want health coverage for the uninsured. Schemes multiply about how to do it. Why the change of heart? Beware of those bearing gifts! For, this … Continue reading →

Rethinking Community: Jobs, Poverty, and Solidarity

Milton Fisk, Department of Philosophy, Indiana University, USA 05/24/2004 Poverty is viewed here as arising out of increasing productivity that is motivated by competition. What happens is that rising productivity eliminates jobs rather than assuring more leisure for those with … Continue reading →

The Influence of Philosophical Currents on Trade Unions

Milton Fisk, Department of Philosophy, Indiana University, USA 02/05/2005 1 Remarks on Philosophical Influences Labor unions form and then change under a host of influences. Among those influences are various philosophical currents. This does not deny that we find the … Continue reading →

On Changing the Liberal Ideology among Academics

Milton Fisk, Department of Philosophy, Indiana University, USA 01/28/2005 For the “Breaking down the Ivory Tower” event at the World Social Forum Porto Alegre, Brazil, January 28-30, 2005 1   Cycling around In North American universities, academics slide as easily from … Continue reading →

Republicanism and Social Goals: Going beyond Habermas and Rawls

Milton Fisk, Department of Philosophy, Indiana University, USA 02/05/2005 The differences between Habermas and Rawls seem to me insignificant when set against the preeminent fact that they are both defenders of a republican view of rights and justice. Both make … Continue reading →