Category Archives: Philosophy

The One Minute Case Against Cheating

Recent studies have shown that in the U.S., 56% of middle school students and 70% of high school students have cheated.[1] Why is cheating on the rise?  The best place to start analyzing this question is to look at the issue from the perspective of the individual student.  What reasons does he consider for and …

May 20, 2008 – 5:01 pm | By David Veksler | Posted in Philosophy | Tagged , , | Comments (2)

The One Minute Case For Strict Civil Liability of the Justice System

What is the problem? The growing use of non-lethal weapons such as tasers by the police has to calls to ban or restrict their use. The real issue being debated is the extent to which police officers should risk their safety to detain suspects. Should they only use force when someone’s life is in danger, …

November 2, 2007 – 4:08 pm | By David Veksler | Posted in Economics, Philosophy | Tagged , | Comments (1)

The One Minute Case For Individual Rights

Man is the rational animal Like all living beings, man requires certain values to survive, but he is unique in that he must choose the values necessary for his life because he has no automatic means of doing so. It is his ability to experience the world around him and comprehend it by the use …

May 24, 2007 – 4:51 pm | By David Veksler | Posted in Philosophy, Politics | Tagged , , , | Comments (8)

The One Minute Case Against the Cosmological Argument

The cosmological, or “first cause” argument, is a metaphysical argument for the existence of God. St. Thomas Aquinas stated it as: Every finite and contingent being has a cause. Nothing finite and dependent (contingent) can cause itself. A causal chain cannot be of infinite length. Therefore, there must be a first cause. The stylized “proof …

May 23, 2007 – 2:21 am | By David Veksler | Posted in Philosophy, Religion | Tagged , , | Comments (9)

The One Minute Case For Abortion Rights

What is abortion? Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the induced removal of the fetus which results in the death of the fetus. There are two issues raised in abortion debates: Does a fetus have a right to be in a woman’s body against her will? Does the government have the right to …

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May 18, 2007 – 2:47 am | By David Veksler | Posted in Philosophy, Politics | Tagged , , | Comments (19)