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ethics

Moral philosophy and right action.

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A discourse on egoismGrowing2025.09.26

a conversation on the morality of selfishness

philosophy · ethics, egoism, selfishness

In Defense of the MalfeasantGrowing2025.08.11

philosophy · ethics, wrongdoing, defense

That to Live is to Be EvilGrowing2025.08.11

philosophy · ethics, life, evil

The Cost of PerjuryGrowing2025.08.11

philosophy · ethics, law, truth

That Lust Cannot Be SatedRough2025.07.18

a moral letter to those who indulge in excessive, and unprincipled lust

theology · ethics, desire, lust

Letter to the LicentiousRough2025.07.13

a moral letter to those who indulge in excessive, and unprincipled lust

literature · ethics, letter, sexuality

Simulating Human Moral Judgment in LLMsRough2025.07.04

Constructs a benchmark from human moral responses to evaluate how closely large language models align with real-world ethical intuitions.

technology · ethics, ai, llms

Against Betrayal of Public TrustRough2025.04.26

commonplace speech denouncing the violation of public trust by those in positions of authority.

commonplace · ethics, progymnasmata, invective

Do People Solve Moral Dilemmas Differently at Different Times of Day?Rough

Studies diurnal variation in moral decision-making and cognitive load.

self-experiments · Moral Psychology, Chronobiology, Decision Fatigue, Ethics