Good Thoughts

Against Paternalistic Claims of "Degradation"

And other purely metaphysical harms

12 hrs ago • Richard Y Chappell

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Abstract Benevolence as a Virtue

Better approximate your ideal self

May 20 • Richard Y Chappell

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Consequentialism Beyond Action

Two dimensions of moral assessment

Published on Good Thoughts • May 11

Objections to effective altruism

A discussion with Bentham's Bulldog

May 8 • Richard Y Chappell and Bentham's Bulldog

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1:10:46

What is Unjust Discrimination?

A systematic account

May 7 • Richard Y Chappell

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April 2026

Buttons, Blenders, and Coordination

Framing effects make a big difference

Apr 25 • Richard Y Chappell

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March 2026

Are All Objections Question-Begging?

Against lazy dismissals

Mar 27 • Richard Y Chappell

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The Substantive Question Argument

Reductive accounts of mind and morality render real questions meaningless

Mar 13 • Richard Y Chappell

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February 2026

Replacing Unfortunate Norms

Even if they're objectively correct

Feb 26 • Richard Y Chappell

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Why Care About the Moral Law?

When it hurts overall well-being

Feb 23 • Richard Y Chappell

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Against Stealing Children

Parents needn't be the "best available"

Feb 11 • Richard Y Chappell

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What Ethical Theory Is

And why low-decouplers can't handle it

Feb 5 • Richard Y Chappell

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