Powerlessness: A Source of Evil

Powerlessness of a Number

The national burden of sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains high at an annual incidence estimated at 183 000 and continues to account for a disproportionately elevated fraction of all cardiovascular deaths. Despite therapeutic advances in the treatment of coronary heart disease and heart failure and emphasis on SCD primary prevention with prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs...

Animal Suffering: A Moorean Response to a Problem of Evil

In this paper, I propose a new response to a particular instance of the problem of evil: the problem of animal suffering. My solution, in brief, is that the rational theist may argue, justifiably, that an omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent God would not allow gratuitous animal suffering to occur, and, therefore, all instances of animal suffering that are encountered are not instanc...

Negotiating Deals From a Position of Powerlessness

Negotiators are strongly advised to identify viable alternatives that they can fall back on during a negotiation. After all, alternatives give negotiators the power to extract more concessions from their opponent. The better your BATNA (Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement) the less dependent you are on the other negotiator for finalising a deal. In fact, past research has shown that nego...

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

INTRODUCTION “[D]eath is different.” When used to punish, death taps society’s most primal urges. It is meant to be a deterrent for potential offenders, triggering in them the innate reflex for self-preservation. For society, it is meant to feed the primal desire for retribution. For these very reasons, it is often claimed that death is only reserved for the worst of the worst. However, in tryi...

Paranoia and the structure of powerlessness.