by Bob Podolsky | Apr 5, 2017 | Bob Podolsky, ethical, Hierarchy
Getting Rid of Hierarchy with Octologues and Holomat Published on Dec 21, 2016 Anarchast Ep.324 Jeff Berwick interviews Acapulco Octologue members Michael Nimetz and Bob Podolsky, topics include: the importance of ethics and how it effects groups, maximizing...
by Bob Podolsky | Oct 5, 2016 | Applied Ethics, ethical, Hierarchy, Intelletuctual Property
Introduction There has been much discussion about “property rights”, “human rights”, “self-ownership” and the “non-aggression principle” or N.A.P. Most of the ideas on these subjects that seem worth discussing are existential in nature. For instance one often hears...
by Bob Podolsky | Mar 10, 2016 | Applied Ethics, Bob Podolsky, ethical, Hierarchy, PROBLEM, psychopath, SOLUTION
About the Word “Authority” My friend, Larken Rose, describes authority as “the most dangerous superstition” – and has, in fact, written a wonderful little book by that title. I heartily recommend it to anyone wanting to delve deeper into the subject than the...
by Bob Podolsky | Jan 27, 2016 | Applied Ethics, Bob Podolsky, ethical, Uncategorized
CHOOSING AN ETHIC by: Bob Podolsky Why choose an Ethic? It’s a truism that most people wants to “better themselves” – that is to better the circumstances of their lives. Philosophies and religions are all derived from this fact. When one adopts a valid...
by Bob Podolsky | Oct 18, 2015 | Applied Ethics, ethical, unethical
The Concept There are many who believe that killing another human being is always unethical – an evil deed, regardless of the circumstances and motivation behind the act. Because of this, many victims of violence and tyranny have died needlessly – thinking they were...
by Bob Podolsky | Aug 4, 2015 | Applied Ethics, Bob Podolsky, ethical, motivation, unethical
The Experience Recovery I’m lying comfortably on a mattress in a dimly lit room, recalling a small dream fragment. A fledgling therapist is giving me suggestions, asking me to pretend to be various elements of the dream in conversation with other parts. For...