Scott Hughes


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Moral Philosophy: Altruism and Selfishness

Many cultures and moral philosophies have promoted so-called selflessness, such as the ethical doctrine of altruism by Auguste Comte (who coined the term altruism). Perhaps as a result, some other philosophies have promoted so-called selfishness, such as the ethical doctrine of Egoism and Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. Putting prescriptive morality aside, I contend that the self-interestedness supported... (posted by Scott 4 years 33 days ago.)
Philosophy - Why People Fear Sex

The recent events with former NY Governor Eliot Spitzer, who resigned after it became known he had hired a prostitute, represents a common occurrence. People generally seem to have an obsession with stories of sexual scandal and tragedy. Even relatively innocuous acts, such as hiring an expensive hooker, get turned into huge scandals by a general public that likes to indulge in feelings of horror and disgust at sexual... (posted by Scott 4 years 55 days ago.)
Choosing A Book To Read

Whether you read often or only occasionally, when you go to read a book you first have the problem of choosing a book to read. Even the most avid reader could only read a tiny fraction of all the books that come out. At any given time, a book store probably contains many more books then you could read in your entire lifetime. How do you choose which books to read? Let me suggest a few ways to select a book. Ask Friends - Ask... (posted by Scott 4 years 181 days ago.)
Start an Ezine - White-Hat Email Marketing

Most experienced web professionals cannot think of a worse way to market an online business than with spam emails, or anything that seems like spam emails. Spam earns a business a bad reputation, the risk of getting black-listing, and pissed off customers... nothing more. There is a way to get your business links into the email boxes of potential customers without self-destructive spam. That method is publishing... (posted by Scott 5 years 303 days ago.)