Morality

[close] Intersection of philosophy and science. Fiction and non-fiction.

[close] "Moral Markets" is a portal to high-quality blogs / events / online resources that help you to critically reflect on free markets, ethics and well-being (and on the role of business, virtues, institutions and economics education). Books added to the book page of this website (http://www.moralmarkets.org/resources/books/) will also be added to the bookshelf of this group. Feel free to start a discussion on any of the books!

[close] Study and discussion of the important questions of ethical and political philosophy from Confucius and Socrates to the present. Rules (see also the Rules and Housekeeping topic): Subject to copyright law and these rules, posters may cite, link, or quote any publication, including their own. Posts linking to outside sources must contain a brief explanation of the nature of the linked material and, unless obvious, how it is relevant to the topic being discussed. All posts and linked material must be in English. Posts and any linked material should be polite and not degenerate into ad hominem attacks. The purpose here is to seek light, not heat—rational discourse, not shouting matches. Leave your cable news persona at home and put on your philosopher's mantle when entering this group. Rational argumentation and Socratic questioning are welcome. Hectoring, intimidation, insult, and presumptuous condescension toward other group members are cause for immediate removal from the group. Internet "trolls," advocates of violence, and posters failing to comply with these rules will be removed from membership, as will posters who persist in raising issues that are outside the scope of the subject matter of this group. New members may introduce themselves in the New Member Introductions topic. See posts 4-5 here regarding the creation of new topics. Photo credit: Socrates sculpture at Louvre (CherryX per Wikimedia Commons [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)

[close] Throughout time, people have been cursed with the ability of time travel by those that have had a day of their lives stolen by a Time Thief. None of them are born; all are made. They are set apart from everyone else by the resemblance of their irises to the faces of clocks. Whenever they time travel, their biological clock is reset to the age they were when they became Time Thieves. They age only when they become part of another era. Immortality and Time Travel sound like a gift. But they're not. For every time they stay in an era for twenty-four hours, they have to sacrifice a memory. Thus, many time travel constantly, making them all alone and hardened or without their memories. The only way they can keep their memories and stay in an era is by stealing a day of another person's life. Faced with this psychological decision every second of living, how will your character cope?