Taoism
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Peter Singer on Ashley’s Treatment
Peter Singer, prominent Princeton ethicist, weighs in today on the case of the parents who allowed medical interventions to limit the physical growth of their disabled daughter. Her name is Ashley and I blogged about the case earlier,… Continue reading
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Taoism in Everyday Life, Redux
Every so often mundane little sayings strike me as expressions of some stray Taoist idea. I chanced upon one today, as I looked into my empty mailbox: No news is good news Sounds like something Chuang Tzu… Continue reading
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Should A Child Who Commits A Terrible Crime Be Tried As An Adult?
This question arises both from my own recent research (for the book I am trying to write!) and from an op-ed in today’s Boston Globe. There was a terrible murder in an affluent suburban school. A 16-year old, with… Continue reading
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Modern Love: Another Taoist Parent
I have blogged before on Taoist parenting and I have found a new example. Although she may not intend to be, Suzanna Paola, writing today’s NYT "Modern Love" column, comes pretty close to being a Taoist parent. … Continue reading
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More on Stem Cells and Taoism
I have written before on the debate in the US about stem cell research. I want to return to the topic today by way of a critique of an op-ed in today’s NYT, "A Middle Ground for Stem… Continue reading
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How Many More Times Will The Same Mistake Be Made?
I know I keep saying the same thing: The Executioner’s [i.e. Way’s] killing is perennial, it’s true.But to undertake the killing yourself – that’s like trying to carve lumber for a master carpenter.Try to carve lumber for a… Continue reading
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Selling Embryos
Over at Slate, William Saletan has a good, link rich, post about a woman who has created a business out of matching sperm and egg donors to manufacture embryos for sale. I haven’t absorbed all of the… Continue reading
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The Tao of Gators
A commenter, "Dave of the Coonties," over at WaPo’s Achenblog, noted that I had not yet analyzed, from the point of view of Sun Tzu, the University of Florida’s victory in the college football championship. I am happy… Continue reading
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Sad China and Master Chuang
China Daily today tells us: A survey conducted by chinahr.com, a leading Chinese recruitment website, shows over 90 percent of white collars felt anxiety and depression as the past year came to an end and a new year… Continue reading
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On the Execution of Saddam Hussein
It didn’t take long to confirm the wisdom of the Tao Te Ching, which says this about capital punishment (it is not all that it says, but it is a prominent aspect): The Executioner’s [i.e. Way’s] killing is… Continue reading
The Useless Tree 