Semantics “…sometimes medicine’s interventions are unwelcome or go overboard, and nature’s way of doing things can serve as a useful corrective” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 June 2015 In the case of “natural immunity,” the modifier implies the absence of human intervention,...
Marriage, Semantics “Tradition changes over time and from culture to culture, and so commands a fraction of the authority of nature…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 June 2015 When marriage or certain sexual practices are described as “natural,” the word is being...
Uncategorized “…if nature offers a moral standard by which we can measure ourselves, and a set of values to which we should aspire, exactly what sort of values are they?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 May 2015 Implicit here is the idea that nature is a repository of abiding moral and...