Rachel Robison-Greene is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Utah State University. She regularly writes about issues related to moral psychology and the nature of the self. She is also interested in philosophical issues related to technology and to non-human animals. She is the author of Edibility and In Vitro Meat: Ethical Considerations. Email: rachel.robison [at] usu.edu
by Rachel Robison-Greene When people think about what it is to live a successful life, they often think about finding a good job that pays a respectable salary, meeting and making a commitment to a life partner, having children, buying a house, and affording the luxuries that financial success makes possible. Some view success as…
by Rachel Robison-Greene In Discourse on the Method, philosopher René Descartes reflects on the nature of mind. He identifies what he takes to be a unique feature of human beings— in each case, the presence of a rational soul in union with a material body. In particular, he points to the human ability to think—a…