Join me, philosopher Dr. Diana Hsieh, as I answer questions on the ethics of open relationships, innate personality, conceiving again to save a child, the justice of alimony payments, and more on the next episode of Philosophy in Action Radio. The live broadcast begins at 8 am PT / 9 MT / 10 CT / 11 ET on Sunday, 26 May 2013. If you can't attend live, be sure to listen to the podcast later.


Competition

  • Browsing Locally Then Buying Online: Radio Q&A: 13 May 2012, Question 4
  • Question: Is it wrong to browse in a local store but then buy online? Suppose that you shop for an item in a brick-and-mortar store, taking advantage of the opportunity to browse and get recommendations from staff, but then make your purchases at a discounted online retailer – for example, browsing through a local bookstore but then buying from Amazon at a lower price. Is that wrong or unfair?

  • Browsing Without Buying: Webcast Q&A: 17 Apr 2011, Question 3
  • Question: Is it immoral to browse a store with no intention of buying there? Is it immoral to take advantage of the freedom to look through books in a bookstore, or to try out a laptop in a shop, with no intention to actually buying it in that shop? For instance, you check out a book in the shop to decide whether you want to buy it, knowing that if you buy it, you'll do so from Amazon instead. Is that wrong?

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