I’m sympathetic to the following view, which I call moral rationalism: MR: If S is morally required to do x, then S has decisive reason […] Read More
Author: David Sobel
David Sobel works in ethics, practical reason, theory of value, and political philosophy. His book From Valuing to Value was published by OUP in 2016. He co-edits Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy. His dog is better than your dog.
Consider: (1) If x is morally wrong and S freely does x, then S is blameworthy for doing x. (2) If x is rationally optimal, […] Read More
We are pleased to announce that Simon Kirchin has accepted our invitation to become a contributor here at PEA Soup. Simon is a Senior Lecturer […] Read More
There are at least two possible ways we might conceive of the too demanding objection: (1) a moral theory is too demanding if it demands […] Read More
As I understand it, an obligation dilemma exists where an agent faces a choice situation in which two (or more) of her available act alternatives […] Read More
THICK CONCEPTS: University of Kent, Canterbury, UK 3rd-5th July, 2009.
We are pleased to announce that Brad Cokelet has accepted our invitation to be a contributor here at PEA Soup. Brad is currently finishing his […] Read More
Well, TypePad has finally come to the realization that their new way of handling spam wasn’t working. So they’ve gone back to the old settings. […] Read More
Unfortunately, due to our spam filter woes and TypePad’s inability to resolve them, we are switching (at least, temporarily) to moderated comments. This means that […] Read More