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PEA Soup

A forum for discussing Philosophy, Ethics, and Academia

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.
Practical Rationality Posted onFebruary 6, 2007

Scanlon on Reasons, Desires, and Motivation

Here’s a quote from Scanlon: A rational person who judges that there to be sufficient grounds for believing that P normally has that belief, and […] Read More

News and Events Posted onJanuary 29, 2007

A New Conference

Call for papers and other details concerning the the First Annual Conference of the Northwestern University Society for Ethical Theory and Polical Philosophy can be […] Read More

Metaethics, Value Theory Posted onJanuary 24, 2007

The Buck-Passing Account of Value and a False Dichotomy

Consider the following passage from Scanlon:   [B]eing good, or valuable, is not a property that itself provides a reason to respond to a thing […] Read More

News and Events Posted onJanuary 5, 2007

A Wiki on Philosophy Journals

Inspired by the Philosophy Job Market Wiki, I decided to start a wiki that will allow authors, editors, and referees to share information on philosophy […] Read More

Metaethics, Practical Rationality Posted onDecember 29, 2006

What is morality normative for?

Here’s an interesting quote from Stephen Darwall’s entry on “Normativity” in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: On one popular view, morality is normative for action […] Read More

Uncategorized Posted onDecember 6, 2006

ETHICS ALERT

The latest appears below the fold.

Uncategorized Posted onNovember 20, 2006

ETHICS ALERT

The latest ethics alert appears below the fold.

Uncategorized Posted onNovember 1, 2006

Subjectivism and Moral Criticism

Suppose that Sue’s considered opinion was that Joe had all things considered most reason to do one thing. In what sense could Sue, in consistency […] Read More

Uncategorized Posted onOctober 30, 2006

ETHICS ALERT

The latest ethics alert appears below the fold.

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