As a number of philosophers (e.g., Nussbaum and Elster) have noted, what desires we actually have can depend on what we perceive our options to […] 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.
All of us here at Pea Soup are very happy to welcome Kris McDaniel as our newest contributor. Kris is currently an assistant professor at […] Read More
So here is an idea that seems potentially fun. Some people explain their favorite objection to consequentialism (or at any rate an objection they think […] Read More
In case you haven’t heard yet, Peter Unger, the author of Living High and Letting Die, has put six of the ten chapters of his […] Read More
Do you want to embarrass a subjectivist about practical reason or well-being? C’mon, you know you do. Well then, all you have to do is […] Read More
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
I just finished reading Simon Keller’s “Welfare and the Achievement of Goals” for the second time. I had read it earlier when it was just […] Read More
We should distinguish between a harmful state and a harmful event. A harmful state (sometimes called a harmed condition) is a state that it is […] Read More
Consider the following example from Parfit’s Reasons and Persons: When I was young what I most wanted was to be a poet. This desire was […] Read More