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PEA Soup

A forum for discussing Philosophy, Ethics, and Academia

Author: Jason Brennan

Uncategorized Posted onJanuary 31, 2014

Ought and Can; Can’t vs. Won’t

G. A. Cohen has a diagnosis of what he thinks is going wrong with political philosophy, a diagnosis that is supposed to explain why, say, […] Read More

Uncategorized Posted onDecember 28, 2010

Does Ought Imply Can Outside Ethics?

[My apologies if this is well-trodden ground.  I am pretty ignorant of the ought-implies-can literature, and quick check over articles didn't reveal anybody discussing what […] Read More

Normative Ethics Posted onSeptember 22, 2009

Virtue Ethics and the Analysis of Right and Wrong Action

Five years ago I was up-to-date on virtue ethics.  I've been ignoring it for a few years, so please forgive me if what I'm about […] Read More

Normative Ethics Posted onJune 10, 2009

Paying People Not to Do Good: A Puzzle about Superogation

First, thanks to Doug and the other editors for the invitation!  I'm happy to be here. For my first post, I wanted to share an […] Read More

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