We are very pleased to begin our announced Ethics discussion of Erich Hatala Matthes' piece, “History, Value, and Irreplaceability," which can be found open access here. Carolyn […] Read More
Category: Normative Ethics
In an earlier post, I claimed that Regan’s Utilitarianism and Co-operation is important because it shows that in order for a moral theory to be […] Read More
[This post is related to my previous one, but this won’t be apparent until the very end.] Some options are more specific than others. One […] Read More
One of the great works of recent moral philosophy is Don Regan’s Utilitarianism and Co-operation (New York: OUP, 1980). Although the theory that Regan argues […] Read More
Brian Weatherson has posted a new paper in which he argues against "moral hedging" — roughly, refraining from A-ing on the grounds that there's a […] Read More
It’s an unexpected honor to be included in this series along with greats like Tom Hurka, Tim Scanlon, Sally Haslanger, Elizabeth Anderson, Nomy Arpaly, and […] Read More
Hello all. It's my supreme pleasure to introduce our inaugural featured philosopher: Tom Hurka! I'm especially pleased because Tom has agreed to do not one […] Read More
So the results are in. 63% of the respondents said that they would have most reason to refrain from making such significant sacrifices. 62% said […] Read More
This concerns the same prompt: Here it is: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MF5WX2Y