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Action Theory (Philosophy of Action), Ideas, Metaethics, Practical Rationality, Practical reasons, Reasons and rationality, Value Theory Posted onMarch 8, 2017March 8, 2017

Decisive Reasons and Rational Supererogation

I have a roughly formulated and half-baked inquiry: Suppose that rationality endorses maximizing utility, but there is room for rational supererogation, and so it is […] Read More

Ideas, Moral Psychology, Normative Ethics, Reasons and rationality Posted onMarch 7, 2017March 7, 2017

Can psychopaths make judgments of worth?

There’s a longstanding dispute about whether psychopaths are morally responsible. For our purposes, just stipulate that psychopaths are blind to moral reasons, that is, they […] Read More

Normative Ethics, Uncategorized Posted onMarch 2, 2017March 2, 2017

Favorite papers on: Perfectionism or Neo-Aristotealian Ethics

Hoping folks will share with the group their favorite papers on the topic of Perfectionism or Neo-Aristotelian Ethics. Perhaps people might add what level they […] Read More

Metaethics, Normative Ethics, Uncategorized Posted onFebruary 25, 2017

Favorite readings on: Subjectivism

Hoping folks will share with the group their favorite papers on the topic of subjectivism. Perhaps people might add what level they think the paper […] Read More

Applied Ethics, The Profession, Uncategorized Posted onFebruary 23, 2017February 23, 2017

Thoughts on Divesting from For-Profit Prisons

Considerations in favor of supporting such divestment and advice about how to get started here.

Favorite Papers, Normative Ethics Posted onFebruary 21, 2017February 23, 2017

Favorite papers on: Kantian Ethics

Hoping folks will share with the group their favorite papers on the topic of Kantian ethics. Perhaps people might add what level they think the […] Read More

Ethics Discussions, Normative Ethics Posted onFebruary 12, 2017June 19, 2023

Cheshire Calhoun: “On Being Content with Imperfection”. Précis by Glen Pettigrove

Welcome to what we expect will be a very interesting and productive discussion of Cheshire Calhoun’s “On Being Content with Imperfection.” The article was published in the […] Read More

Normative Ethics, Uncategorized Posted onFebruary 9, 2017February 9, 2017

Favorite readings on: Consequentialism

We ask folks to share with the group their favorite papers on the topic of consequentialism. Perhaps people might add what level they think the […] Read More

Featured Philosophers, Ideas, Moral Responsibility, Philosophy of Law Posted onFebruary 1, 2017August 7, 2023

Featured Authors: Victor Tadros’s Wrongs and Crimes (Post by Victor Tadros)

[Editor’s Note: As part of our series featuring authors of new and forthcoming books, today we are featuring Victor Tadros’s new book Wrongs and Crimes […] Read More

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