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Ideas, Metaethics Posted onFebruary 17, 2015August 5, 2016

Non-Natural Normative Properties and the Principle of Parsimony

Disclaimer: This is way outside of my wheelhouse. So the chances that this is just misguided are great. But it’s my month to post and […] Read More

Ideas, Metaethics Posted onFebruary 12, 2015August 5, 2016

Normative Necessity and Normative Knowledge

I hope Ralph won’t mind if I piggyback on his post, but I’m just getting started on a paper that’s partly about normative necessity, and […] Read More

Ideas, Metaethics Posted onFebruary 9, 2015August 5, 2016

Is normative necessity distinct from metaphysical necessity?

In “Varieties of Necessity” (in Gendler and Hawthorne, Conceivability and Possibility, Oxford 2002), Kit Fine argued that we need to recognize that certain normative truths […] Read More

Discussions Posted onFebruary 2, 2015August 5, 2016

Ethics Discussions at PEA Soup: Alexander Guerrero on Marie Collins Swabey’s “Publicity and Measurement”

We continue our celebration of the 125th anniversary year of Ethics by discussing Alexander Guerrero‘s retrospective of Marie Collins Swabey’s “Publicity and Measurement,” as well […] Read More

Applied Ethics, Ideas, Moral Psychology Posted onJanuary 30, 2015August 5, 2016

The Truth about Lying

Photo credit: Tristan Schmurr Lying is an important social and moral category. We react negatively to liars and their lies. But what is it to […] Read More

Discussions Posted onJanuary 26, 2015August 5, 2016

Ethics Discussions at PEA Soup: Derek Baker & Jack Woods’ “How Expressivists Can and Should Explain Inconsistency,” with a critical précis by Mark Schroeder

Please join us in discussing Derek Baker and Jack Woods‘ paper “How Expressivists Can and Should Explain Inconsistency,” available open access here. Mark Schroeder opens […] Read More

Discussions Posted onJanuary 9, 2015August 5, 2016

Ethics Discussions at PEA Soup: Upcoming attractions

We have two exciting Ethics discussions coming up: On January 26-28, we discuss Derek Baker and Jack Woods‘ paper “How Expressivists Can and Should Explain […] Read More

Ideas, Metaethics Posted onJanuary 6, 2015August 5, 2016

Normative Beliefs and Epistemic Norms

As a part of a paper I am working on (very early stages and so the rest will be very sketchy), I would like to […] Read More

Academia, The Profession Posted onJanuary 3, 2015

Do cover letters for journal submissions make any difference?

I'm curious to know whether cover letters that accompany journal submissions make any difference — whether editors read them, whether the letters influence publication decisions, […] Read More

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