In his comment on this post, Dave Shoemaker writes: Too often we act as kinds of gatekeepers, judging that if students aren't sufficiently "like us" […] Read More
Category: Discussions
It's nearing that time when graduate programs admit students. Should any of us be encouraging our students to pursue a PhD in philosophy? If so, […] Read More
There’s a story that I heard from my father many years ago, which I’m tempted to share with PEA Soupers. G. E. Moore was a Cambridge […] Read More
Since we've had a lot of good discussions in the past at PEA Soup about journals' editorial practices, I thought I'd draw everyone's attention to […] Read More
Suppose that S has the following imperfect duty: an imperfect duty to perform at least one of x, y, and z (where these are three […] Read More
As I noted in an earlier post, there are at least two competing rationales for constraints: the victim-focused rationale (VFR) and the agent-focused rationale (AFR). […] Read More
Please consider the following three cases and then take the following poll: Case A (‘A’ for Abe): Abe poisons his son, Larry. The poison causes […] Read More
Let A1-A6 stand for six distinct agents. Let V1-V6 stand for six distinct potential victims. Let T1-T6 stand for six distinct and successive times. And […] Read More
Smith has exactly two doses of anesthetic, and Jones has zero doses of anesthetic. Tom is having an operation on Saturday, and unless Smith gives […] Read More