Steve Campbell from Michigan kindly directed my attention to a new paper that uses the methods of experimental philosophy to investigate the objectivity-question in metaethics. […] Read More
Category: Discussions
The poll question was: If someone holds both (a) that an act is morally permissible if and only if it maximizes aggregate pleasure and (b) […] Read More
The poll question was: Assuming that you’re a consequentialist (if you’re not one, then please don’t take this poll), do you believe that the best […] Read More
If appropriate, please cast your vote in the following polls. Once I have a fair bit of data, I’ll explain why I’m interested in people’s […] Read More
Since we’ve talked a bit in the past here about the editorial practices followed by our profession’s journals, I thought I’d ask what people think […] Read More
Consider absolute-level satisficing consequentialism: ALSC: “There is a number, n, such that: An act is morally right iff either (i) it has a utility of […] Read More
I once heard someone maintain something absolutely absurd: A life in prison is just the price for committing murder, he said, and you are "free" […] Read More
I just read a chapter about slave reparations by my colleague David Boonin. David presents an interesting and surprisingly strong argument in favor of reparations. […] Read More
Conference: Human Rights in Theory and Practice Date: Friday, October 3rd, 2008 Location: Rutgers University School of Law-Camden Description: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights […] Read More