We are pleased to provide the first of two threads discussing the recent articles in Ethics on various kinds of reasons (right, wrong, state-given, object-given). Both are introduced and critically discussed by Wlodek Rabinowicz and Toni Ronnow-Rasmussen. The first is on Mark Schroeder's "The Ubiquity […] Read More
I am currently working on a manuscript in which sophisticated consequentialism (SC) plays a role, and I want to make sure I characterize the view accurately. The heart of SC is the recommendation that the act consequentialist standard of right action not necessarily be utilized […] Read More
Public Affairs Quarterly is seeking abstracts for a special issue which will cover the various issues surrounding the upcoming Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA); the decision is expected later this month. We are seeking papers that are philosophical […] Read More
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Moore, of course, thought that intrinsic value is the central evaluative property. Admittedly, specifying what counts as an intrinsic property is an interesting and difficult question in itself. Let me offer just a quick sketch. On this proposal, whether an object has an intrinsic property […] Read More
Three and a half years ago I had the pleasure of doing a guest post here on PEA Soup. I'm still working on the same stuff, so I thought I'd start my non-guest posting with an update. There's quite a few things going on in […] Read More
THIS POST IS BY DOUG PORTMORE, NOT DAVID SOBEL. We haven’t had a post on professional issues lately, but I hope that readers won’t mind a bit of light reading. In any case, here it goes: Suppose that I’ve become a better teacher. Suppose, for […] Read More
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