The new journal Thought is now accepting submissions in Value Theory (broadly interpreted, to include all of ethical theory and metaethics). I am the new Subject Editor for Value Theory submissions, assisted by an expert panel of referees (which includes a large number of PEA […] Read More
Hi all – Very happy to have Sharon Street joining us at PEA Soup for a stint in the Featured Philosophers chair! Sharon is Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Philosophy at NYU. She provides a very helpful introduction to her […] Read More
In an earlier post, I claimed that Regan’s Utilitarianism and Co-operation is important because it shows that in order for a moral theory to be plausible it must require of agents something beyond just the performance of certain actions—in other words, it must not be […] Read More
Ethics will turn 125 next year. In honor of that anniversary, beginning in October 2014, the journal will publish a series of retrospective essays that discuss articles from past volumes of the journal. Ethics has posted a general call for proposals with more details about […] Read More
[This post is related to my previous one, but this won’t be apparent until the very end.] Some options are more specific than others. One option is more specific than another if and only if the performance of the one option logically necessitates the performance […] Read More
One of the great works of recent moral philosophy is Don Regan’s Utilitarianism and Co-operation (New York: OUP, 1980). Although the theory that Regan argues for in the book (viz., cooperative utilitarianism) is, I believe, untenable, I think that Regan makes a very important discovery: […] Read More
As part of its fall open submission cycle, the John Templeton Foundation welcomes online funding inquiries in the areas of philosophy and theology. The submission window is August 1 to October 1, 2013. Proposed philosophical projects need not have religion or theology as a focus. […] Read More
In Spring 2014, the newly founded journal Moral Philosophy & Politics (MOPP) will publish its first issue, edited by Pranay Sanklecha and Alexa Zellentin (together with Lukas H. Meyer). The topic of the Special Issue is “Intergenerational Justice and Natural Resources”. Papers can be submitted […] Read More
This is merely a request for information. I know that there are lots and lots of applied ethics journals covering bioethics, health care ethics, global ethics, environmental ethics, business ethics, health care ethics, ethics of war and conflict and many other types of applied ethics and applied political philosophy, […] Read More