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Philosophy And Theology: Notes On The Violinist Analogy, Christopher Kaczor
Philosophy And Theology: Notes On The Violinist Analogy, Christopher Kaczor
Philosophy Faculty Works
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Philosophy And Theology: Notes On Double Effect Reasoning, Christopher Kaczor
Philosophy And Theology: Notes On Double Effect Reasoning, Christopher Kaczor
Philosophy Faculty Works
The article discusses the conditions to which an action with two effects or double-effect, one good and the other evil, can be considered ethically permissible. It cites hypothetical cases describing the conditions which include that the action itself, its object is not intrinsically evil; the evil effect is not a means to the good effect; the evil effect is not intended as an end and there is a morally serious reason justifying allowing the evil effect.
Philosophy And Theology: Notes On Conscience Protections For Health Care Workers, Christopher Kaczor
Philosophy And Theology: Notes On Conscience Protections For Health Care Workers, Christopher Kaczor
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The article reviews reports on the philosophy and theology of bio ethics, including "Is Conscientious Objection Incompatible with a Physician's Professional Obligations?" and "Negative and Positive Claims of Conscience," both by Mark R. Wicclair, published in the January 2009 issue of "Cambridge Quarterly of Health Care Ethics." Wicclair discusses the incompatibility thesis. The article also observes that the contemporary debate on conscience protection has intensified.
Prophetic Pragmatism And The Practices Of Freedom: On Cornel West's Foucauldian Methodology, Brad E. Stone
Prophetic Pragmatism And The Practices Of Freedom: On Cornel West's Foucauldian Methodology, Brad E. Stone
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This essay explores the Foucauldian influence on Cornel West’s prophetic pragmatism. Although West argues that Foucauldian methods are insufficient to deliver a philosophy of liberation, I argue that there is nothing in Foucault that would prohibit West from such a goal, even though a philosophy of liberation was not one of Foucault’s goals. Fortunately, one can understand West’s own project of liberation in terms of "practices of freedom," allowing one to describe West’s philosophical project in strict Foucauldian terms.
The Down Low And The Sexuality Of Race, Brad E. Stone
The Down Low And The Sexuality Of Race, Brad E. Stone
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There has been much interest in the phenomenon called "the Down Low," in which "otherwise heterosexual" African American men have sex with other black men. This essay explores the biopolitics at play in the media’s curiosity about the Down Low. The Down Low serves as a critical, transgressive heterotopia that reveals the codetermination of racism, sexism, and heterosexism in black male sexuality.
Credit Theories And The Value Of Knowledge, Jason Baehr
Credit Theories And The Value Of Knowledge, Jason Baehr
Philosophy Faculty Works
One alleged advantage of credit theories of knowledge is that they are capable of explaining why knowledge is essentially more valuable than mere true belief. I argue that credit theories in fact provide grounds for denying this claim and therefore are incapable of overcoming the 'value problem' in epistemology. Much of the discussion revolves around the question of whether true belief is always epistemically valuable. I also consider to what extent, if any, my main argument should worry credit theorists.
The Structure Of Open-Mindedness, Jason Baehr
The Structure Of Open-Mindedness, Jason Baehr
Philosophy Faculty Works
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Philosophy And Theology: Notes On Fetal Interventions, Christopher Kaczor
Philosophy And Theology: Notes On Fetal Interventions, Christopher Kaczor
Philosophy Faculty Works
In the article, the author discusses the issues involving the ethics of fetal surgery. He cites the works of scholars Frank A. Chervenak and Laurence B. McCullough on the ethical questions on fetal surgery. The positions of such pro-abortion individuals as Peter Singer, Michael Tooley and David Boonin on the issue of fetal homicide are also cited.