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The Concept Of Intrinsic Goodness: Essays In Moorean Moral Philosophy, Miles Tucker
The Concept Of Intrinsic Goodness: Essays In Moorean Moral Philosophy, Miles Tucker
Doctoral Dissertations
I defend and explicate a Moorean program in value theory. I claim that intrinsic goodness is the fundamental concept of axiology, and argue that the notion should be understood as G.E. Moore suggested in the Principia Ethica. In the first three chapters, I address popular challenges to the Moorean project, including objections raised by Judith Jarvis Thomson, Shelly Kagan, and Christine Korsgaard. After, I turn to explication: I attend to the connection between goodness and other normative notions, and present what I take to be the most attractive version of the Moorean view. Finally, I address a perennial puzzle …
Applications And Extensions Of Counterpart Theory, Bridgette Peterson
Applications And Extensions Of Counterpart Theory, Bridgette Peterson
Doctoral Dissertations
An exploration of the details of counterpart theory, and some applications of the view. In Chapter 1, I set out the view and clarify the most important features: that the counterpart relation is a context dependent similarity relation, and that individuals are world-bound entities. I then set out what I take to be the most promising methods of filling in important details. Chapter 2 is a discussion of an alternative view, lump theory. I attempt to distinguish lump theory from counterpart theory, and argue that several attempt to do so fail. Chapter 3 is an attempt to apply counterpart theory …
Me, Myself And I: Reflections On Self-Consciousness And Authority, Jonathan Rosen
Me, Myself And I: Reflections On Self-Consciousness And Authority, Jonathan Rosen
Doctoral Dissertations
The Rationalist conception of the self identifies the subject, the “I”, as a “captain” wielding autonomous rational authority over his subservient attitudes and behaviors—his “crew”. I argue that such a conception of the self is metaphysically untenable and that its practical and ethical ramifications are unattractive. In its place I recommend an alternative, Holistic, “Crew of Captains” conception of the self, and explain its metaphysical, practical and ethical advantages.