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Philosophy And Theology: Notes On The Violinist Analogy, Christopher Kaczor
Philosophy And Theology: Notes On The Violinist Analogy, Christopher Kaczor
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No abstract provided.
Review Of "The Ancient Quarrel Between Philosophy And Poetry" By R. Barfield, Richard Thomas Eldridge
Review Of "The Ancient Quarrel Between Philosophy And Poetry" By R. Barfield, Richard Thomas Eldridge
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No abstract provided.
Philosophy And Theology: Notes On Double Effect Reasoning, Christopher Kaczor
Philosophy And Theology: Notes On Double Effect Reasoning, Christopher Kaczor
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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.
A Puzzle About Responsibility A Problem And Its Contextualist Solution, Peter Baumann
A Puzzle About Responsibility A Problem And Its Contextualist Solution, Peter Baumann
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This paper presents a puzzle about moral responsibility. The problem is based upon the indeterminacy of relevant reference classes as applied to action. After discussing and rejecting a very tempting response I propose moral contextualism instead, that is, the idea that the truth value of judgments of the form "S is morally responsible for x" depends on and varies with the context of the attributor who makes that judgment. Even if this reply should not do all the expected work it is a first step.
Stanley Cavell And Literary Studies: Consequences Of Skepticism, Richard Thomas Eldridge, B. Rhie
Stanley Cavell And Literary Studies: Consequences Of Skepticism, Richard Thomas Eldridge, B. Rhie
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No abstract provided.
Narrative Rehearsal, Expression, And Goethe's "Wandrers Nachtlied Ii", Richard Thomas Eldridge
Narrative Rehearsal, Expression, And Goethe's "Wandrers Nachtlied Ii", Richard Thomas Eldridge
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No abstract provided.
Epistemic Closure, Peter Baumann
A Imparcialidade Da Ciência E As Responsabilidades Dos Cientistas, Hugh Lacey
A Imparcialidade Da Ciência E As Responsabilidades Dos Cientistas, Hugh Lacey
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This article, making use of a distinction between endorsing and accepting a claim, discusses the responsibilities that scientists incur in the light of the necessity to act, formulate policy, and to design regulations pertinent to technoscientific innovations, when decisions will inevitably be based, in important part, on claims that are only endorsed (and so implicated in compromises with ethical/social values), and not accepted in accordance with impartiality. Then, after introducing the notion of "impartial investigation", I conclude that the central responsibility of scientists is to engage in impartial investigation, and that this requires, not the exclusion of ethical and social …
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.
Empiricism, Stances, And The Problem Of Voluntarism, Peter Baumann
Empiricism, Stances, And The Problem Of Voluntarism, Peter Baumann
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Classical empiricism leads to notorious problems having to do with the (at least prima facie) lack of an acceptable empiricist justification of empiricism itself. Bas van Fraassen claims that his idea of the "empirical stance" can deal with such problems. I argue, however, that this view entails a very problematic form of voluntarism which comes with the threat of latent irrationality and normative inadequacy. However, there is also a certain element of truth in such a voluntarism. The main difficulty consists in finding an acceptable form of voluntarism.
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
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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
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No abstract provided.
Philosophy And Theology: Notes On Fetal Interventions, Christopher Kaczor
Philosophy And Theology: Notes On Fetal Interventions, Christopher Kaczor
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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.