Metaphysics & Morals In Canadian Criminal Justice: A Pragmatic Analysis Of The Conflict Between Neuroscience And Retributive Folk Psychology,
2020
Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law
Metaphysics & Morals In Canadian Criminal Justice: A Pragmatic Analysis Of The Conflict Between Neuroscience And Retributive Folk Psychology, Sarah Greenwood
LLM Theses
The retributive justification of Canadian criminal law contains several assumptions about human nature that conflicts with what neuroscience has established regarding human behavior and the function of rationality. Interdisciplinary discourse on this conflict between law and neuroscience has unnecessarily implicated the free will debate and is further stagnated by epistemic cultural differences between the two disciplines. To avoid these roadblocks, this thesis applies the methodological principles of pragmatic philosophy. Rather than asking which description of human nature is true, pragmatic inquiry focuses on the difference either would make in practice. This analysis reveals that retributive folk psychology in practice causes …
Mcconnell’S Lust To Control The Supreme Court Could Destroy It,
2020
Duquesne University
Mcconnell’S Lust To Control The Supreme Court Could Destroy It, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
September 22, 2020: Today's Column On The Confirmation Fight,
2020
Duquesne University
September 22, 2020: Today's Column On The Confirmation Fight, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Today's Column on the Confirmation Fight“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
September 20, 2020: Happy New Year,
2020
Duquesne University
September 20, 2020: Happy New Year, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Happy New Year“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
September 12, 2020: Mark Tooley On George Weigel/Judge Pryor On The Court Of History,
2020
Duquesne University
September 12, 2020: Mark Tooley On George Weigel/Judge Pryor On The Court Of History, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Mark Tooley on George Weigel/Judge Pryor on the Court of History“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
Political Tribalism Is Trumping Accountability. That’S Bad For Democracy,
2020
Duquesne University
Political Tribalism Is Trumping Accountability. That’S Bad For Democracy, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
September 10, 2020: This Week's Column--Tribalism,
2020
Duquesne University
September 10, 2020: This Week's Column--Tribalism, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “This Week's Column--Tribalism“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
September 6, 2020: "Art Is Not Enough, But Art Is All We Have",
2020
Duquesne University
September 6, 2020: "Art Is Not Enough, But Art Is All We Have", Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, "art is not enough, but art is all we have" discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
Table Of Contents,
2020
Seattle University School of Law
Table Of Contents, Seattle University Law Review
Seattle University Law Review
Table of Contents
Here’S Everything Libertarians Like Russ Diamond Get Wrong About Mask-Wearing,
2020
Duquesne University
Here’S Everything Libertarians Like Russ Diamond Get Wrong About Mask-Wearing, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
August 27, 2020: What Libertarians Get Wrong About Masks,
2020
Duquesne University
August 27, 2020: What Libertarians Get Wrong About Masks, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “What Libertarians Get Wrong About Masks“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
August 25, 2020: The Case For Trump,
2020
Duquesne University
August 25, 2020: The Case For Trump, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “The Case for Trump“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
August 23, 2020: Evil Geniuses,
2020
Duquesne University
August 23, 2020: Evil Geniuses, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Evil Geniuses“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
August 19, 2020: Listen To The Podcast Ikthos,
2020
Duquesne University
August 19, 2020: Listen To The Podcast Ikthos, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Listen to the Podcast Ikthos“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
August 13, 2020: How Can The Sacred Be Regained?,
2020
Duquesne University
August 13, 2020: How Can The Sacred Be Regained?, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “How Can the Sacred be Regained?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
N.Y.’S James Is Right To Go After The Nra For Fraud And Malfeasance. Seeking To Dissolve It Is A Step Too Far.,
2020
Duquesne University
N.Y.’S James Is Right To Go After The Nra For Fraud And Malfeasance. Seeking To Dissolve It Is A Step Too Far., Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
August 11, 2020: First They Came For The Nra,
2020
Duquesne University
August 11, 2020: First They Came For The Nra, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “First They Came for the NRA“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
August 7, 2020: Latitia James's Tyranny,
2020
Duquesne University
August 7, 2020: Latitia James's Tyranny, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “ Latitia James's Tyranny“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
August 5, 2020: The Power Of Prayer,
2020
Duquesne University
August 5, 2020: The Power Of Prayer, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “The Power of Prayer“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
The Property Species: Mine, Yours, And The Human Mind,
2020
Chapman University
The Property Species: Mine, Yours, And The Human Mind, Bart J. Wilson
Economics Faculty Books and Book Chapters
"Arguing that neither the sciences nor the humanities synthesizes a full account of property, the book offers a cross-disciplinary compromise that is sure to be controversial: Property is a universal and uniquely human custom. Integrating cognitive linguistics with philosophy of property and a fresh look at property disputes in the common law, the book makes the case that symbolic-thinking humans locate the meaning of property within a thing. That is, all human beings and only human beings have property in things, and at its core, property rests on custom, not rights. Such an alternative to conventional thinking contends that the …
