In this paper we explore the connections between ethics and decision theory. In particular, we...

In this paper, I develop an objection to agent-based accounts of right action. Agent-based accounts...

Judith Jarvis Thomson's 'A Defense of Abortion' was published in the first ever issue of...

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Concerning ethics, we have two intuitions that might seem to conflict. On the one...

The article discusses objections regarding the inclusion of Peace Studies in the university curriculum. The...

This paper explores the grounds upon which moral judgment of a person’s beliefs is properly...

Hilary Putnam and Nelson Goodman are two of the twentieth century's most persuasive critics of...

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The distinction between intrinsic value on the one hand and instrumental and contributory value...

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Conventional wisdom has it that epistemic conceptions of truth are versions of antirealism. I...

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Integrity is the virtue par excellence of the professional politician. It is the...

This paper defends an argument from interpretation against the possibility of massive error. The argument...

Even by people whose moral views diverge widely, integrity is commonly thought of as something...

In this paper I propose a version of metaphysical realism which I believe to be...

In "A Refutation of Environmental Ethics" Janna Thompson argues that by assigning intrinsic value to...

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Hilary Putnam has advanced an argument against metaphysical realism which takes its cue...

This paper argues that theories of truth which seek to specify the ontological ground of...

How has September 11 and the declaration of the 'global war on terror' changed our...

What does it take to be a person of integrity? Could those who commit morally...

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Integrity is one of the most important and oft-cited of virtue terms. It...