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Guilty Pleas, Sentence Reductions, and Non-punishment of the Innocent (2023)
Book Chapter
Hoskins, Z. (2023). Guilty Pleas, Sentence Reductions, and Non-punishment of the Innocent. In J. V. Roberts, & J. Ryberg (Eds.), Sentencing the Self-Convicted: The Ethics of Pleading Guilty (51-69). Hart Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781509957460.ch-004

Fission, Self-Interest and Commonsense Ethics (2023)
Journal Article
Noonan, H. (2023). Fission, Self-Interest and Commonsense Ethics. Philosophia, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-023-00611-6

Jacob Ross argues that the fission cases discussed in the personal identity literature cannot be accommodated without rejecting basic intuitions of everyday ethical thinking. He notes that many philosophers have responded to the challenge of fission... Read More about Fission, Self-Interest and Commonsense Ethics.

​Naïve Realism, the Slightest Philosophy, and the Slightest Science (2023)
Book Chapter
French, C., & Phillips, I. (2023). ​Naïve Realism, the Slightest Philosophy, and the Slightest Science. In B. P. McLaughlin, & J. Cohen (Eds.), Contemporary Debates in the Philosophy of Mind (363-383). (2nd). Wiley-Blackwell

Presentism and representation: saying it without words (2023)
Journal Article
Baron, S., Miller, K., & Tallant, J. (2023). Presentism and representation: saying it without words. Synthese, 201(2), Article 36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-022-03987-2

The Triviality Argument against presentism maintains that we should reject presentism because there is no way to define the view that is not either trivially true or obviously false. We suggest that this style of argument over-emphasises purely lingu... Read More about Presentism and representation: saying it without words.

Infinite Regress Arguments as per impossibile Arguments in Aristotle: De Caelo 300a30–b1, Posterior Analytics 72b5–10, Physics V.2 225b33–226a10 (2023)
Journal Article
Duncombe, M. (2023). Infinite Regress Arguments as per impossibile Arguments in Aristotle: De Caelo 300a30–b1, Posterior Analytics 72b5–10, Physics V.2 225b33–226a10. Rhizomata, 10(2), 262-282. https://doi.org/10.1515/rhiz-2022-0015

Infinite regress arguments are a powerful tool in Aristotle, but this style of argument has received relatively little attention. Improving our understanding of infinite regress arguments has become pressing since recent scholars have pointed out tha... Read More about Infinite Regress Arguments as per impossibile Arguments in Aristotle: De Caelo 300a30–b1, Posterior Analytics 72b5–10, Physics V.2 225b33–226a10.

Punishment's Burdens on the Innocent (2022)
Journal Article
Hoskins, Z. (2022). Punishment's Burdens on the Innocent. Journal of Applied Philosophy, https://doi.org/10.1111/japp.12642

Critics of state punishment have frequently pointed out that its imposition sometimes involves the infliction of burdens on innocent people: namely, those falsely convicted of crimes and punished. Punishment also creates significant burdens for innoc... Read More about Punishment's Burdens on the Innocent.

The Value and Significance of Ill-Being (2022)
Journal Article
Woodard, C. (2022). The Value and Significance of Ill-Being. Midwest Studies in Philosophy, 46, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.5840/msp202212130

Since Shelly Kagan pointed out the relative neglect of ill-being in philosophical discussions, several philosophers have contributed to an emerging literature on its constituents. In doing so, they have explored possible asymmetries between the const... Read More about The Value and Significance of Ill-Being.

Aesthetic Testimony: an Optimistic Approach (2022)
Book
Robson, J. (2022). Aesthetic Testimony: an Optimistic Approach. Oxford University Press (OUP)

Artificial Intelligence Systems, Responsibility and Agential Self-Awareness (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Farina, L. (2022). Artificial Intelligence Systems, Responsibility and Agential Self-Awareness. In V. C. Müller (Ed.), Philosophy and Theory of Artificial Intelligence 2021 (15-25). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09153-7_2

This paper investigates the claim that artificial Intelligence Systems cannot be held morally responsible because they do not have an ability for agential self-awareness e.g. they cannot be aware that they are the agents of an action. The main sugges... Read More about Artificial Intelligence Systems, Responsibility and Agential Self-Awareness.

Review: Who needs a world view? (2022)
Journal Article
Duff, K., & Evans, J. (2024). Review: Who needs a world view?. Contemporary Political Theory, 23, 336-339. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41296-022-00593-2

Co-authored with James Evans (james.evanst@petcheyacademy.org.uk). Review of: Who needs a world view? Raymond Geuss Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA, 2020, 208pp., ISBN 9780674245938