Outputs (23)

Temporal passage and the ‘no alternate possibilities’ argument (2016)
Journal Article
Tallant, J. (2016). Temporal passage and the ‘no alternate possibilities’ argument. Manuscrito, 39(4), https://doi.org/10.1590/0100-6045

Dynamic theories of time typically commit to the claim that “time passes”. In this paper I develop a version of the ‘no alternate possibilities’ argument in order to show that time does not pass, but that this is no threat to dynamic theories of time... Read More about Temporal passage and the ‘no alternate possibilities’ argument.

Moral Deliberation and Ad Hominem Fallacies (2016)
Journal Article
Leibowitz, U. D. (2016). Moral Deliberation and Ad Hominem Fallacies. Journal of Moral Philosophy, 13(5), 507-529. https://doi.org/10.1163/17455243-46810045

Many of us read Peter Singer’s work on our obligations to those in desperate need with our students. Famously, Singer argues that we have a moral obligation to give a significant portion of our assets to famine relief. If my own experience is not aty... Read More about Moral Deliberation and Ad Hominem Fallacies.

Additional reflections on Putnam, Wright and Brains in Vats (2016)
Journal Article
Noonan, H. W. (2016). Additional reflections on Putnam, Wright and Brains in Vats. Metaphysica, 17(2), https://doi.org/10.1515/mp-2016-0016

Putnam’s argument against the sceptical Brain-in-a-Vat hypothesis continues to intrigue. I argue in what follows that the argument refutes a particular kind of sceptic and make a proposal about its more general significance. To appreciate the soundne... Read More about Additional reflections on Putnam, Wright and Brains in Vats.

Found Guilty by Association: In Defence of the Quinean Criterion (2016)
Journal Article
Egerton, K. (2018). Found Guilty by Association: In Defence of the Quinean Criterion. Ratio, 31(1), 37-56. https://doi.org/10.1111/rati.12150

Much recent work in metaontology challenges the so-called ‘Quinean tradition’ in metaphysics. Especially prominently, Amie Thomasson argues for a highly permissive ontology over ontologies which eliminate many entities. I am concerned with disputing... Read More about Found Guilty by Association: In Defence of the Quinean Criterion.

The Politics of Virtue: Post-Liberalism and the Human Future (2016)
Book
Milbank, J., & Pabst, A. (2016). The Politics of Virtue: Post-Liberalism and the Human Future. Rowman & Littlefield International

Getting off the Inwagen: A Critique of Quinean Metaontology (2016)
Journal Article
Egerton, K. (2016). Getting off the Inwagen: A Critique of Quinean Metaontology. Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy, 4(6), 23. https://doi.org/10.15173/jhap.v4i6.2962

Much contemporary ontological inquiry takes place within the so-called ‘Quinean tradition’ but, given that some aspects of Quine’s project have been widely abandoned even by those who consider themselves Quineans, it is unclear what this amounts to.... Read More about Getting off the Inwagen: A Critique of Quinean Metaontology.

Advanced modalizing problems (2016)
Journal Article
Jago, M. (2016). Advanced modalizing problems. Mind, 125(499), 627-642. https://doi.org/10.1093/mind/fzv172

I present an internal problem for David Lewis’s genuine modal realism. My aim is to show that his analysis of modality is inconsistent with his metaphysics. I consider several ways of modifying the Lewisian analysis of modality, but argue that none a... Read More about Advanced modalizing problems.

Teresa of Avila on Theology and Shame (2016)
Journal Article
Loumagne, M. (2018). Teresa of Avila on Theology and Shame. New Blackfriars, 99(1081), 388-402. https://doi.org/10.1111/nbfr.12235

This article examines Teresa of Avila's understanding of the relationship between spiritual dryness, intellectual frustration, and shame. It argues that Teresa presents these experiences as interconnected, as well as spiritually and intellectually va... Read More about Teresa of Avila on Theology and Shame.

A solution to knowledge’s threshold problem (2016)
Journal Article
Hannon, M. (2017). A solution to knowledge’s threshold problem. Philosophical Studies, 174(3), 607-629. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-016-0700-9

This paper is about the ‘threshold problem’ for knowledge, namely, how do we determine what fixes the level of justification required for knowledge in a non-arbitrary way? One popular strategy for solving this problem is impurism, which is the view t... Read More about A solution to knowledge’s threshold problem.

On Engster's care-justification of the specialness thesis about healthcare (2016)
Journal Article
Rumbold, B. (2017). On Engster's care-justification of the specialness thesis about healthcare. Journal of Medical Ethics, 43(8), 501-505. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2015-102799

To say health is 'special' is to say that it has a moral significance that differentiates it from other goods (cars, say or radios) and, as a matter of justice, warrants distributing it separately. In this essay, I critique a new justification for th... Read More about On Engster's care-justification of the specialness thesis about healthcare.