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Causal theories of explanation and the challenge of explanatory disagreement (2014)
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Jansson, L. (2014). Causal theories of explanation and the challenge of explanatory disagreement. Philosophy of Science, 81(3), https://doi.org/10.1086/676687

When evaluating the success of causal theories of explanation the focus has typically been on the legitimacy of causal relations and on putative examples of explanations that we cannot capture in causal terms. Here I motivate the existence of a third... Read More about Causal theories of explanation and the challenge of explanatory disagreement.

The formulation of epistemological disjunctivism (2014)
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French, C. (2016). The formulation of epistemological disjunctivism. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 92(1), 86-104. https://doi.org/10.1111/phpr.12105

I argue that we should question the orthodox way of thinking about epistemological disjunctivism. I suggest that we can formulate epistemological disjunctivism in terms of states of seeing things as opposed to states of seeing that p. Not only does t... Read More about The formulation of epistemological disjunctivism.

Tollensing van Inwagen (2014)
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Noonan, H. W. (2014). Tollensing van Inwagen. Philosophia, 42(4), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-014-9521-2

Punishing states and the spectre of guilt by association (2014)
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Explaining moral knowledge (2014)
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Leibowitz, U. D. (2014). Explaining moral knowledge. Journal of Moral Philosophy, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1163/17455243-4681012

In this paper I assess the viability of a particularist explanation of moral knowledge.
First, I consider two arguments by Sean McKeever and Michael Ridge that purport to
show that a generalist, principle-based explanation of practical wisdom—under... Read More about Explaining moral knowledge.

Impossible Worlds (2013)
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Jago, M. (2015). Impossible Worlds. Noûs, 49(4), 713-728. https://doi.org/10.1111/nous.12051

© 2013 The Author(s). NOÛS published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Impossible worlds are representations of impossible things and impossible happenings. They earn their keep in a semantic or metaphysical theory if they do the right theoretical work for... Read More about Impossible Worlds.

Against mereological nihilism (2013)
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Tallant, J. (2013). Against mereological nihilism. Synthese, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-013-0343-8

I argue that mereological nihilism fails because it cannot answer (what I describe as) the special arrangement question: when is it true that the xs (the mereological simples) are arranged F-wise? I suggest that the answers given in the literature fa... Read More about Against mereological nihilism.

Classifying theories of welfare (2013)
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Woodard, C. (2013). Classifying theories of welfare. Philosophical Studies, 165(3), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-012-9978-4

This paper argues that we should replace the common classification of theories of welfare into the categories of hedonism, desire theories, and objective list theories. The tripartite classification is objectionable because it is unduly narrow and it... Read More about Classifying theories of welfare.

Burdens of proof and the case for unevenness (2013)
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Aijaz, I., McKeown-Green, J., & Webster, A. (2013). Burdens of proof and the case for unevenness. Argumentation, 27(3), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10503-012-9285-4

How is the burden of proof to be distributed among individuals who are involved in resolving a particular issue? Under what conditions should the burden of proof be distributed unevenly? We distinguish attitudinal from dialectical burdens and argue t... Read More about Burdens of proof and the case for unevenness.

Dubious by nature (2013)
Journal Article
Tallant, J. (2013). Dubious by nature. Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 43(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/00455091.2013.812372

There is a charge sometimes made in metaphysics that particular commitments are ‘hypothetical’, ‘dubious’ or ‘suspicious’. There have been two analyses given of what this consists in—due to Crisp (2007) and Cameron (2011). The aim of this paper is to... Read More about Dubious by nature.