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Anti-foundationalist Coherentism as an Ontology for Relational Quantum Mechanics (2024)
Journal Article
Jaura, E. (2024). Anti-foundationalist Coherentism as an Ontology for Relational Quantum Mechanics. Foundations of Physics, 54(4), Article 58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-024-00794-2

There have been a number of recent attempts to identify the best metaphysical framework for capturing Rovelli’s Relational Quantum Mechanics (RQM). All such accounts commit to some form of fundamentalia, whether they be traditional objects, physical... Read More about Anti-foundationalist Coherentism as an Ontology for Relational Quantum Mechanics.

Metaethics and the Nature of Properties (2024)
Journal Article
Sinclair, N. (2024). Metaethics and the Nature of Properties. Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume, 98(1), 133-152. https://doi.org/10.1093/arisup/akae004

This paper explores connections between theories of morality and theories of properties. It argues that (1) moral realism is in tension with predicate, class and mereological nominalism; (2) moral non-naturalism is incompatible with standard versions... Read More about Metaethics and the Nature of Properties.

Locative grounding harmony (2024)
Journal Article
Tallant, J., Baron, S., & Miller, K. (2024). Locative grounding harmony. Philosophical Studies, 181, 1971-2001. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-024-02171-1

In this paper, we explore locative grounding harmony, according to which the location of the grounds mirrors the location of the grounded. We proceed in three stages. First, we clarify the notion of locative harmony and describe different locative ha... Read More about Locative grounding harmony.

Pregnancy, Birth, and Medicine (2024)
Book Chapter
(2024). Pregnancy, Birth, and Medicine. In Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Department of Philosophy, Stanford University

Pregnancy and birth can be approached from many philosophical angles, including philosophy of law, philosophy of biology, and mereology. Some authors have focused on ethical issues surrounding abortion and assisted reproduction, others have discussed... Read More about Pregnancy, Birth, and Medicine.

Pregnancy, pain and pathology: a reply to Smajdor and Räsänen (2024)
Journal Article
Baron, T. (2024). Pregnancy, pain and pathology: a reply to Smajdor and Räsänen. Journal of Medical Ethics, Article jme-2024-109921. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2024-109921

In their recent paper ‘Is pregnancy a disease?’, Anna Smajdor and Joona Räsänen argue in the affirmative, highlighting features shared by both pregnancy and paradigmatic diseases. In particular, they point to the harmful symptoms and side effects of... Read More about Pregnancy, pain and pathology: a reply to Smajdor and Räsänen.

The Tawḥīds of Ibn Taymiyya (2024)
Book Chapter
Hoover, J. The Tawḥīds of Ibn Taymiyya. In W. Amin, S. Rizvi, & A. Hughes (Eds.), Islamic Perspectives on God and (Other) Monotheism(s). AMI Press

On The Myth of Psychotherapy * (2024)
Journal Article
French, C. (in press). On The Myth of Psychotherapy *. Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology,

Thomas Szasz famously argued that mental illness is a myth. Less famously, Szasz argued that since mental illness is a myth, so too is psychotherapy. Szasz' claim that mental illness is a myth has been much discussed, but much less attention has been... Read More about On The Myth of Psychotherapy *.

Surrogacy and Adoption: An Empirical Investigation of Public Moral Attitudes (2024)
Journal Article
Baron, T., Svingen, E., & Leyva, R. (in press). Surrogacy and Adoption: An Empirical Investigation of Public Moral Attitudes. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-024-10343-1

Surrogacy and adoption are both family-making measures subject to extensive domestic and international regulation. In this nationally representative survey study (N = 1552), we explore public attitudes to various forms of surrogacy and adoption in th... Read More about Surrogacy and Adoption: An Empirical Investigation of Public Moral Attitudes.

Just Police Violence: Liberal ideology and the critique of violence from Walter Benjamin to Black Lives Matter (2024)
Journal Article
Duff, K. (2024). Just Police Violence: Liberal ideology and the critique of violence from Walter Benjamin to Black Lives Matter. Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence, 2(1), 34-63. https://doi.org/10.1163/27727882-bja00022

Policing is broadly legitimate – even while imperfect and in need of reform. This axiom of liberal political theory and practice is shaken by movements like Black Lives Matter, which confront and expose carceral violence as the routine, deadly edge o... Read More about Just Police Violence: Liberal ideology and the critique of violence from Walter Benjamin to Black Lives Matter.

Philosophy with refugees and sanctuary-seekers (2024)
Journal Article
Fisher, A., McIntyre, J., & Muhangi, S. (in press). Philosophy with refugees and sanctuary-seekers. Teaching Philosophy,

This paper outlines a teaching initiative designed to introduce philosophy to sanctuary seekers and refugees. Despite facing challenges such as scheduling conflicts and inconsistent attendance, the program demonstrated success. Participants displayed... Read More about Philosophy with refugees and sanctuary-seekers.

Philosophy of the Family: Ethics, Identity and Responsibility (2024)
Book
Baron, T., & Cowley, C. (2024). Philosophy of the Family: Ethics, Identity and Responsibility. Bloomsbury Publishing

Almost everyone grows up in a family, and family ties play an important role in daily life. But what exactly is a 'family'? What is a 'family tie'? We use the general concept of 'family' in many contexts – in fiction, in talk shows, in law, in politi... Read More about Philosophy of the Family: Ethics, Identity and Responsibility.

There are more, or fewer, things than most of us think (2024)
Journal Article
Noonan, H. W. (2024). There are more, or fewer, things than most of us think. Metaphysica, https://doi.org/10.1515/mp-2023-0035

In Chapter 12 of his book Material Beings (Van Inwagen, Peter. 1990. Material Beings. Ithaca: Cornell University Press) van Inwagen argues that there are no artefacts, or very few, certainly fewer than most people believe. Artisans very rarely create... Read More about There are more, or fewer, things than most of us think.

The Megaric Possibility Paradox (2024)
Journal Article
Steinkrüger, P., & Duncombe, M. (2024). The Megaric Possibility Paradox. Apeiron, 57(1), 111-137. https://doi.org/10.1515/apeiron-2022-0100

In Metaphysics Theta 3 Aristotle attributes to the Megarics and unknown others a notorious modal thesis: (M) something can φ only if it is φ-ing. Aristotle does not tell us what motivated (M). Almost all scholars take Aristotle’s report to indicate t... Read More about The Megaric Possibility Paradox.

Domácí porody (2023)
Book Chapter
Baron, T. (2023). Domácí porody. In M. Chvílová Weberová, B. Steinlauf Vráblová, & J. Matějek (Eds.), Etika v Neonatologii a Pediatrii. Grada Publishing

Teaching and knowledge: uneasy bedfellows (2023)
Journal Article
Fisher, A., & Tallant, J. (2023). Teaching and knowledge: uneasy bedfellows. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 58(1), 24-40. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopedu/qhad086

In this paper we explore the connection between the act of teaching and the imparting of knowledge. Our overarching aim is to demonstrate that the connection between them is less tight than one might suppose. Our stepping off point is a recent paper... Read More about Teaching and knowledge: uneasy bedfellows.

Why-UD? Assessing the requirement to trial an intrauterine device as a condition for elective sterilisation in female patients (2023)
Journal Article
Baron, T. (2023). Why-UD? Assessing the requirement to trial an intrauterine device as a condition for elective sterilisation in female patients. Journal of Medical Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2023-109264

Some National Health Service healthcare boards in the UK will approve a request for female sterilisation only if the patient first accepts a trial period of 1 year with an intrauterine device (IUD), a form of long-acting reversible contraception. In... Read More about Why-UD? Assessing the requirement to trial an intrauterine device as a condition for elective sterilisation in female patients.

The law and ethics of a property rights approach to frozen embryo disputes (2023)
Journal Article
Cornell, M., & Baron, T. (2023). The law and ethics of a property rights approach to frozen embryo disputes. Legal Studies, https://doi.org/10.1017/lst.2023.33

Disputes over frozen embryos represent a particularly problematic case, legally and ethically, due to the ambiguity of their moral and legal status and the potential rights-claims which can be made with regard to them. Recent work has contextualised... Read More about The law and ethics of a property rights approach to frozen embryo disputes.

Phenomenological Interview and Gender Dysphoria: A Third Pathway for Diagnosis and Treatment (2023)
Journal Article
Dierckxsens, G., & R Baron, T. (2024). Phenomenological Interview and Gender Dysphoria: A Third Pathway for Diagnosis and Treatment. Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, 49(1), 28-42. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmp/jhad039

Gender dysphoria (GD) is marked by an incongruence between a person's biological sex at birth, and their felt gender (or gender identity). There is continuing debate regarding the benefits and drawbacks of physiological treatment of GD in children, a... Read More about Phenomenological Interview and Gender Dysphoria: A Third Pathway for Diagnosis and Treatment.

The Route to Artificial Phenomenology; ‘Attunement to the World’ and Representationalism of Affective States (2023)
Book Chapter
Farina, L. (2023). The Route to Artificial Phenomenology; ‘Attunement to the World’ and Representationalism of Affective States. In C. Misselhorn, T. Poljanšek, T. Störzinger, & M. Klein (Eds.), Emotional Machines: Perspectives from Affective Computing and Emotional Human-Machine Interaction (111-132). Springer (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-37641-3_5

According to dominant views in affective computing, artificial systems e.g. robots and algorithms cannot experience emotion because they lack the phenomenological aspect associated with emotional experience. In this paper I suggest that if we wish to... Read More about The Route to Artificial Phenomenology; ‘Attunement to the World’ and Representationalism of Affective States.

Transformative experience and the principle of informed consent in medicine (2023)
Journal Article
Egerton, K., & Capitelli-McMahon, H. (2023). Transformative experience and the principle of informed consent in medicine. Synthese, 202(3), Article 65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-023-04258-4

This paper explores how transformative experience generates decision-making problems of particular seriousness in medical settings. Potentially transformative experiences are especially likely to be encountered in medicine, and the associated decisio... Read More about Transformative experience and the principle of informed consent in medicine.