Location:Edgecliffe G03 Title: Ought and the Transmission of Reasons Abstract:According to the widely held Weightiest Reasons view about how reasons for action and the practical ought are related to one…
Title:Beyond the Now:Epistemic Oppression and the Common Sense of Incarceration Abstract:In this presentation, I narrate anencounter with 2 Black teenagers who attempted to steal my cellphone and thedifficulty of insisting…
Title: Epistemic Akrasia: No Apology Required Abstract: It is natural to think that rationality imposes some relationship between what a person believes, and what she believes about what shes rational…
Title: Legislative Intent: A Rational Unity Account (co-authored with David Tan (Deakin University)) Abstract:Does the legislature have intentions concerning the effects of legislation? If so, how can that intent be…
Location:Edgecliffe G03 Title: How to Build Morality into AI Abstract: AI is spreading fast. We humans need to figure out the best way to prevent AI from making the worst…
Title: Compensation for Wrongful Life Abstract: In a recent case in the UK, a 20-year-old woman with spina bifida brought an action against her mothers physician for failing to advise…
Location:Edgecliffe G03 and Teams Title: Person-Affecting Consequentialism: Equity-Regarding, Desert-Neutral, Repugnant Abstract: The philosophical literature on consequentialism regularly distinguishes between person-affecting and impersonal moral justifications or accounts. The person-affecting/impersonal distinction can…
Location:Edgecliffe G03 Title: Humes Account of Virtue and Its Place in the History of Ethics Abstract: Humes account of virtue is notoriously puzzling. On the one hand, he claims that…
Location:School 6 Title: Counterfactual Decision Theory Abstract: I defend counterfactual decision theory, which says that you should evaluate an act in terms of which outcomes would likely obtain, were you…
Location: Edgecliffe G03 Title: The Morality of Gossip Abstract: Gossip is pervasive and wide-ranging. It lubricates and wrecks social relationships. Many people openly confess to loving it yet acknowledge that…
Location: Edgecliffe G03 and Teams Title: Whats wrong with teaching our children to be good citizens? Abstract: Character education is a common part of schooling in the U.S. and U.K.,…
Location: Teams (online only) Title: Ideology, Culture, and Social Meaning Abstract: My aim in this paper is to sketch a conception of ideology that draws on the critical theory tradition.…
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