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Abstract: G.C. Goddu is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Richmond. His publications include 'Avoiding or Changing the Past'' (Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 2011), 'Will you survive a trip to Rekall, Inc.'' (Philip K. Dick and Philosophy, 2011), and 'What is a "Real" Argument'' (Informal Logic, 2009), as well as articles in logic, argumentation theory, and metaphysics.Andrew Franklin-Hall recently received his doctorate from Columbia University. His research is primarily in moral and political philosophy, and he is especially interested in questions about the rights of parents and children, the moral significance of different stages of life, and justice in education. His paper 'On Becoming an Adult: Autonomy ... Read More PubDate: 2020-04-29T00:00:00-05:00
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Abstract: What does it mean to say that the mental is nothing over and above the physical' In other words, what exactly is the thesis of physicalism about the mental' The question has not received the philosophical attention it deserves. If that sounds woefully uninformed, it's probably because you are mistaking my restricted thesis of physicalism about the mental for the unrestricted thesis of physicalism simpliciter. Physicalism simpliciter is the doctrine that everything is physical; equivalently, that there is nothing over and above the physical. Physicalism simpliciter has been the subject of intense philosophical scrutiny. There are ongoing debates over how 'the physical' should be defined for the purpose of ... Read More Keywords: Locke, John,; Rawls, John, PubDate: 2019-09-19T00:00:00-05:00
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Abstract: Some accounts of moral responsibility hold that an agent's responsibility is completely determined by some aspect of the agent's mental life at the time of action. For example, some hold that an agent is responsible if and only if there is an appropriate mesh among the agent's particular psychological elements. It is often objected that the particular features of the agent's mental life to which these theorists appeal (such as a particular structure or mesh) are not necessary for responsibility. This is because there appear to be cases in which an agent acts at an earlier time which causes her to lack the appropriate psychological features at some later time and yet, intuitively, she is responsible at that later ... Read More Keywords: Locke, John,; Rawls, John, PubDate: 2019-09-19T00:00:00-05:00
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Abstract: Consider the following 'principles':2(Norm of Belief Schema) Necessarily, a belief of <p> is correct (relative to some scenario) if and only if p (at that scenario) — where 'p' has the aforementioned content <p>.(Generalized Norm of Belief) Necessarily, for all propositions <p>, a belief of <p> is correct (relative to some scenario) if and only if <p> is true (at that scenario).Both 'principles' appear to capture the aim(s) of belief. (NBS) particularizes the aims to beliefs of distinct content-types. (GNB) generalizes these aims of beliefs as truth. Properly understood, the instances of (NBS) appear to be at least approximately true as does (GNB). Of course, one might harbor concerns about whether these are mere ... Read More Keywords: Locke, John,; Rawls, John, PubDate: 2019-09-19T00:00:00-05:00
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Abstract: Suppose you doubt that rationally persuasive arguments can have just premises that are obviously false. But now consider:(X) Grass is red. Some arguments have merely obviously false premises.'Grass is red' is the only premise and is obviously false, so (X) should convince you that there are arguments with merely obviously false premises. On the face of it, there is nothing irrational about being so convinced by (X). But then (X) is a rationally persuasive argument with merely obviously false premises.A cheap trick you say' Not so, say I — a trick yes, but, I shall argue, far from cheap. In ' 'P, Therefore, P' Without Circularity,' Roy Sorensen uses numerous examples like these to suggest, among other things, that ... Read More Keywords: Locke, John,; Rawls, John, PubDate: 2019-09-19T00:00:00-05:00
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Abstract: John Locke occupies a central place in the contemporary philosophical literature on parental authority, and his child-centered approach has inspired a number of recognizably Lockean theories of parenthood.2 But unlike the best historically informed scholarship on other aspects of Locke's thought, those interested in his account of parental rights have not yet tried to understand its connection to debates of the period or to Locke's broader theory of natural law. In particular, Locke's relation to the seventeenth-century conversation about the role of generation in grounding 'paternal power' is not well-known. Understanding this background is interesting in itself, but more importantly, it can provide us with a ... Read More Keywords: Locke, John,; Rawls, John, PubDate: 2019-09-19T00:00:00-05:00
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Abstract: The mythical1 hungry ass, facing two identical bundles of hay equidistant from him, has engendered two related questions. Can he choose one of the bundles, there seemingly being nothing to incline him one way or the other' If he can, the second puzzle — pertaining to rational choice — arises. It seems the ass cannot rationally choose one of the bundles, because there is no sufficient reason for any choice.2In what follows, I will argue that choice is possible even when there is no option which is better than the others (section II), and that it is perfectly reasonable to choose an option even when there is no sufficient reason for it (section III). I will then (section IV) point to another puzzling feature of the ... Read More Keywords: Locke, John,; Rawls, John, PubDate: 2019-09-19T00:00:00-05:00
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Abstract: John Rawls famously holds that the basic structure is the 'primary subject of justice.'1 By this, he means that his two principles of justice apply only to a society's major political and social institutions, including chiefly the constitution, the economic and legal systems, and (more contentiously) the family structure.2 This thesis — call it the basic structure restriction — entails that the celebrated difference principle has a narrower scope than one might have expected. It doesn't apply directly to choices that individuals make within the basic structure. Individuals can live up to the demands of justice simply by obeying whatever rules are set by, and by doing what is necessary to sustain, the basic ... Read More Keywords: Locke, John,; Rawls, John, PubDate: 2019-09-19T00:00:00-05:00
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