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Friday, December 9, 2011

Two Year Anniversary

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As of today, Philosophical Disquisitions is two years old. When I started back in December 2009, I never really imagined that I'd keep...
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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Taking Responsibility vs. Being Morally Responsible

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Dennett - Taking Responsibility is Good Oh Joy, Oh Rapture! It looks like I’ll be preoccupied with marking student assignments for the ...
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Friday, November 25, 2011

Waller's Argument Against Moral Responsibility (Part Two)

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( Part One ) This is the second part of a brief series of posts on Bruce Waller’s recent book Against Moral Responsibility . The book as...
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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Waller's Argument Against Moral Responsibility (Part One)

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I’ve just started to read Bruce Waller’s new book Against Moral Responsibility . As might be guessed from the title, the book is rejection...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

The Problem of Punishing the Innocent

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This post looks at a classic objection to utilitarian theories of punishment. It starts by setting out the objection as clearly as possibl...
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Partridge on Performance-Enhancement in Swimming

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As part of an ongoing project, I’m looking at the propriety (and regulation) of performance-enhancing drugs and technologies in educationa...
Monday, November 21, 2011

Madness, Badness and Neuroimaging-based Responsibility Assessments (Part Three)

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( Part One , Part Two ) This is the third part in a brief series on Nicole Vincent’s article “ Madness, Badness and Neuroimaging-based Re...