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Sunday, September 29, 2013

The Ethics of Prostitution (Part Three)

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( Part One , Part Two ) This is third part in my ongoing series about the ethics of prostitution. As per the previous two entries, thi...
Saturday, September 28, 2013

The Ethics of Prostitution (Part Two)

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( Part One ) This is the second part of an ongoing series about the ethics of prostitution. Currently, we are working through the argu...
Friday, September 27, 2013

The Ethics of Prostitution (Part One)

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Is there something ethically wrong with exchanging sexual services for money? Many people frown upon it. Traditional, conservative moral...
Friday, September 20, 2013

Plea Bargaining and the Signalling Problem (Part Two)

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( Part One ) This series of posts is about game theory, signalling and plea bargaining. It is based on Russell D. Covey’s paper “ Si...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Plea Bargaining and the Signalling Problem (Part One)

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Plea bargaining is the common practice whereby someone who is being charged with a criminal offence will agree to plead guilty to a less...

Some notes on consent and sexual offences (Part Two)

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( Part One ) ( Trigger Warning : This post discusses consent to sexual relations, and describes various scenarios in which consent may...
Sunday, September 8, 2013

Some notes on consent and sexual offences (Part One)

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(Note and Warning: I teach criminal law and the philosophy of criminal law. This year, I’m trying to expand my knowledge of the ethical ...