Readings
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Rethinking the Good: Moral Ideals and the Nature of Practical Reasoning
Larry S. Temkin
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From Normativity to Responsibility
Joseph Raz
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Ethics and Moral Philosophy
Thom Brooks
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Ethics and Humanity: Themes from the Philosophy of Jonathan Glover
N. Ann Davis, Richard Keshen and Jeff McMahan
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Reflective Knowledge
Ernest Sosa
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Know How
Jason Stanley
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New Waves in Ethics
Thom Brooks
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Ethics for Enemies: Terror, Torture, and War
F. M. Kamm
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On What Matters
Derek Parfit
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Semantic Relationism
Kit Fine
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Reliable Reasoning: Induction and Statistical Learning Theory
Gilbert Harman and Sanjeev Kulkarni
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Beyond Humanity?
Allen E. Buchanan
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Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality
Patricia S. Churchland
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Equality and Tradition
Samuel Scheffler
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Climate Ethics
Stephen Gardiner, Simon Caney, Dale Jamieson and Henry Shue
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The Character of Consciousness
David J. Chalmers
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Secular Philosophy and the Religious Temperament
Thomas Nagel
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Well-Being and Death
Ben Bradley
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The Beloved Self: Morality and the Challenge from Egoisim
Alison Hills
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Depth: An Account of Scientific Explanation
Michael Strevens
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The Case for Contextualism
Keith DeRose
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When Truth Gives Out
Mark Richard
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The Idea of Human Rights
Charles R. Beitz
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Willing, Wanting, Waiting
Richard Holton
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The Idea of Justice
Amartya Sen
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Harming Future Persons: Ethics, Genetics and the Nonidentity Problem
Melinda A. Roberts and David T. Wasserman
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What Is Good and Why: The Ethics of Well-Being
Richard Kraut
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Content and Justification
Paul A. Boghossian
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Thoughts: Papers on Mind, Meaning, and Modality
Stephen Yablo
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Normativity
Judith Jarvis Thomson
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How We Get Along
J. David Velleman
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Self-Constitution: Agency, Identity, and Integrity
Christine M. Korsgaard
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Appearances of the Good: An Essay on the Nature of Practical Reason
Sergio Tenenbaum
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Killing in War
Jeff McMahan
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Experimental Philosophy
Joshua Knobe and Shaun Nichols
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Disadvantage
Jonathan Wolff and Avner de-Shalit
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Reconciling Our Aims: In Search of Bases for Ethics
Allan Gibbard
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Moral Dimensions: Permissibility, Meaning, Blame
T. M. Scanlon
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The Philosophy of Philosophy
Timothy Williamson
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Authority and Estrangement
Richard Moran
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Moral Psychology, Volume 1
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
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The Reflective Life
Valerie Tiberius
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Moral Literacy
Barbara Herman
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On Human Rights
James Griffin
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Experiments in Ethics
Kwame Anthony Appiah
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Reasons without Rationalism
Kieran Setiya
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Moral Realism: A Defence
Russ Shafer-Landau
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The Way We Eat
Peter Singer and Jim Mason
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Metaphysical Essays
John Hawthorne
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10 Moral Paradoxes
Saul Smilansky
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Normativity and the Will
R. Jay Wallace
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Ideal Code, Real World
Brad Hooker
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The Nature of Normativity
Ralph Wedgwood
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Structures of Agency: Essays
Michael E. Bratman
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The Second-Person Standpoint
Stephen Darwall
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Ethics and the A Priori
Michael Smith
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Weighing Lives
John Broome
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Reasons and the Good
Roger Crisp
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January 21, 2011
Bibliography on Sufficientarianism
By S. Matthew Liao
Liam Shield at Warwick University has compiled a bibliography on sufficientarianism, a position in distributive justice. Those interested in the area may find it to be a helpful resource. The bibliography can be found here.
Liam would be very grateful if anyone has any comments or could suggest any relevant articles, books or book chapters that he has missed. Email suggestions to l.p.shields [at] warwick.ac.uk
January 14, 2011
Which philosophy journal is best?
By Thom Brooks
Readers are encouraged to visit this link where they can vote for their favourite philosophy journals. The choice is fairly comprehensive with nearly 130 journals listed and more added daily. There have been more than 10,000 votes registered and there will be preliminary results announced here when 50,000 votes is reached. So visit this link — and remember to vote early and often!
January 5, 2011
Possible New Dates For the Eastern APA
By S. Matthew Liao
I recently conducted a poll here regarding whether the dates of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association should be changed. The poll is by no means scientific, but it is interesting to learn that at the time I closed the poll at 400 votes, 368 out of 400 people, i.e., over 90%, feel that the dates should be changed.
December 1, 2010
Welcome Kimberley Brownlee!
By S. Matthew Liao
It’s a great pleasure to welcome Kimberley Brownlee as a Contributor on Ethics Etc. Kimberley is a Senior Lecturer in Political Philosophy at the University of Manchester. She is also the Honorary Secretary of the Society for Applied Philosophy and the Reviews Editor for Res Publica. Kimberley works in moral and legal philosophy, and has published a number of articles in journals such as Ethics, Philosophical Studies, and the Journal of Applied Philosophy, and has a forthcoming book with OUP entitled Demands of Conscience: An Essay on Protest and Punishment. Welcome aboard, Kimberley!
November 2, 2010
NYU Center for Bioethics: Pogge on the Health Impact Fund
By S. Matthew Liao
The NYU Center for Bioethics invites you to attend a public lecture by Thomas Pogge, Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International Affairs, Yale University; Research Director, Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature, University of Oslo
Friday, November 5, 2010
4:00-6:00 pm
5 Washington Pl., Room 202
(NE Corner of Washington Place at Mercer Street)
RSVP required-reception to follow.
‘Making Medicines Accessible For All: The Health Impact Fund as a Model of Structural Reform’
October 27, 2010
Postdoc Opportunities at Stanford
By S. Matthew Liao
From Rob Reich:
Stanford University
Spencer Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Equality of Opportunity and Education
The McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society at Stanford is seeking two post doctoral scholars for a project focused on issues of equality of opportunity and the public provision of education. These fellowships have been created with funding by the Spencer Foundation. The fellows will join the community of post doctoral fellows at the Center but will be selected on the basis of their fit with a new multi-year project on Equality of Opportunity and the Public Provision of Education. Scholars with a PhD (from disciplines such as philosophy, education or one of the social sciences) or a JD with research interests related to (any of) the following questions are encouraged to apply:
October 27, 2010
Chair in Ethics and Political Philosophy at Syracuse
By S. Matthew Liao
From Ben Bradley:
The Philosophy Department at Syracuse University invites applications from senior figures to assume the Guttag Professorship of Ethics and Political Philosophy following the retirement of Guttag Professor Michael Stocker in May 2011.
Duties normally include both graduate and undergraduate teaching, research, advising, and committee service. Salary and exact balance of duties negotiable. Applications from women and minority candidates are particularly encouraged. Informal expressions of interest may be sent to Robert Van Gulick, Chair, Guttag Search Committee, Department of Philosophy (rnvangul (at) syr.edu). For formal consideration, candidates must complete an online Dean/Senior Executive/Faculty application (https://www.sujobopps.edu), and attach a CV and contact information for three letters of recommendation.
October 21, 2010
Advice for article reviewers: what is best practice?
By Thom Brooks
Readers may be familiar with my “Publishing Advice for Graduate Students” which addressed issues from publishing book reviews and conference proceedings to replies, full length articles, and submitting book contracts successfully. I have been genuinely thrilled by its reception as it struck me that there was a real dearth of helpful advice on the subject available. Students only had to hope for an insighful supervisor to teach them the ropes previously.
I am now beginning work on “How to Peer Review” which will address substantive, practical advice on how to best conduct reviews of journal articles and book proposals. This seems to be the new area where good information is lacking.
October 19, 2010
Studies in Moral Philosophy book series
By Thom Brooks
I am delighted to announce a new book series in moral philosophy:
Studies in Moral Philosophy is a new book series affiliated with the Journal of Moral Philosophy. This new series will publish books in all areas of normative philosophy, including applied ethics and metaethics, as well as moral, legal, and political theory. Research book proposals exploring non-Western traditions are also welcome. The series seeks to promote lively discussions and debates among the wider philosophical community by publishing work that avoids unnecessary jargon without sacrificing academic rigour.
Prospective authors interested in contributing to this series should contact the Series Editor, Thom Brooks, in the first instance.
October 15, 2010
The Nature of Normativity at Frankfurt University
By S. Matthew Liao
Cluster of Excellence “The Formation of Normative Orders” at Frankfurt University
Cluster Lecture Series Winter Semester 2010/11:
The Nature of Normativity
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt a.M. / Campus Westend / Hörsaalzentrum / HZ5
Programme
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 6pm
Professor Robert Pippin (University of Chicago)
Reason’s Form
Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 6pm
Professor Christine Korsgaard (Harvard University)
The Normative Constitution of Agency
Wednesday, 15 December 2010, 6pm
Professor Joseph Raz (Columbia University)
Normativity: what is it and how can it be explained?
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 6pm
Professor Thomas M. Scanlon (Harvard University)
Metaphysical Objections to Normative Truth
October 13, 2010
NYU 2010 Frumkes Lecture: Amartya Sen
By S. Matthew Liao
Amartya Sen is scheduled to deliver the annual Lewis Burke Frumkes Lecture, speaking on “Global Justice and Political Philosophy” on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in Hemmerdinger Lecture Hall, Silver Center. This lecture is free and open to the public.
Amartya Sen is Thomas W. Lamont University Professor, and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, at Harvard University and was until recently the Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. He has served as President of the Economics Society, the Indian Economic Association, the American Economic Association and the International Economic Association. He was formerly Honorary President of OXFAM and is now its Honorary Advisor. He was the Drummond Professor of Political Economy at Oxford University, and is a Distinguished Fellow of All Souls.
October 10, 2010
Welcome Hagop Sarkissian!
By S. Matthew Liao
We are delighted to welcome Hagop Sarkissian as a Contributor on Ethics Etc. Hagop is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the City University of New York, Baruch College. His research is in ethical theory, broadly construed. He also works in comparative Chinese-Western philosophy and on problems in the history of Chinese philosophy, especially the classical period (ca. 6th to 2nd century BCE). Hagop has published a number of articles in journals such as the Philosopher’s Imprint, Philosophical Studies, and Mind and Language. Welcome aboard, Hagop!
October 6, 2010
Philippa Foot Obituary
By S. Matthew Liao
Sadly, Philippa Foot — the inventor of, among other things, the trolley problems — has passed away. Here is an obituary from the Guardian.
September 11, 2010
Faculty Position at NYU Center for Bioethics
By S. Matthew Liao
There is an Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow position open in the NYU Center for Bioethics, to which I am attached. The initial appointment will be for one year, renewable annually for a maximum of three years. An applicant should have a strong interest in and preferably have written and taught in areas of bioethics and/or public health ethics and policy and have completed the Ph.D. no more than three years before the application date. Duties will include each year two graduate courses in the Bioethics MA Program and an undergraduate medical ethics course, as well as participation in the seminars, conferences, and other projects of the Center. See description of the Program at http://bioethics.as.nyu.edu. Questions may be sent to bioethics (at) nyu.edu. Please submit a CV, letters of recommendation, two published or unpublished essays, and a statement of current and prospective research by November 1, 2010. To apply, see the NYU Bioethics Program website at http://bioethics.as.nyu.edu/page/home. Instructions can be found under the homepage link “Employment“. NYU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
July 19, 2010
Grant Opportunities at the Character Project
By S. Matthew Liao
Professor Christian Miller (Wake Forest) and his colleagues have recently been awarded a $3.67 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation for The Character Project, an exploration of the nature of character.
Christian asked me to let you know that $2 million will soon be devoted to three separate funding competitions, one of which will be for philosophers working on topics related to character broadly conceived, including but not limited to the recent work on the empirical adequacy of character traits.
You can learn more about the project here and the funding competitions here. Do feel free to contact Christian at character (at) wfu.edu for more information.
July 7, 2010
JAP Prize
By S. Matthew Liao
The Journal of Applied Philosophy will henceforward award an annual prize of £1,000 to the best article published in the year’s Volume. The first award will be made in respect of Volume 28 (2011). The judgment as to the best article will be made by the editors of the Journal.
The Journal of Applied Philosophy provides a unique forum for philosophical research which seeks to make a constructive contribution to problems of practical concern. Open to the expression of diverse viewpoints, the journal brings critical analysis to these areas and to the identification, justification and discussion of values of universal appeal. The Journal of Applied Philosophy covers a broad spectrum of issues in environment, medicine, science, policy, law, politics, economics and education.
June 7, 2010
Experiment Month
By S. Matthew Liao
The Experiment Month initiative is a program designed to help philosophers conduct experimental studies. If you are interested in running a study, you can send your study proposal to the Experiment Month staff. Then, if your proposal is selected for inclusion, they will conduct the study online, send you the results and help out with any statistical analysis you may need. All proposals are due Sept. 1.
For further information, see the Experiment Month website: http://www.yale.edu/cogsci/XM/
May 19, 2010
Memorials for Jerry Cohen in June
By Mike Otsuka
Myles Burnyeat, John Roemer, T. M. Scanlon, and Philippe Van Parijs will be speaking at a memorial for Jerry Cohen on Saturday, June 19, at 2.15 pm, in the Codrington Library of All Souls College, Oxford. There will also be a reception in Jerry’s memory at the UCL Philosophy Department on Thursday, June 17, at 5 pm.
April 20, 2010
Welcome Japa Pallikkathayil!
By S. Matthew Liao
It’s a great pleasure to welcome Professor Japa Pallikkathayil as a Contributor on Ethics Etc. Japa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at New York University. Her research focuses on the relationship between moral and political philosophy, and her recent work develops an account of the moral norms governing the use of coercion in interpersonal interactions, and explores the implications of that account for justifying the state’s use of coercion. Japa also has interests in Kant’s political philosophy, the ethics of information, and bioethics, and she has a forthcoming paper in Ethics. Welcome aboard, Japa!
March 23, 2010
Welcome Matthew Silverstein!
By S. Matthew Liao
We are very pleased that Professor Matthew Silverstein has joined us as a Contributor. Matty is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at NYU Abu Dhabi. He is interested in the foundations of ethics—the question of what, if anything, we can we say on behalf of our most basic ethical commitments? His secondary philosophical interests include the philosophy of action, political philosophy, early modern philosophy, and the history of ethics. He is the author of In Defense of Happiness: A Response to the Experience Machine, published in Social Theory and Practice. Welcome aboard, Matty!
