Abstract: It has recently been argued that the success of the connectionist program in cognitive science would threaten folk psychology. I articulate and defend a “minimalist” construal of folk psychology…
On the metaphysics of quantum mechanics
Abstract: Many solutions have been proposed for solving the problem of macroscopic superpositions of wave function ontology. A possible solution is to assume that, while the wave function provides the…
The Puzzle of Imaginative Desire
Abstract: The puzzle of imaginative desire arises from the difficulty of accounting for the surprising behaviour of desire in imaginative activities such as our engagement with fiction and our games…
Distorted Reflection
Abstract: Diachronic Dutch book arguments seem to support both conditionalization and Bas van Fraassen’s Reflection principle. But the Reflection principle is vulnerable to numerous counterexamples. This essay addresses two questions:…
Mental disorder and the value(s) of ‘autonomy’
…as a capacity for self-determination that ought to be protected from interference by a corresponding right to self-determination is too shallow to ground a coherent course of action in terms…
Feminism and Metaethics
…philosophy, about the extent to which political and moral considerations can play a role in philosophical theorizing, and about the importance of rival metaethical conceptions for first-order political practice. I…
Taking Deterrence Seriously: The Wide-Scope Deterrence Theory of Punishment
Abstract: A deterrence theory of punishment holds that the institution of criminal punishment is morally justified because it serves to deter crime. Because the fear of external sanction is an…
The individualism-holism debate on intertheoretic reduction and the argument from multiple realization.
Abstract: The argument from multiple realization is currently considered the argument against intertheoretic reduction. Both Little and Kincaid have applied the argument to the individualism-holism debate in support of the…
Rethinking Reprogenetics: Enhancing Ethical Analyses of Reprogenetic Technologies
Publisher’s Note: Reprogenetic technologies, which combine the power of reproductive techniques with the tools of genetic science and technology, promise prospective parents a remarkable degree of control to pick and…
‘But it’s your job!’ The moral status of jobs and the dilemma of occupational duties
Do individuals have moral duties to fulfil all the demands of their jobs? In this paper, we discuss how to understand such ‘occupational duties’ and their normative bases, with a…