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Scholarly journal for work in moral, social, political, and legal philosophy
Morality: From Error to Fiction by Richard Joyce gets an ETHICS review by Christopher Cowie at
doi.org/10.1086/735378
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Joyce, Richard. Morality: From Error to Fiction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 256. $100.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
https://doi.org/10.1086/735378
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Daniel Drucker reviews Allan Hazlettâs The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism for ETHICS at
doi.org/10.1086/735384
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Hazlett, Allan. The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 192. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
https://doi.org/10.1086/735384
8 days ago
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Dennis Klimchuk reviews Christopher Essertâs Property Law in the Society of Equals for ETHICS at
doi.org/10.1086/735376
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10 days ago
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Sebastian Schmidt reviews Cameron Boultâs Epistemic Blame: The Nature and Norms of Epistemic Relationships for ETHICS at
doi.org/10.1086/735381
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Boult, Cameron. Epistemic Blame: The Nature and Norms of Epistemic Relationships. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 240. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
https://doi.org/10.1086/735381
23 days ago
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Should we prefer democracy over alternative social orders? Jonathan Bensonâs Intelligent Democracy: Answering the New Democratic Scepticism gets an ETHICS review from Kai Spiekermann at
doi.org/10.1086/735380
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Benson, Jonathan. Intelligent Democracy: Answering the New Democratic Scepticism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 272. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
https://doi.org/10.1086/735380
24 days ago
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âa whole new set of conceptual tools to start rebuilding the philosophy of languageâ â Bianca Cepollaro reviews David Beaver and Jason Stanleyâs The Politics of Language for ETHICS at
doi.org/10.1086/735382
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Beaver, David, and Stanley, Jason. The Politics of Language. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2023. Pp. 520. $39.95 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
https://doi.org/10.1086/735382
29 days ago
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The specifics of gaslighting and its serious consequences: Quill R Kukla reviews Kate Abramsonâs On Gaslighting for ETHICS at
doi.org/10.1086/735391
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Abramson, Kate. On Gaslighting. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2024. Pp. 232. $24.95 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
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about 1 month ago
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A.S. Arridge discusses Thomas Schmidtâs previous ETHIC article, âThe Balancing View of Oughtâ with How Should We Understand the Balancing View of Ought? at
doi.org/10.1086/735392
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Katie Zhou explores the hopes and costs of gender avowal in Gender, Gender Expression, and the Dilemma of the Body, a free ETHICS article at
doi.org/10.1086/735387
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By the Devilâs Own Lights, rejecting the guise of the good but retaining the rational intelligibility underpinning of basing explanation, by Christopher Blake-Turner at
doi.org/10.1086/735388
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By the Devilâs Own Lights* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
Citing the basis on which an agent acts explains her acting in a distinctive way: it brings the action within the purview of rational agency. Many have appealed to the guise of the good thesis to secu...
https://doi.org/10.1086/735388
about 1 month ago
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Derk Pereboom reviews Carolina Sartorioâs Causalism: Unifying Action and Free Action for ETHICS at
doi.org/10.1086/735390
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about 2 months ago
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âthe blameworthy artist is responsible in just the same way that the blameworthy thief is.â Maximilian Kiener reviews Matt Kingâs Simply Responsible: Basic Blame, Scant Praise, and Minimal Agency for ETHICS at
doi.org/10.1086/735393
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about 2 months ago
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Morality: From Error to Fiction by Richard Joyce gets an ETHICS review by Christopher Cowie at
doi.org/10.1086/735378
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about 2 months ago
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Please join in The PEASoup Blog, on Gender, Gender Expression, and the Dilemma of the Body, a free article by Katie Zhou at
doi.org/10.1086/735387
with a précis by Cressida Heyes
peasoupblog.com/2025/07/gend...
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about 2 months ago
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Daniel Drucker reviews Allan Hazlettâs The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism for ETHICS at
doi.org/10.1086/735384
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Hazlett, Allan. The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 192. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
https://doi.org/10.1086/735384
about 2 months ago
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Please join in The PEASoup Blog, on Gender, Gender Expression, and the Dilemma of the Body, a free article by Katie Zhou at
doi.org/10.1086/735387
with a précis by Cressida Heyes
peasoupblog.com/2025/07/gend...
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about 2 months ago
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Starting Tomorrow: 7/30/25: The ETHICS/PEASoup Blog Discussion, July 30, on Gender, Gender Expression, and the Dilemma of the Body, a free article by Katie Zhou at
doi.org/10.1086/735387
with a précis by Cressida Heyes
peasoupblog.com/2025/07/gend...
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about 2 months ago
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Dennis Klimchuk reviews Christopher Essertâs Property Law in the Society of Equals for ETHICS at
doi.org/10.1086/735376
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Essert, Christopher. Property Law in the Society of Equals. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2024. Pp. 248. $110.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
https://doi.org/10.1086/735376
about 2 months ago
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Sebastian Schmidt reviews Cameron Boultâs Epistemic Blame: The Nature and Norms of Epistemic Relationships for ETHICS at
doi.org/10.1086/735381
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Boult, Cameron. Epistemic Blame: The Nature and Norms of Epistemic Relationships. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 240. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
https://doi.org/10.1086/735381
2 months ago
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The upcoming ETHICS/PEASoup Blog Discussion, July 30-31, on Gender, Gender Expression, and the Dilemma of the Body, a free article by Katie Zhou at
doi.org/10.1086/735387
with a précis by Cressida Heyes
peasoupblog.com/2025/07/gend...
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2 months ago
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Should we prefer democracy over alternative social orders? Jonathan Bensonâs Intelligent Democracy: Answering the New Democratic Scepticism gets an ETHICS review from Kai Spiekermann at
doi.org/10.1086/735380
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Benson, Jonathan. Intelligent Democracy: Answering the New Democratic Scepticism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 272. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
https://doi.org/10.1086/735380
2 months ago
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âa whole new set of conceptual tools to start rebuilding the philosophy of languageâ â Bianca Cepollaro reviews David Beaver and Jason Stanleyâs The Politics of Language for ETHICS at
doi.org/10.1086/735382
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Beaver, David, and Stanley, Jason. The Politics of Language. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2023. Pp. 520. $39.95 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
https://doi.org/10.1086/735382
2 months ago
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The specifics of gaslighting and its serious consequences: Quill R Kukla reviews Kate Abramsonâs On Gaslighting for ETHICS at
doi.org/10.1086/735391
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2 months ago
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The politics of hierarchy and inferiority in the ETHICS Review Essay None Above or Below by Alex Guerrero on Niko Kolodnyâs âThe Pecking Order: Social Hierarchy as a Philosophical Problemâ at
doi.org/10.1086/735385
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None Above or Below* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
https://doi.org/10.1086/735385
3 months ago
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Is âSpontaneous Freedomâ as described by Jonathan Gingerich in the ETHICS article the âstandard kind of freedomâ? Daniel Morgan discusses in Feeling Free at
doi.org/10.1086/735379
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Feeling Free* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
Jonathan Gingerich uses examples from literature and song to introduce a kind of freedom he calls âspontaneous freedom.â He argues that spontaneous freedom is central to our ordinary talk of freedom b...
https://doi.org/10.1086/735379
3 months ago
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Rage Against the Machine, wherein Stephanie Collins discusses structural injustice as examined by David Estlund in the ETHICS article, âWhatâs Unjust about Structural Injustice?â Discussion at
doi.org/10.1086/735394
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Rage against the Machine* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
David Estlund has recently asked how structural injustice can warrant resentment and indignation, given that it cannot fully be traced to culpable conduct. This article answers Estlundâs question. I p...
https://doi.org/10.1086/735394
3 months ago
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A.S. Arridge discusses Thomas Schmidtâs previous ETHIC article, âThe Balancing View of Oughtâ with How Should We Understand the Balancing View of Ought? at
doi.org/10.1086/735392
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How Should We Understand the Balancing View of Ought?* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
Thomas Schmidt argues that a widely held combination of views about reasons and oughtâthe Balancing View of Ought and the claim that reasons against Ï are reasons for not-Ïâis extensionally adequate o...
https://doi.org/10.1086/735392
3 months ago
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Katie Zhou explores the hopes and costs of gender avowal in Gender, Gender Expression, and the Dilemma of the Body, a free ETHICS article at
doi.org/10.1086/735387
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Gender, Gender Expression, and the Dilemma of the Body* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
In recent years, avowal has become increasingly central to the trans practice of gender. In this article, I argue that such practices represent an attempt to escape the limitations and vulnerabilities...
https://doi.org/10.1086/735387
3 months ago
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By the Devilâs Own Lights, rejecting the guise of the good but retaining the rational intelligibility underpinning of basing explanation, by Christopher Blake-Turner at
doi.org/10.1086/735388
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By the Devilâs Own Lights* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4
Citing the basis on which an agent acts explains her acting in a distinctive way: it brings the action within the purview of rational agency. Many have appealed to the guise of the good thesis to secu...
https://doi.org/10.1086/735388
3 months ago
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The July 2025 issue of ETHICS is now available on the University of Chicago Press site
www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/et/2025/...
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Ethics | Vol 135, No 4
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/et/2025/135/4
3 months ago
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Jonathan Quong reviews the positive liberties of democracy that are important for realizing justice in Danielle Allenâs Justice by Means of Democracy at
doi.org/10.1086/733915
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3 months ago
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Why are racially discriminatory admissions policies in migration problematic? Daniel Sharp reviews Sahar Akhtarâs Immigration and Discrimination: (Un)Welcoming Others at
doi.org/10.1086/733901
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Akhtar, Sahar. Immigration and Discrimination: (Un)Welcoming Others. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 240. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 3
https://doi.org/10.1086/733901
4 months ago
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Emancipatory Methodology, an essay by Elizabeth Barnes and Dee Payton discussing Katherine Jenkinsâs Ontology and Oppression: Race, Gender, and Social Reality, weighing whether and how philosophical theory can or should be evaluated in action, at
doi.org/10.1086/733913
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Emancipatory Methodology* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 3
https://doi.org/10.1086/733913
4 months ago
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Can social structures be blamed for âStructural Injusticeâ or must there be someone to blame? Kirun Sankaran and Jake Monaghan contribute an ETHICS Discussion: Putting the âStructuralâ Back in âStructural Injusticeâ at
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Putting the âStructuralâ Back in âStructural Injusticeâ* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 3
David Estlund argues that theories of structural injustice have to show how victims can have warranted grievances, generally expressed through reactive attitudes. But he argues that no social structur...
https://doi.org/10.1086/733917
4 months ago
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ETHICS Free Article: David Sobel and Steven Wall explore The Subjective/Objective Distinction in Well-Being at
doi.org/10.1086/733905
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4 months ago
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Wrongdoer-Centered Reasons for Blame by Andrew Lichter explores whether we owe it to wrongdoers to blame them for their unworthy actions at
doi.org/10.1086/733912
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Wrongdoer-Centered Reasons for Blame* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 3
I argue that we have reasons to blame wrongdoers for their own sake. Then, I offer an account of the nature of these reasons. One of blameâs key functions, I suggest, is to express concern for wrongdo...
https://doi.org/10.1086/733912
4 months ago
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Please join in The PEASoup Blog Discussion on The Subjective/Objective Distinction in Well-Being, a free article by David Sobel and Steven Wall at
doi.org/10.1086/733905
with a précis by Chris Heathwood.
peasoupblog.com/2025/05/the-...
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The Subjective/Objective Distinction in Well-Being* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 3
How should we understand the fundamental difference between objective and subjective theories of well-being? Authors typically presuppose some understanding of the divide but donât do much to explain ...
https://doi.org/10.1086/733905
4 months ago
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Please join in The PEASoup Blog Discussion on The Subjective/Objective Distinction in Well-Being, a free article by David Sobel and Steven Wall at
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peasoupblog.com/2025/05/the-...
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âThe Subjective/Objective Distinction in Well-Beingâ. With David Sobel, Steven Wall and Chris Heathwood.
PEA Soup is pleased to introduce this monthâs Ethics discussion, featuring David Sobel and Steven Wallâs paper âThe Subjective/Objective Distinction in Well-Beingâ with a prĂ©cis by ChriâŠ
https://peasoupblog.com/2025/05/the-subjective-objective-distinction-in-well-being-with-david-sobel-steven-wall-and-chris-heathwood/
4 months ago
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Starting Tomorrow: The ETHICS/PEASoup Blog Discussion, May 28 and 29, on The Subjective/Objective Distinction in Well-Being, a free article by David Sobel and Steven Wall at
doi.org/10.1086/733905
with a précis by Chris Heathwood.
peasoupblog.com/2025/04/anno...
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4 months ago
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The damage of metaphors that distract from their source and how to minimize that damage. Paula Keller explores in Distracting Metaphors at
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Distracting Metaphors* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 3
Some say that the AIDS epidemic is a Holocaust or that womenâs oppression is a form of slavery. Others have critiqued such metaphors for, first, misrepresenting and, second, instrumentalizing their so...
https://doi.org/10.1086/733900
4 months ago
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The upcoming ETHICS/PEASoup Blog Discussion, May 28 and 29, on The Subjective/Objective Distinction in Well-Being, a free article by David Sobel and Steven Wall at
doi.org/10.1086/733905
with a précis by Chris Heathwood.
peasoupblog.com/2025/04/anno...
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4 months ago
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Why the unbundling of rights helps make sense of the ethics of harm (and may open new domains in moral philosophy): Mistaken Defense and the Unbundling of Rights by David J. Clark at
doi.org/10.1086/733914
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Mistaken Defense and the Unbundling of Rights* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 3
Central to the ethics of harm is the project of developing a theory of when and why persons forfeit rights to not be harmed. I argue that standard accounts of forfeiture are too coarse-grained to make...
https://doi.org/10.1086/733914
4 months ago
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Why do âMoorean Promisesâ sound absurd? Bob Beddor explores at
doi.org/10.1086/733902
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4 months ago
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Helen Ryland reviews David S. Wendlerâs Life without Degrees of Moral Status: Implications for Rabbits, Robots, and the Rest of Us for ETHICS at
doi.org/10.1086/733906
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Wendler, David S. Life without Degrees of Moral Status: Implications for Rabbits, Robots, and the Rest of Us. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023. Pp. 248. $83.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 3
https://doi.org/10.1086/733906
4 months ago
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Upcoming: ETHICS/PEASoup Blog Discussion, May 28 and 29, on The Subjective/Objective Distinction in Well-Being, a free article by David Sobel and Steven Wall at
doi.org/10.1086/733905
with a précis by Chris Heathwood.
peasoupblog.com/2025/04/anno...
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4 months ago
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Jessica Keiser reviews Jennifer Mather Saulâs Dogwhistles and Figleaves: How Manipulative Language Spreads Racism and Falsehood for ETHICS at
doi.org/10.1086/733911
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Saul, Jennifer Mather. Dogwhistles and Figleaves: How Manipulative Language Spreads Racism and Falsehood. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 240. $32.99 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 3
https://doi.org/10.1086/733911
5 months ago
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Hanno Sauerâs Moral Teleology: A Theory of Progress offers a cautiously optimistic view about the reality of moral progress and is reviewed for ETHICS by Jan-Christoph Heilinger at
doi.org/10.1086/733907
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Sauer, Hanno. Moral Teleology: A Theory of Progress. New York: Routledge, 2023. Pp. 226. $152.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 3
https://doi.org/10.1086/733907
5 months ago
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When is taking offense a morally justified emotion or even a civic duty? Emily McTernanâs On Taking Offence is reviewed for ETHICS by Paul-Mikhail Catapang Podosky at
doi.org/10.1086/733909
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5 months ago
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An exploration of the collective knowledge of individuals and its effective and fair utilization: Lisa Herzogâs Citizen Knowledge: Markets, Experts, and the Infrastructure of Democracy is reviewed for ETHICS by Matt Zwolinski at
doi.org/10.1086/733903
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Herzog, Lisa. Citizen Knowledge: Markets, Experts, and the Infrastructure of Democracy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023. Pp. 352. $83.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 3
https://doi.org/10.1086/733903
5 months ago
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The upcoming ETHICS/PEASoup Blog Discussion, May 28 and 29, on The Subjective/Objective Distinction in Well-Being, a free article by David Sobel and Steven Wall at
doi.org/10.1086/733905
with a précis by Chris Heathwood.
peasoupblog.com/2025/04/anno...
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Announcement: The Subjective/Objective Distinction in Well-Being. With David Sobel, Steven Wall and Chris Heathwood
PEA Soup is pleased to announce next monthâs Ethics discussion, featuring David Sobel and Steven Wallâs paper âThe Subjective/Objective Distinction in Well-Beingâ with a prĂ©cis by ChrisâŠ
https://peasoupblog.com/2025/04/announcement-the-subjective-objective-distinction-in-well-being-with-david-sobel-steven-wall-and-chris-heathwood/
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