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View article: Anscombe, joint action, and the guise of the good
Anscombe, joint action, and the guise of the good Open
Discussion of Anscombean joint action has thus far focused primarily on the possibility of joint practical knowledge. In this paper, I raise an under-recognised problem for theorists of Anscombean joint action: how can we make sense of the…
View article: Reconceiving Murdochian Realism
Reconceiving Murdochian Realism Open
It can be tempting to read Iris Murdoch as subscribing to the same position as standard contemporary moral realists. Her language is often similar to theirs and they share some key commitments, most importantly the rejection of the fact-va…
View article: Epistemic Partialism
Epistemic Partialism Open
Most of us are partial to our friends and loved ones: we treat them with special care, and we feel justified in doing so. In recent years, the idea that good friends are also epistemically partial to one another has been popular. Being a g…
View article: Murdoch's ontological argument
Murdoch's ontological argument Open
Anselm's ontological argument is an argument for the existence of God. This paper presents Iris Murdoch's ontological argument for the existence of the Good. It discusses her interpretation of Anselm's argument, her own distinctive appropr…
View article: The Women Are up to Something: How Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch Revolutionized Ethics by Benjamin Lipscomb (New York: Oxford University Press, 2021).
The Women Are up to Something: How Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch Revolutionized Ethics by Benjamin Lipscomb (New York: Oxford University Press, 2021). Open
The Women Are up to Something: How Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch Revolutionized Ethics by Benjamin Lipscomb (New York: Oxford University Press, 2021). - Volume 97 Issue 4
View article: Is forgiveness openness to reconciliation?
Is forgiveness openness to reconciliation? Open
In a recent paper, Strabbing (2020) argues that forgiveness is openness to reconciliation relative to a relationship level. In this paper, we argue that the openness-to-reconciliation account of forgiveness does not constitute an improveme…
View article: What’s Bad about Friendship with Bad People?
What’s Bad about Friendship with Bad People? Open
Is there something bad about being friends with seriously bad people? Intuitively, it seems so, but it is hard to see why this should be. This is especially the case since some other kinds of loving relationship with bad people look morall…
View article: Hoping and Intending
Hoping and Intending Open
Hope powerfully influences our lives, deeply shaping our actions, as well as being essential for social and political change. Many accounts of hope, however, fail to do justice to its active role, ignoring the connection between hope and a…
View article: The epistemic demands of friendship: friendship as inherently knowledge-involving
The epistemic demands of friendship: friendship as inherently knowledge-involving Open
Many recent philosophers have been tempted by epistemic partialism. They hold that epistemic norms and those of friendship constitutively conflict. In this paper, I suggest that underpinning this claim is the assumption that friendship is …
View article: Humility and Ethical Development
Humility and Ethical Development Open
Humility can seem like a somewhat ‘unfashionable’ virtue: the word can conjure an image of cringing servility, unduly romanticised feelings of inferiority, or a level of self-denial which seems ill-placed in a life well-lived. But the term…
View article: Responsibility and Comparative Pride – a Critical Discussion of Morgan-Knapp
Responsibility and Comparative Pride – a Critical Discussion of Morgan-Knapp Open
Taking pride in being better than others in some regard is not uncommon. In a recent paper, Christopher Morgan-Knapp (2019) argues that such pride is misguided: it ‘presents things as being some way they are not’ (Morgan-Knapp 2019: 317). …
View article: Neglected Virtues: Love, Hope and Humility
Neglected Virtues: Love, Hope and Humility Open
Love, hope and humility are neglected elements of our moral lives in comparison to widely recognized traits like justice and courage. In my dissertation I explore these phenomena in order to have a better conception of them and vindicate t…