in: Theoria (2020) Volume 86:4 AbstractThis article shows that introducing the positive comparative relation parity only helps one block so‐called “Spectrum Arguments” in order to avoid their unsavoury

Elements in Decision Theory and Philosophy, red. Martin Peterson. Cambridge University Press Abstract Suppose that you prefer A to B, B to C, and C to A. Your preferences violate Expected Utility Theory

This paper outlines recent developments in private provision of elder care services and examines arguments and actors for increasing private financing, both supportive and dissenting. The purpose is t

Professor Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen, Department of Political Science, Århus University.Abstract Many think affirmative action is (un)justified. But does it really make sense to have views about affirmat

International Environmental Agreements , 16(5), p.655–670. doi:10.1007/s10784-015-9288-3 Abstract Most agree that large sums of money should be transferred to the most vulnerable countries in order to he

Nature Human Behavior Abstract Liberals and conservatives often take opposing positions on moral issues. But what makes a moral position liberal or conservative? Why does public opinion tend to become m

Frontiers in Psychology AbstractPeople often justify their moral opinions by referring to larger moral concerns (e. g., “It isunfairif homosexuals are not allowed to marry!” vs. “Letting homosexuals matraditions!”). Is there a general agreement about what concerns apply to different moral opinions? We used surveys in the United States and the United Kingdom to measure the perceived applicability of eight concerns (harm, violence, fairness, liberty, authority, ingroup, purity, and governmental overreach) to a wide range of moral opinions. Within countries, argument applicability scores were largely similar whether they were calculated among women or men, among young or old, among liberals or conservatives, or among people with or without higher education. Thus, the applicability of a given moral concern to a specific opinion can be viewed as an objective quality of the opinion, largely independent of the population in which it is measured. Finally, we used similar surveys in Israel and Brazil to establish that this independence of populations also extended to populations in different countries. However, the extent to which this holds across cultures beyond those included in the current study is still an open question.

In: Mosquera, J. & O. Torpman (ed.),Studies on Climate Ethics and Future Generations vol. 6. Working Paper Series 2024:10–17 Abstract Parfit (2016) responded to the Sequence Argument for the Repugnan

Theoria Abstract The Consequence Argument is the classic argument for the incompatibility of determinism and our ability to do otherwise. Daniel C. Dennett objects that the Consequence Argument suffers

in International Journal for the Study of Skepticism10 (ISSN: 2210-5697). Abstract:A long-standing family of worries about moral realism focuses on its implications for moral epistemology. The underlyi