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Track Record Arguments in Normative Ethics

open access: yesPacific Philosophical Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Track record arguments (TRAs) contend that it speaks in favor of an ethical theory (such as utilitarianism) if many of its past proponents had moral views that were controversial at their time but which we now consider to be clearly true (e.g., women's equal rights in 18th century Europe). This paper explores how to construct potentially sound
Leonard Dung
wiley   +1 more source

Fittingness and Consequentialism

open access: yesRatio, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some beliefs, positive and negative attitudes, and desires fit their objects. Others do not. This paper considers whether consequentialist ethics can plausibly be reconciled with the fittingness of beliefs, positive and negative attitudes, and desires.
Brad Hooker
wiley   +1 more source

Horse Hoof Trimmings as an Untapped Resource for Sustainable Keratin Utilization. [PDF]

open access: yesChemistryOpen
Trigueros E   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Beyond Deflection: Accountability Frames in Opinion Columns*

open access: yesSociological Inquiry, EarlyView.
The ways in which public officials, citizens, and social institutions are held accountable for social problems, including police‐involved killings in the United States, reflect changing attributions of responsibility. Although news reports now rely less on official police narratives and less often stereotype police as heroes and victims as villains ...
Deborah A. Potter
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Education and Science Teaching in the Context of a Waldorf School: The Use of a Collective Reading Activity to Reflect on Pesticides

open access: yesSchool Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The contemporary significance of Scientific Literacy underscores the importance of reading and writing practices, often neglected in classroom settings. The urgent global climate crisis calls for immediate action in Environmental Education, emphasizing holistic environmental relationships.
Karine Fernandes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Street Cries and Public Space Noise Abatement in 19th‐20th Century Barcelona

open access: yesTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Abstract Focusing on Barcelona, this paper explores the historical and contemporary dynamics of street cries that allow traders to attract customers and make themselves heard in public spaces. While still common in marketplaces in southern Europe, there is a growing trend towards silencing these street cries in the name of reducing urban noise levels ...
Maria Lindmäe
wiley   +1 more source

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