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CONSCIENCE AND THE ENDS OF HUMANITY: CHRISTIAN HUMANISM AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Modern Theology, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 559-571, July 2026.Abstract The astonishing speed of the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has sparked reflections by theologians and philosophers on what distinctiveness, if any, human beings possess as individuals and as a species. This article addresses this question with respect to an ancient idea in Christian thought reaching back to St.
William Schweiker
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Tolerating deontic conflicts by adaptively restricting inheritance
, 2012 In order to deal with the possibility of deontic conflicts Lou Goble developed a group of logics (DPM) that are characterized by a restriction of the inheritance principle.
Meheus, Joke +2 more
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Collective Care and Rural Transitions: The Role of Empathy in Addressing Land Degradation
Sociologia Ruralis, Volume 66, Issue 3, July 2026.ABSTRACT Land degradation in rural areas is often addressed through technical and economic measures, while the relational and emotional dimensions of governance remain underexplored. This study examines how empathy operates within participatory land governance, drawing on a participatory scenario planning (PSP) workshop conducted in the Târnava Mare ...
Ruxandra Malina Petrescu‐Mag +2 more
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"I love you," "Don't Worry About it": A Theory of Non-Deontic Normative Powers [PDF]
Normative powers are often assumed or defined to be abilities to change requirements by one's say so. Promise and command generate duties (and so requirement), consent waives them.
White, P. Quinn
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Norm Circles and Critical Realism
Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, Volume 56, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT An increasing number of scholars have employed the critical realist concept of norm circles in empirical research. Norm circles are social structures, composed of human agents, that tend to encourage people to conform with norms. As such, they provide a (partly) structural explanation for social normativity, which in turn plays an important ...
Dave Elder‐Vass, Manuel Heckel
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, 2022 This thesis explores the social organization of rights-to-decide in participatory democracy meetings where adolescents are invited. In such meetings, young citizens are given the opportunity to influence decision-makers and participate in determining ...
Magnusson, Simon
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Noûs, Volume 60, Issue 2, Page 371-384, June 2026.Abstract In this paper, we explore the tension between the KK thesis and an attractive principle concerning the assertability of conditionals. We explore the prospects for defending the KK thesis against the problems posed, and conclude that they are dim.
John Hawthorne, Yoaav Isaacs
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A Modal Defeasible Reasoner of Deontic Logic for the Semantic Web
, 2011 Defeasible logic is a non-monotonic formalism that deals with incomplete and conflicting information, whereas modal logic deals with the concepts of necessity and possibility.
Nick Bassiliades +3 more
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Le credenziali: parole, disegni e poteri deontici Credentials: Words, Drawings, and Deontic Powers
, 2020 Abstract: Driving licenses, identity cards, passports, boarding passes, credit cards, ATM cards are examples of credentials. Credentials are documents that play a fundamental role in all modern societies. However, philosophers and social ontologists have not yet addressed the analysis of their nature and function.
Lorini Giuseppe +2 more
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Good and Bad Political Compromises
Ratio, Volume 39, Issue 2, Page 98-105, June 2026.ABSTRACT Political compromises are common. Parties that seek to influence society must inevitably make them. Populists often criticize such compromises, as compromising implies that an ideal outcome will not be achieved. In general, political compromises evoke strong emotions, particularly when they are perceived as problematic—morally or otherwise. In
Juha Räikkä
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