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Free Will as An Epistemically Innocent False Belief

European Journal of Analytic Philosophy, 2023
In this paper I aim to establish that our belief in free will is epistemically innocent. Many contemporary accounts that deal with the potential “illusion” of freedom seek to describe the pragmatic benefits of belief in free will, such as how it ...
Fabio Tollon
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The Virtual Rebirth of Paganism

Journal for Religion, Film and Media, 2023
This article begins by examining how two very popular massively multiplayer onlinegames, Dark Age of Camelot (Mythic Entertainment, US 2001) and Age of Conan(Funcom, NO 2008), manage complex social and cultural structures.
Sims Bainbridge, William
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Raptus en die ‘vorm van die wil’: ’n Transgressiewe lesing van Foucault se Augustinus-interpretasie in Les aveux de la chair

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2021
Raptus and the ‘form of the will’: A transgressive reading of Foucault’s interpretation of Augustine in Les aveux de la chair. This article presents a reading of Michel Foucault’s (1926–1984) interpretation of Augustine of Hippo’s (354–430) views on sex ...
Johann Beukes
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Michel Foucault on Methodius of Olympus (d.ca.311) in Les aveux de la chair: Patrick Vandermeersch’s analysis contextualised

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021
This article presents a contextualisation of Belgian philosopher and historian of psychiatry and sexuality, Patrick Vandermeersch’s (1946–), unpublished analysis of French philosopher Michel Foucault’s (1926–1984) interpretation of Methodius of Olympus’ (
Johann Beukes
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Why not be a desertist?: Three arguments for desert and against luck egalitarianism [PDF]

, 2018
Many philosophers believe that luck egalitarianism captures “desert-like” intuitions about justice. Some even think that luck egalitariansm distributes goods in accordance with desert. In this paper, we argue that this is wrong.
Brouwer, Huub, Mulligan, Thomas
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Modern Resignation to Postmodern Despair in Don Delillo’s ‘Cosmopolis’ and ‘Falling Man’

RiCognizioni, 2023
This article investigates how DeLillo depicts the impact of 9/11 in Cosmopolis and Falling Man through the antagonistic (intratextual) and oppositional (intertextual) connections between their characters, and then proves the importance of counter ...
Maria Ilaria Tonelli
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Justice, Claims and Prioritarianism: Room for Desert? [PDF]

, 2016
Does individual desert matter for distributive justice? Is it relevant, for purposes of justice, that the pattern of distribution of justice’s “currency” (be it well-being, resources, preference-satisfaction, capabilities, or something else) is aligned ...
Adler, Matthew D.
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The Self-Effacing Functionality of Blame [PDF]

, 2021
This paper puts forward an account of blame combining two ideas that are usually set up against each other: that blame performs an important function, and that blame is justified by the moral reasons making people blameworthy rather than by its ...
Queloz, Matthieu
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Kant, equal opportunities and merit [PDF]

Belgrade Philosophical Annual
The aim of this paper is very ambitious as it proposes to argue for a change of perspective in our reading of some aspects of Kant's political philosophy and potentially of his practical (moral and political) thought more generally.
Baiasu Sorin
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Desert Power: Disenchantment, Misrecognition, and Geo-Philosophy in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part One

SineFilozofi, 2022
The aim of the paper is to contribute to the discussion and debate on Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part One by using a film-philosophical approach, which will take into account how particular aspects of the storyworld, stylistic patterns, and specific chronotopes inform the film’s singular take on the famous story/saga. The article gives major attention to
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