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Reconceiving Murdochian Realism

open access: yesErgo, An Open Access Journal of Philosophy, 2023
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-value dichotomy ...
Cathy Mason
doaj   +2 more sources

Is Harry Frankfurt’s ‘Doctrine of Sufficiency’ Sufficient? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In his article, “Equality as a Moral Ideal”, Harry Frankfurt argues against economic egalitarianism and presents what he calls the “doctrine of sufficiency.” According to the doctrine of sufficiency, what is morally important is not relative economic ...
Chung, Hun
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Is a bad will a weak will? Cognitive dispositions modulate folk attributions of weakness of will [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In line with recent efforts to empirically study the folk concept of weakness of will, we examine two issues in this paper: (1) How is weakness of will attribution [WWA] influenced by an agent’s violations of best judgment and/or resolution, and by the ...
Bermúdez, Juan Pablo   +2 more
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Blaming from Inside the Birdcage

open access: yesFeminist Philosophy Quarterly, 2022
This article notices a trend in work done by philosophers who build on P. F. Strawson’s account of the reactive attitudes; it looks as though philosophers supplement Strawson with (or claim that Strawson has underlying commitments to) a more robust ...
Amy McKiernan
doaj  

Moral Practice in Late Stoicism and Buddhist Meditation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
I argue in this essay that Stoic philosophers in the late Greco-Roman period utilized philosophical exercises and spiritual technologies similar in form to a meditative exercise currently practiced in Buddhism.
GOERGER, Michael
core   +1 more source

Dimensions of the AI Divide: Digital Inequality and Psychological Consequences

open access: yesAI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a foundational component of contemporary social, economic, and political life. Yet, the ways in which AI reshapes patterns of exclusion beyond questions of access and technical capability remain insufficiently theorized.
Christos Papaioannou
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment withdrawal of the patient on end of life: An analysis of values, ethics and guidelines in palliative care

open access: yesNursing Open, 2021
Aim Family surrogate decision‐making during the later stage of a patient's life may sometimes result in conflict and emotional distress among the parties involved.
Daniel A. Nnate
doaj   +1 more source

When Does Psychotherapy Encourage Selfishness?

open access: yesReligions, 2023
This paper explores how psychotherapy, with its inherent focus on the self, may inadvertently contribute to problematic selfishness. By comparison with religious traditions which have encouraged humility and dedication to serving others ...
Deborah Y. Park, John R. Peteet
doaj   +1 more source

Contempt, Community, and the Interruption of Sense [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In the early modern period, contempt emerged as a persistent theme in moral philosophy. Most of the moral philosophers of the period shared two basic commitments in their thinking about contempt.
Lueck, Bryan
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Entrepreneurial opportunities, implicit contracts and market making for complex consumer goods [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This article extends the theory of entrepreneurial opportunity exploitation, outlining how under certain conditions, opportunity exploitation is dependent on market making innovations.
Akerlof   +63 more
core   +1 more source

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