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Reasons, Mistakes, and Excuses
The Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 3, Page 439-466, May 2026.Drawing on the theory of practical reasons, John Gardner has offered a seminal account of excuses in criminal law. His proposal is that an excuse asserts that the defendant acted for what she justifiably believed to be sufficient reason for her to perform the offending act although she had no such reason.
Andreas Vassiliou
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Criminal Law and Republican Liberty: Philip Pettit’s Account [PDF]
Criminal Law and Philosophy, 2018 AbstractPhilip Pettit has made central to modern republican theory a distinctive account of freedom—republican freedom. On this account, I am not free solely because I can make choices without interference. I am truly free, only if that non-interference does not itself depend on another’s forbearance (what Pettit calls ‘formal’ freedom).
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Princípios, 2018 A legitimidade política representa a relação adequada entre o Estado de Direito e os cidadãos. A ordem estatal expressa as suas determinações e sua exigência de obrigação por meio da legislação.
Alberto Paulo Neto
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Reply to commentators on When minds converse: A social genealogy of the human soul
Mind &Language, Volume 41, Issue 2, Page 307-313, April 2026.This paper offers a brief overview of When minds converse followed by a characterization of each response and a consideration of some of the observations that it makes.
Philip Pettit
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Groups as Persons? A Suggestion for a Hegelian Turn
Journal of Social Ontology, 2017 Christian List and Philip Pettit have recently argued for a performative theory of personhood in which all agents who manage to perform in the space of obligations are taken as persons. Based on this account they claim that group agents are also persons.
Hirvonen Onni
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Judicial Review: Substance and Procedure
The Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 2, Page 227-254, March 2026.In this article we distinguish two questions about judicial review. First, substance: what acts or decisions are properly subject to the grounds of review? Second, procedure: what acts or decisions are properly reviewable through the judicial review procedure? Then we settle both.
Adam Perry, Angelo Ryu
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Republicanism, Philosophy of Freedom, and the History of Ideas: An Interview with Philip Pettit [PDF]
Contemporary Political Theory, 2010 Maria Dimova-Cookson: Professor Pettit, thank you very much for agreeing to an interview. There are many things I would like to ask you, but I would start with a question on your republican theory of liberty. This is not only due to the fact that this is where my research interests lie, but because this theory has exerted tremendous influence on ...
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Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 3, March 2026.Yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes; YCA) are widespread invaders of islands across the Pacific and Indian Oceans. We investigated the ecological preferences and impacts of this species on a Polynesian atoll. We show that even at low abundances, this species can have important impacts on the fauna, including seabirds, and require management ...
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Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Volume 112, Issue 2, Page 544-560, March 2026.ABSTRACT Consent plays an important role in our lives. Using someone's body or property without their consent is typically a serious wrong. However, there are various ways in which consensual interactions may be morally deficient. This paper articulates an underexplored way in which consent can be defective, namely by being moot.
Elise Woodard
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