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ABSTRACT While non‐moral varieties of goodness (e.g., aesthetic, epistemic and prudential) are readily recognised by philosophers and non‐philosophers alike, the philosophical literature generally suggests that benevolence is a uniquely moral phenomenon.
Daniel Telech
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ABSTRACT Uncovering apt policy for refugee self‐reliance is intricate. Refugee entrepreneurship is often hailed as the way forward for such an objective as it deciphers ‘Canvas Ceiling’. However, the lack of financing for unfeasible and unbankable refugee entrepreneurs prevents this from materialising. This article proposes Islamic blended microfinance
Wahyu Jatmiko +2 more
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Prudential value and impersonal value
Abstract Prudential value is the kind of value that something has when it is good for someone, in the sense that is conceptually tied to welfare or well‐being. Impersonal value is the kind of value that something has when it is good simply, absolutely, or “from the point of view of the universe.” According to the Moorean position on prudential value ...
Eden Lin
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ABSTRACT This article describes a paradoxical phenomenon arising from the fact that those who act rightly often pay a price for doing so. The paradox is that the very thing – acting rightly – that incurs the cost also makes the cost (especially) undeserved. In explicating the paradox, I distinguish between two kinds of cost (internal and external), two
David Benatar
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Partiality, Asymmetries, and Morality's Harmonious Propensity
Abstract We argue for asymmetries between positive and negative partiality. Specifically, we defend four claims: i) there are forms of negative partiality that do not have positive counterparts; ii) the directionality of personal relationships has distinct effects on positive and negative partiality; iii) the extent of the interactions within a ...
Benjamin Lange, Joshua Brandt
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Deontic Moral Reasoning Task: Is Moral Reasoning Special?
Domain theory suggests that moral rules and conventions are perceived differently and elicit a different response. A special procedure was designed to test this hypothesis in a laboratory setting using a deontic reasoning task.
Mislav Sudić +2 more
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Commonsense morality and contact with value
Abstract There seem to be many kinds of moral duties. We should keep our promises; we should pay our debts of gratitude; we should compensate those we've wronged; we should avoid doing or intending harm; we should help those in need. These constitute, some worry, an unconnected heap of duties: the realm of commonsense morality is a disorganized mess ...
Adam Lovett, Stefan Riedener
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Ass‐troll‐ogical Nashe: Revisiting Two Dangerous Comets and A Wonderful Prognostication
Abstract This article revisits the authorship of and relationship between three mock‐prognostications published pseudonymously in 1591, drawing on contextual, bibliographical, and stylistical analysis to attribute Two Dangerous Comets and A Wonderful Prognostication to Thomas Nashe.
Rachel White, Brett Greatley‐Hirsch
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Photo ID 11672535 © Cammeraydave | Dreamstime.com Abstract Tragic dilemmas, situations in which available courses of action result in inevitable harm or loss of life, impose a psychological burden of moral regret.
Jeremy Glenn Tuvida
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The heterogeneous drivers of CO2 emissions in China's two major economic belts: new evidence from spatio-temporal analysis. [PDF]
Zhang J, Cheng C, Feng Y.
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