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Philosophical Issues, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 167-183, October 2024.Abstract Several authors have recently argued that knowledge is not the aim of inquiry since it can make sense to inquire into a question even though one knows the answer. I argue that this a faulty diagnostic for determining whether one has met the constitutive standard of success of an activity type. The constitutive standards of success tell us when
Jaakko Hirvelä
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Journal of Applied Philosophy, Volume 41, Issue 4, Page 671-681, August 2024.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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Deontic Moral Reasoning Task: Is Moral Reasoning Special?
Psychological Topics, 2019 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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Supererogation : definitions, features and characteristics [PDF]
, 1989 The object of this thesis is to determine if and how it makes sense to exceed one's duty or to perform acts above or beyond what one is required to do as matters of duty.
Scott, Jon J.
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Partiality, Asymmetries, and Morality's Harmonious Propensity
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Volume 109, Issue 1, Page 30-54, July 2024.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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Are Acts of Supererogation Always Praiseworthy? [PDF]
, 2015 It is commonly assumed that praiseworthiness should form part of the analysis of supererogation. I will argue that this view should be rejected.
Archer, Alfred, Archer, Alfred; id_orcid
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Sporting Supererogation and Why it Matters [PDF]
, 2017 A commonly accepted feature of commonsense morality is that there are some acts that are supererogatory or beyond the call of duty. Recently, philosophers have begun to ask whether something like supererogation might exist in other normative domains such
Archer, Alfred +2 more
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The heterogeneous drivers of CO2 emissions in China's two major economic belts: new evidence from spatio-temporal analysis. [PDF]
Environ Dev Sustain, 2023 Zhang J, Cheng C, Feng Y.
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SAGE OpenInvesting in green total factor productivity is the key to realizing high-quality economic development in China. Can green finance effectively enhance green total factor productivity and promote high-quality economic development?
Lingui Qin, Songqi Liu, Fengjie Xie
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Responsibility Gaps and Black Box Healthcare AI: Shared Responsibilization as a Solution. [PDF]
Digit Soc, 2023 Lang BH, Nyholm S, Blumenthal-Barby J.
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