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Mercy : the concept and its moral standing [PDF]
, 1991 Despite its high moral evaluation in both secular and religious worlds, philosophers have surprisingly paid relatively little attention to mercy. The discussion that has developed has produced an image of mercy that is to say the least, equivocal ...
Brien, Andrew James
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Prudential value and impersonal value
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Volume 110, Issue 1, Page 129-149, January 2025.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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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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Resuscitation during the pandemic: Optional obligation? or supererogation?
, 2020 This paper is a response to a recent BMJ Blog: ‘The duty to treat: where do the limits lie?’ Members of the Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Service Clinical Ethics Group (CEG) reflected on arguments in the Blog in relation to resuscitation during the ...
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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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Commonsense morality and contact with value
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Volume 109, Issue 1, Page 410-430, July 2024.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
Renaissance Studies, Volume 38, Issue 3, Page 335-362, June 2024.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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What normative terms mean and why it matters for ethical theory [PDF]
, 2015 This paper investigates how inquiry into normative language can improve substantive normative theorizing. First I examine two dimensions along which normative language differs: “strength” and “subjectivity.” Next I show how greater sensitivity to these ...
Silk, Alex
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On the Ethicality of Islamic Banks’ Business Model
British Journal of Management, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 115-136, January 2024.Abstract This paper scrutinizes the ethicality of Islamic banks’ (IBs’) business model by employing the ‘objectives of Islamic law’ (Maqāsid al‐Sharī’ah). This necessitates developing an ethical framework to construe two primary injunctions of Islamic finance, namely ribā and gharar.
Wahyu Jatmiko +2 more
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Supererogation in clinical research [PDF]
Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 2008 'Supererogation' is the notion of going beyond the call of duty. The concept of supererogation has received scrutiny in ethical theory, as well as clinical bioethics. Yet, there has been little attention paid to supererogation in research ethics.
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