What Can Philosophers Of Mind Learn From Being in Love?
An underlying project for many philosophers of mind is to form general theories about the nature of consciousness and mental states. One general theory of consciousness identifies mental states with...
View ArticleKnowledge. Good God. What is it Good for?
The value problem of knowledge can be dated back to at least Plato’s dialogue Meno. In this dialogue, Socrates’ interlocutor asks why knowledge is more valuable than simply having a true belief. After...
View ArticleRomantic Dysfunction, BPD, and Moral Responsibility
It is commonly argued that for one to be morally responsible, one must have control over one’s actions (see here for a run-down on arguments for that claim). Now, one does not generally concede that a...
View ArticleLuck, Choice, and Rationing Health Care
According to some philosophers, a feature that matters for assessing inequalities is how the inequality comes about. One theory that assesses inequalities in this way is presented by Ronald Dworkin in...
View ArticleOn the So Called “Grey Areas” of Sexual Consent
Sexual consent has been the foundation of sexual ethics for many modern thinkers of sexuality. The notion itself stretches back to at least Immanuel Kant, who presented some arguments for why we should...
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