We are very pleased to have Jonathan Quong commenting on Simon May’s “Why Strict Compliance?” A reminder you can find Simon’s paper open access here. Here now is Jonathan:
I learned a lot from Simon’s excellent paper, and I hope it will become a focal point for discussion of ideal theory. » …Read more
How can Rawlsian ideal theory’s strict compliance assumption be warranted when so many problems of injustice arise precisely because many people fail to comply with their moral obligations? A standard answer is that the assumption is necessary to define the ideal society that should serve as the telos for political decision making: we should respond to injustice by moving towards that distant society as best we can. » …Read more
Welcome to our highly anticipated discussion of Sukaina Hirji‘s “Oppressive Double Binds,” published in the most recent issue of Ethics. You can find the paper here. Elizabeth Barnes‘s critical précis is immediately below. Please join the discussion!
Elizabeth Barnes writes:
In Sukaina Hirji’s remarkable paper ‘Oppressive Double Binds’, » …Read more
We are excited to announce our next Ethics discussion, which will be about “Oppressive Double Binds,” by Sukaina Hirji. The paper is available through open access here. Elizabeth Barnes will kick off the discussion with a critical précis. Join us August 4-5! » …Read more
Shoemaker and I have had a ton of fun running PEA Soup over the past 9 years. It was founded in 2004 and Shoe has been at the helm that whole time. (Wow, how old is he? Never mind, that isn’t important now.) At its best Soup provides an outlet for serious philosophy without taking itself too seriously, » …Read more
Welcome to our Ethics review forum on L. Nandi Theunissen’s The Value of Humanity (OUP), reviewed by Kenneth Walden. Below, you’ll find a description of the book, as well as a condensed version of Kenneth’s review. » …Read more
I want to focus not on the wisdom of the Supreme Court decision concerning paying student-athletes, but instead how higher ed should respond. The inevitable result of this ruling is that the revenue-generating sports will cost more money, perhaps eventually a lot more money. That money will come from somewhere. » …Read more
