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182Conventions and moral norms: The legacy of LewisTopoi 27 (1-2): 73-86. 2008.David Lewis’ Convention has been a major source of inspiration for philosophers and social scientists alike for the analysis of norms. In this essay, I demonstrate its usefulness for the analysis of some moral norms. At the same time, conventionalism with regards to moral norms has attracted sustained criticism. I discuss three major strands of criticism and propose how these can be met. First, I discuss the criticism that Lewis conventions analyze norms in situations with no conflict of interes…Read more
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93Reasons and Intentions (edited book)Ashgate. 2007.Addressing the question of the relation between intentions and action, the considerations which make an intention rational and how this translates into our ...
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Functie en autoriteit van morele normen. Rationele-keuzetheorie en ethiekAlgemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 94 (1). 2002.
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32Alchemies of the mind: Rationality and the emotions, Jon Elster. Cambridge university press, 1999, IX + 416 pages (review)Economics and Philosophy 17 (1): 121-145. 2001.
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Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Action |
Meta-Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |