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61Conflict, Regret, and Modern Moral PhilosophyIn Thom Brooks (ed.), New Waves in Ethics, Palgrave-macmillan. 2011.I begin this paper by discussing the difference between outweighing and canceling in conflicts of normativity. I then introduce a thought experiment that I call Crash Drive,and I use it to explain the nature of a certain kind of moral conflict as well as the appropriate emotional response – regret – on the part of the primary agent in this case. Having done this, I turn to a line of criticism opened by Bernard Williams and recently expanded by Jonathan Dancy according to which archetypal examp…Read more
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20Tim Henning and David P. Schweikard, eds. , Knowledge, Virtue, and Action: Essays on Putting Epistemic Virtues to Work . Reviewed by (review)Philosophy in Review 34 (6): 312-315. 2014.
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216Moral Blameworthiness and the Reactive AttitudesEthical Theory and Moral Practice 14 (2): 131-142. 2011.In this paper, I present and defend a novel version of the Reactive Attitude account of moral blameworthiness. In Section 1, I introduce the Reactive Attitude account and outline Allan Gibbard's version of it. In Section 2, I present the Wrong Kind of Reasons Problem, which has been at the heart of much recent discussion about the nature of value, and explain why a reformulation of it causes serious problems for versions of the Reactive Attitude account such as Gibbard's. In Section 3, I conside…Read more
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91Just War Theory and Cyber-AttacksIn Not Just Wars, . 2013.In this chapter, I take up the question of whether one of the central principles of jus ad bellum – just cause – is relevant in a world in which cyberattacks occur. I argue that this principle is just as relevant as ever, though it needs modification in light of recent developments. In particular, I argue, contrary to many traditional just war theorists, that just cause should not be limited to physical attacks. In the process, I offer an improved definition of cyberattack and show how some othe…Read more
Leonard Kahn
Loyola University, New Orleans
US Naval Academy
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Loyola University, New OrleansDepartment of Philosophy
College of Arts & SciencesAssociate Professor -
US Naval AcademyVisiting scholar
APA Central Division
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Applied Ethics, Miscellaneous |
Biomedical Ethics |
Environmental Ethics |
Technology Ethics |
PhilPapers Editorships
Moral Judgment |
Amoralists |
Internalism and Externalism about Moral Judgment |
Moral Judgment, Misc |