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87Ethics and Public Policy: A Philosophical InquiryLas Torres de Lucca: Revista Internacional de Filosofía Política 1 (n/a): 17-28. 2012._Introduction of the book: _Ethics and Public Policy: A Philosophical Inquiry_, by Jonathan Wolff. Published with the author’s and Routledge permissions._
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1Metabolism of propionate in human subjects was studied using bolus administration of l- 13 C-propionate i.v. or orally. The study population consisted of five patients with propionic acidemia, eight with methylmalonic acidemia, one each with multiple carboxylase deficiency and transcobalamin-II deficiency, and five healthy volunteers. Concentrations of l- 13 C-propionate were measured in blood in three patients with PA, two with MMA, and two controls. Breath samples were obtained at intervals du…Read more
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59I—Jonathan Wolff: The Demands of the Human Right to HealthAristotelian Society Supplementary Volume 86 (1): 217-237. 2012.The human right to health has been established in international law since 1976. However, philosophers have often regarded human rights doctrine as a marginal contribution to political philosophy, or have attempted to distinguish ‘human rights proper’ from ‘aspirations’, with the human right to health often considered as falling into the latter category. Here the human right to health is defended as an attractive approach to global health, and responses are offered to a series of criticisms conce…Read more
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54Making the World Safe for UtilitarianismRoyal Institute of Philosophy Supplement 58 1-22. 2006.Utilitarianism has a curious history. Its most celebrated founders—Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill—were radical progressives, straddling the worlds of academic philosophy, political science, economic theory and practical affairs. They made innumerable recommendations for legal, social, political and economic reform, often (especially in Bentham’s case) described in fine detail. Some of these recommendations were followed, sooner or later, and many of their radical ideas have become close to …Read more
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15The Precautionary Attitude: Asking Preliminary QuestionsHastings Center Report 44 (S5): 27-28. 2014.Innovation in basic science is often a cause for wonder and excitement. Those associated with a new development are quick to point out the anticipated benefits: a cure for cancer or dementia, an end to unsafe water or hunger. These advocates are slower to draw attention to the possible costs, which may become known only much later. It is always hard to have an accurate overview, as it is almost impossible to predict the total effects of the widespread adoption of any new technology and, especi…Read more
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5Contractualism and the virtuesCritical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 5 (2): 120-132. 2002.
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18IX*—What is the Problem of Political Obligation?Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 91 (1): 153-170. 1991.Jonathan Wolff; IX*—What is the Problem of Political Obligation?, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Volume 91, Issue 1, 1 June 1991, Pages 153–170, https.
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167Fairness, Respect, and the Egalitarian EthosPhilosophy and Public Affairs 27 (2): 97-122. 1998.
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84Political Philosophy and the Real World of the Welfare StateJournal of Applied Philosophy 32 (4): 360-372. 2015.What contribution can political philosophers make to policy questions, such as the best configuration of the welfare state? On one view, political philosophers set out abstract theories of justice that can guide policy makers in their attempt to transform existing institutions. Yet it rarely seems the case that such a model is used in practice, and it therefore becomes unclear how political philosophy can contribute to policy debates. Following a suggestion from Margaret MacDonald, I consider th…Read more
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8Part Three. MemoirIn Jonathan Wolff & G. A. Cohen (eds.), Lectures on the History of Moral and Political Philosophy, Princeton University Press. pp. 325-344. 2013.
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12Part One. LecturesIn Jonathan Wolff & G. A. Cohen (eds.), Lectures on the History of Moral and Political Philosophy, Princeton University Press. pp. 1-244. 2013.
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30Justice and Tragedy: The Avoidability of Health InequalitiesAmerican Journal of Bioethics 15 (3): 39-40. 2015.Commentary on Adina Preda & Kristin Voigt, The Social Determinants of Health: Why Should We Care?
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64Paying People to Act in Their Own Interests: Incentives versus Rationalization in Public HealthPublic Health Ethics 8 (1): 27-30. 2015.A number of schemes have been attempted, both in public health and more generally within social programmes, to pay individuals to behave in ways that are presumed to be good for them or to have other beneficial effects. Such schemes are normally regarded as providing a financial incentive for individuals in order to outweigh contrary motivation. Such schemes have been attacked on the basis that they can ‘crowd out’ intrinsic motivation, as well as on the grounds that they are in some sense ‘corr…Read more
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1Social justiceIn Catriona McKinnon (ed.), Issues in Political Theory, Oxford University Press. 2008.
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1EqualityIn George Klosko (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the History of Political Philosophy, Oxford University Press Uk. 2011.
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26The dilemma of desertIn Serena Olsaretti (ed.), Desert and justice, Oxford University Press. pp. 219--232. 2003.Serena Olsaretti brings together new essays by leading moral and political philosophers on the nature of desert and justice, their relations with each other and with other values.
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38Ethics and Public Policy: A Philosophical InquiryRoutledge. 2011.Train crashes cause, on average, a handful of deaths each year in the UK. Technologies exist that would save the lives of some of those who die. Yet these technical innovations would cost hundreds of millions of pounds. Should we spend the money? How can we decide how to trade off life against financial cost? Such dilemmas make public policy is a battlefield of values, yet all too often we let technical experts decide the issues for us. Can philosophy help us make better decisions? Ethics and Pu…Read more
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4Proper Ambition of Science (edited book)Routledge. 2000.First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company
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18Economic JusticeIn Hugh LaFollette (ed.), The Oxford handbook of practical ethics, Oxford University Press. pp. 433. 2003.
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67Political obligation: a pluralistic approachIn Maria Baghramian & Attracta Ingram (eds.), Pluralism: The Philosophy and Politics of Diversity, Routledge. pp. 179--96. 2000.
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25Agonism, Pluralism, and Contemporary Capitalism: An Interview with William E. ConnollyContemporary Political Theory 7 (2): 200-219. 2008.
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86Are we good enough for democracy?Think 1 (2): 29-34. 2002.Is democracy a good thing? Most of us think so. And yet, as Jonathan Wolff here explains, Plato thought democracy was a very bad idea. If you favour democracy , then your challenge is to explain what, if anything, is wrong with Plato's argument. So can you?
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