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43Alcohol and Controlling Risks through NudgesThe New Bioethics 21 (1): 46-55. 2015.This article examines the relation of risks and public policy through the lens of alcohol and crime. Alcohol thus lives a double-life as a fountain of celebration while also a wellspring of potentially serious harms. The issue of how risks might be managed much better is approached through considering three different arenas within the criminal law concluding that it is a crude mechanism for grappling with complex issues of criminal responsibility for any higher risks associated with becoming und…Read more
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43A Précis of PunishmentPhilosophy and Public Issues - Filosofia E Questioni Pubbliche 5 (1). 2015.Punishment is a topic of increasing importance for citizens and policy-makers. The same can be said for academic researchers and students. Mass imprisonment has reached record high levels while public confidence is often lacking. New thinking is required urgently to address these challenges. Moreover, there have been several key developments in the philosophy of punishment over the last 20 years absent in leading guides including the communicative theory of punishment, restorative justice and my…Read more
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41Thom Brooks book review of "German Idealism and the Concept of Punishment," by Jean‐Christophe Merle, trans. Joseph J. Kominkiewicz with Jean‐Christophe Merle and Frances Brown. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009, xv + 207 pp. ISBN 978 0 521 88684 0 hb (review)European Journal of Philosophy 20 (1): 179-182. 2012.Thom Brooks book review
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41Punishment: A Critical Introduction (2nd edition)Routledge. 2021.Punishment is a topic of increasing importance for citizens and policymakers. Why should we punish criminals? Which theory of punishment is most compelling? Is the death penalty ever justified? These questions and many more are examined in this highly engaging and accessible guide. Punishment (2nd edition) is a critical introduction to the philosophy of punishment, offering a new and refreshing approach that will benefit readers of all backgrounds and interests. The first comprehensive critical…Read more
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41Punitive Restoration and Restorative JusticeCriminal Justice Ethics 36 (2): 122-140. 2017.Criminal justice policy faces the twin challenges of improving our crime reduction efforts while increasing public confidence. These challenges are exacerbated by the fact that at least some measur...
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38Not just war: Eisikovits on A Theory of TrucesJournal of Global Ethics 13 (1): 4-5. 2017.More work has gone into thinking about the philosophical justifications for starting a just war than bringing political violence to an end. The papers in this special section explore themes in Nir Eisikovits’s groundbreaking book A Theory of Truces and why truces deserve greater philosophical attention. This introduction briefly raises these issues and provides an overview of the papers.
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37Punishment: A Critical IntroductionRoutledge. 2021.This new second edition of Punishment includes a revised and expanded defence of the groundbreaking unified theory of punishment that brings together elements of retribution, deterrence and rehabilitation into a new coherent framework. Thom Brooks expands the chapter length case studies from capital punishment, juvenile offending, domestic violence and sex crimes to include new chapters on social media offences and corporate liability addressing some of today's most pressing issues in criminal j…Read more
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36The Oxford Handbook of Global Justice (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2020.Global justice is an exciting area of refreshing, innovative new ideas for a changing world facing significant challenges. Not only does work in this area often force us to rethink about ethics and political philosophy more generally, but its insights contain seeds of hope for addressing some of the greatest global problems facing humanity today. The Oxford Handbook of Global Justice has been selective in bringing together some of the most pressing topics and issues in global justice as understo…Read more
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36Political Emotions: Towards a Decent Public Sphere (edited book)Palgrave Macmillan. 2022.This compelling new book engages leading theorists to consider how cultivating emotions can impact on social justice. Although the presence of political emotions can appear counterproductive to stability and peace, there is an increasing recognition that emotions can be harnessed to empower community cohesion and social justice. Covering such key issues as adaptive preferences, capabilities, civil religion, compassion, conscience, dignity, feminism, imagination, multicultural citizenship, perfec…Read more
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36Reply to Redding, Rosen and WoodHegel Bulletin 33 (2): 23-35. 2012.Hegel'sPhilosophy of Rightis more than a major work of political and legal philosophy; it is a battleground for two different interpretive approaches. MyHegel's Political Philosophy: A Systematic Reading of the Philosophy of Rightargues that these approaches are mistaken about their differences and that one approach offers a more compelling interpretation ofHegel's Philosophy of Rightthan the other. I will briefly outline my defence of the systematic reading of thePhilosophy of Rightbefore reply…Read more
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36Review of Alfred Denker (ed.), Michael Vater (ed.), Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit: New Critical Essays (review)Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2005 (6). 2005.Thom Brooks reviews Denker and Vater's book on Hegel's Phenomenology
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35Just War Theory (edited book)Brill. 2012.Just War Theory raises some of the most pressing and important philosophical issues of our day. This book brings together some of the most important essays in this area written by leading scholars and offering significant contributions to how we understand just war theory
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35No rubber stamp: Hegel's constitutional monarchHistory of Political Thought 28 (1): 91-119. 2007.Perhaps one of the most controversial aspects of Hegel's Philosophy of Right for contemporary interpreters is its discussion of the constitutional monarch. This is true despite the general agreement amongst virtually all interpreters that Hegel's monarch is no more powerful than modern constitutional monarchs and is an institution worthy of little attention or concern. In this article, I will examine whether or not it matters who is the monarch and what domestic and foreign powers he has. I argu…Read more
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34A Critique of Pragmatism and Deliberative DemocracyTransactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society 45 (1): 50-54. 2009.Robert B. Talisse's A Pragmatist Philosophy of Democracy is a genuine tour de force. His aim is both to defend a particular view of pragmatism originating with the work of Charles Sanders Peirce and, at the same time, argue in favour of a new view of deliberative democracy developed from Talisse's Peircean pragmatism. The result is a stunning achievement with real persuasive power. In this article, I will focus on one worry, namely, that the picture of democracy on offer is incomplete. While Tal…Read more
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33Respect for Nature: The Capabilities ApproachEthics, Policy and Environment 14 (2). 2011.Ethics, Policy & Environment, Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 143-146, June 2011
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33Plato, Hegel, and DemocracyHegel Bulletin 27 (1-2): 24-50. 2006.Nearly every major philosophy, from Plato to Hegel and beyond, has argued that democracy is an inferior form of government, at best. Yet, virtually every contemporary political philosophy working today endorses democracy in one variety or another. Should we conclude then that the traditional canon is meaningless for helping us theorise about a just state? In this paper, I will take up the criticisms and positive proposals of two such canonical figures in political philosophy: Plato and Hegel. At…Read more
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33Does Bevir's The Logic of the History of Ideas Improve Our Understanding of Hegel's Philosophy of Right?The European Legacy 11 (7): 765-774. 2006.Mark Bevir's The Logic of the History of Ideas has received considerable attention recently. This article highlights a new problem with his weak intentionalism. Bevir's weak intentionalism holds that on occasion the meanings readers ascribe to texts may trump the meanings the authors express in texts. The article uses the example of Hegel's theory of punishment. The received wisdom is that Hegel is a pure retributivist. Yet, this strays far from his text and stated views. We might think we shoul…Read more
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32Hegel: Philosophy of PoliticsOxford Bibliographies Online. 2010.G. W. F. Hegel is widely considered to be one of the most important philosophers in the history of philosophy. This entry focuses on his contributions to political philosophy, with particular attention paid to his seminal work: the Philosophy of Right. A particular focus will be placed on Hegel’s theories of freedom, contract and property, punishment, morality, family, civil society, law, and the state.
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32Hegel’s Social and Political PhilosophyStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 2021. 2021.Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831) developed a philosophy based on freedom within a wider philosophical system offering novel views on topics ranging from property and punishment to morality and the state. Hegel’s main work was the Elements of the Philosophy of Right (“PR”) first published in 1821. Many of his other major works include discussions or analyses connected to his social and political philosophy. He also wrote various political essays during his career, many of which have bee…Read more
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31Law and Legal Theory (edited book)Brill. 2013.brings together some of the most important essays in the area of the philosophy of law written by leading, international scholars and offering significant contributions to how we understand law and legal theory to help shape future debates
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31Opening the Tomb of New Philosophical Accounts of DeathJournal of Value Inquiry 52 (2): 149-151. 2018.Many efforts are directed towards philosophical accounts of life from life’s meaning to how it should be led. Often overlooked are no less important issues concerning the end of life. Questions like what is death?, is immortality desirable?, is death ‘bad’ for the person who dies?, can the dead be harmed or punished? and what, if any, obligations do we have towards the dead? – these are but a few key concerns deserving greater attention. This special issue brings together three contributions th…Read more
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30Capabilities, Political Liberalism and Private LawArchiv Fuer Rechts Und Sozialphilosphie 104 (4): 556-569. 2019.This article argues political liberalism can and should be revised to improve its relevance to the private law. This approach is not a rejection of political liberalism, but instead a restatement consistent with the fundamental tenets of Rawls's theory of justice. The first part begins with a brief summary of Rawls's political liberalism. The second part discusses the strategies used to demonstrate the relevance of Rawls's theory to the private law. The third part examines how Rawls's theory can…Read more
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30Becoming British: UK Citizenship ExaminedBiteback. 2016.From Syrian asylum seekers to super-rich foreign investors, immigration is one of the most controversial issues facing Britain today. Politicians kick the subject from one election to the next with energetic but ineffectual promises to ‘crack down’, while newspaper editors plaster it across front pages. But few know the truth behind the headlines; indeed, the almost daily changes to our complex immigration laws pile up so quickly that even the officials in charge struggle to keep up. In this cle…Read more
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30Review of A. Raghuramaraju, Debates in Indian Philosophy: Classical, Colonial, and Contemporary (review)Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2006 (12). 2006.
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30Saving the Greatest NumberLogique Et Analyse 45 (177-178): 55-59. 2002.Imagine there are three boats equidistant from one another. You are alone in the first boat. The other two boats are sinking fast: one boat has one person (A), the other has two persons (B&C). There is only enough time to allow saving either A or B&C before their boats sink, drowning whoever is onboard. Will we always combine claims of those wishing to be saved and rescue B&C? Otsuka says that the 'Kamm-Scanlon' contractualist framework that does not aggregating various claims for rescue combine…Read more
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28Ethics and moral philosophy (edited book)Brill. 2011.Ethics and moral philosophy is an area of particular interest today. This book brings together some of the most important essays in this area.
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28Capabilities, Political Liberalism and Private LawArchiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie 104 (4): 556-569. 2018.This article argues political liberalism can and should be revised to improve its relevance to the private law. This approach is not a rejection of political liberalism, but instead a restatement consistent with the fundamental tenets of Rawls’s theory of justice. The first part begins with a brief summary of Rawls’s political liberalism. The second part discusses the strategies used to demonstrate the relevance of Rawls’s theory to the private law. The third part examines how Rawls’s theory can…Read more
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27T.H. Green's Theory of PunishmentHistory of Political Thought 24 (4): 685-702. 2003.Green agrees with Kant on the abstract character of moral law as categorical imperatives and that intentional dispositions are central to a moral justification of punishment. The central problem with Kant's account is that we are unable to know these dispositions beyond a reasonable estimate. Green offers a practical alternative, positing moral law as an ideal to be achieved, but not immediately enforceable through positive law. Moral and positive law are bridged by Green's theory of the common …Read more
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27The Oxford Handbook of Global Justice (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2020.Global justice is an exciting area of refreshing, innovative new ideas for a changing world facing significant challenges. Not only does work in this area often force us to rethink about ethics and political philosophy more generally, but its insights contain seeds of hope for addressing some of the greatest global problems facing humanity today. The Oxford Handbook of Global Justice has been selective in bringing together some of the most pressing topics and issues in global justice as understo…Read more
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