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23Review of Matt Cavanagh, Against Equal Opportunity (review)Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2002 (12). 2002.
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R. Audi and W.J. Wainwright , "Rationality, religious belief and moral commitment: New essays in the philosophy of religion" (review)International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 23 (2): 114. 1988.
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5On equal human worth: A critique of contemporary egalitarianismIn Louis P. Pojman & Robert Westmoreland (eds.), Equality: Selected Readings, Oup Usa. pp. 296. 1997.
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251Faith Without Belief?Faith and Philosophy 3 (2): 157-176. 1986.For many religious people there is a problem of doubting various credal statements contained in their religions. Often propositional beliefs are looked upon as necessary conditions for salvation. This causes great anxiety in doubters and raises the question of the importance of belief in religion and in life in general. It is a question that has been neglected in philosophy of religion and theology. In this paper I shall explore the question of the importance of belief as a religious attitude an…Read more
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912In Defense of the Death PenaltyInternational Journal of Applied Philosophy 11 (2): 11-16. 1997.
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4Faith, doubt and belief, or does faith entail belief?In Richard M. Gale & Alexander R. Pruss (eds.), The Existence of God, Ashgate Pub Limited. pp. 1--15. 2003.
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90Equality and DesertPhilosophy 72 (282). 1997.Justice is a constant and perpetual will to give every man his due. The principles of law are these: to live virtuously, not to harm others, to give his due to everyone. Jurisprudence is the knowledge of divine and human things, the science of the just and the unjust. Law is the art of goodness and justice. By virtue of this [lawyers] may be called priests, for we cherish justice and profess knowledge or goodness and equity, separating right from wrong and legal from the illegal
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46Kierkegaard, subjectivity and paradox: A response to Gregory Schufreider (review)International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 12 (3). 1981.
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470The Death Penalty: For and AgainstRowman & Littlefield Publishers. 1997.Two distinguished social and political philosophers take opposing positions in this highly engaging work. Louis P. Pojman justifies the practice of execution by appealing to the principle of retribution while Jeffrey Reiman argues that although the death penalty is a just punishment for murder, we are not morally obliged to execute murderers
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10Apologia do cosmopolitismoRoman & Littlefield. 2008.Portuguese translation. Presents a positive vision for reinventing globalization, that out of adversity we can create a better future.
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175Ethical Theory: Classical and Contemporary ReadingsWadsworth. 1995.Part I: WHAT IS ETHICS? Plato: Socratic Morality: Crito. Suggestions for Further Reading. Part II: ETHICAL RELATIVISM VERSUS ETHICAL OBJECTIVISM. Herodotus: Custom is King. Thomas Aquinas: Objectivism: Natural Law. Ruth Benedict: A Defense of Ethical Relativism. Louis Pojman: A Critique of Ethical Relativism. Gilbert Harman: Moral Relativism Defended. Alan Gewirth: The Objective Status of Human Rights. Suggestions for Further Reading. Part III: MORALITY, SELF-INTEREST AND FUTURE SELVES. Plato: W…Read more
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40Terrorism, Human Rights, and the Case for World GovernmentRowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2006.One of the nation's leading military ethicists, Louis P. Pojman argues that globalism and cosmopolitanism motivate the need for greater international cooperation based on enforceable international law. The best way to realize the promises of globalism and cogent moral arguments for cosmopolitanism, Pojman contends, is through the establishment of a World Government
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Classics of Philosophy: Volume Ii: Modern and Contemporary (edited book)Oup Usa. 1998.Classics of Philosophy: Volume II, Modern and Contemporary covers the works of philosophers from Descartes to Rawls. Ideal for courses in modern and contemporary philosophy, it includes forty-eight extensive selections--seventeen of them complete--from twenty-nine philosophers. This collection offers an unrivaled introduction to the major works of these periods. A lucid introduction, including a brief biographical sketch, accompanies each of the featured philosophers. Also look for Classics of P…Read more
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146Philosophy of religion (edited book)Mayfield. 1987.Covering the major issues of the field succinctly and lucidly, this text takes an analytically rigorous approach and makes it accessible in presentation. Pojman writes from an impartial perspective, presenting various options and points of view while guiding students in their own search for truth over these often emotion-laden, crucial issues.
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1What Do We Deserve? A Reader on Justice and DesertTijdschrift Voor Filosofie 62 (3): 630-630. 2000.
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49Race and crime a response to Michael Levin and Laurence ThomasJournal of Social Philosophy 24 (1): 152-154. 1993.
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65Introduction to philosophy: classical and contemporary readings (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2004.Now in a third edition, Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings is a highly acclaimed, topically organized collection that covers five major areas of philosophy--theory of knowledge, philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind, freedom and determinism, and moral philosophy. Editor Louis P. Pojman enhances the text's topical organization by arranging the selections into a pro/con format to help students better understand opposing arguments. He also includes accessible intro…Read more
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86The moral life: an introductory reader in ethics and literature (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2000.Ideal for introductory ethics courses, The Moral Life: An Introductory Reader in Ethics and Literature, Fifth Edition, brings together an extensive and varied collection of ninety-one classical and contemporary readings on ethical theory and practice. Integrating literature with philosophy in an innovative way, this unique anthology uses literary works to enliven and make concrete the ethical theory or applied issues addressed. It also emphasizes the personal dimension of ethics, which is often …Read more
Louis P. Pojman
(1935 - 2005)
Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Religion |
Areas of Interest
Epistemology |
Applied Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |