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23Ludwig Wittgenstein on Race, Gender, and Cultural Identity: Philosophy as a Personal EndeavourEdwin Mellen Press. 2010.This book paints a portrait of Ludwig Wittgenstein that is very different from conventional portraits that narrowly depict him as a philosopher's philosopher silent about social, ethical and cultural questions.
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48The Morality of Self-DeceptionDialogue 13 (1): 25-34. 1974.Is self-deception always immoral? That it is always immoral to deceive oneself seems to have been the ‘received’ view amongst philosophers. Such a view was vigorously supported by Bishop Butler in the eighteenth century. Recently, Herbert Fingarette has argued for a similar position. In this paper I wish to examine Butler's and Fingarette's arguments and contend that no morally sensitive and reasonable person can possibly accept them without thereby ceasing to be morally sensitive and reasonable…Read more
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1Terence Penelhum, Reason and Religious Faith Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 16 (3): 197-201. 1996.
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James C. Klagge, ed., Wittgenstein: Biography and Philosophy (review)Philosophy in Review 22 123-125. 2002.
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36Autobiography and philosophy: Variations on a theme of WittgensteinMetaphilosophy 26 (1-2): 63-80. 1995.
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62Hypocrisy After AristotleDialogue 37 (3): 545-. 1998.RésuméCet article examine diverses façons d'exploiter l'éthique aristotélicienne pour rendre compte philosophiquement de l'hypocrisie. Aristote lui-même n'apas dit grand chose d'explicite à ce sujet, mais nous nous employons à identifier et à scruter les passages qui sont les plus pertinents pour un traitement distinctif de l'hypocrisie, élucidant en cours de route un certain nombre de confusions à propos d'Aristote. Nous envisageons divers domaines d'émotion et d'action qui pourraient fournir u…Read more
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Robert Dunn, The Possibility of Weakness of Will Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 8 (2): 48-50. 1988.
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Duncan Richter, Historical Dictionary of Wittgenstein's Philosophy (review)Philosophy in Review 25 293-295. 2005.
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5Once upon a time in the West: the making of the Western Canadian Philosophical Association, 1963-2004Academic Printing &. 2005.
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44Hypocricy and PrivacyJournal of Philosophical Research 27 601-618. 2002.Hypocrisy and privacy are commonly thought to be completely different, yet it turns out to be surprisingly difficult to distinguish them. We consider various ways in which they might be differentiated, especially the attempt to do so on the basis of their moral standing. We argue, by case and through discussion, that there is more moral ambiguity about each concept than generally acknowledged. Finally, we offer some additional speculations about the similarities and differences between the two, …Read more
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128Hypocrisy and ConsequentialismUtilitas 10 (2): 168. 1998.Consequentialism has trouble explaining why hypocrisy is a term of moral condem-nation, largely because hypocrites often try to deceive others about their own selfishness through the useof words or deeds which themselves have good consequences. We argue that consequentialist attempts to deal with the problem by separating the evaluation of agent and action, or by the directevaluation of dispositions, or by focusing on long-term consequences such as reliability and erosion of trust, all prove ina…Read more
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46Freud, Self-Knowledge and PsychoanalysisCanadian Journal of Philosophy 12 (4). 1982.I put down my cup and examine my own mind. It is for it to discover the truth. But how? What an abyss of uncertainty whenever the mind feels that some part of it has strayed beyond its own borders; when it, the seeker, is at once the dark region through which it must go seeking, where all its equipment will avail it nothing. Seek? More than that: create. It is face to face with something which does not so far exist, to which it alone can give reality and substance, which it alone can bring into …Read more
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46Wittgenstein’s WomenJournal of Philosophical Research 22 483-508. 1997.While Wittgenstein commentators dismiss his remarks on women and femininity as trivial and unworthy of attention, I focus exactly on what they consider parenthetical and of no philosophical value. First, I document Wittgenstein’s attitudes toward women and femininity, and subject his remarks to critical analysis. Secondly, I retrieve and explore some aspects of Otto Weininger’s influence on Wittgenstein. Thirdly, by introducing considerations of chronology and circumstance, I argue that while th…Read more
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42Wittgenstein and musical formalismPhilosophy 81 (4): 649-658. 2006.I argue that Wittgenstein was no lifelong musical formalist. I further contend that the attribution of musical formalism obscures, while the break with it I propose explains, the role that music played in the development of his philosophy of language. What is more, I sketch a perspective on the later Wittgenstein’s remarks on the music and musical understanding that supports my claims. Throughout my discussion, rather than assimilating Hanslick’s and Wittgenstein’s views on music, I point to sim…Read more
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J. Jeremy Wisnewski, Wittgenstein and Ethical Inquiry: A Defense of Ethics as Clarification Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 28 (4): 310-312. 2008.
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85Hypocrisy, Change of Mind, and Weakness of Will: How to Do Moral Philosophy with ExamplesMetaphilosophy 30 (1&2): 60-78. 1999.What are the differences between hypocrisy, change of mind, and weakness of will? Each typically involves a gap between word and deed, yet they do not seem morally equivalent. Moreover, they are intuitively different concepts, even though the conceptual boundaries between them are fuzzy. This paper explores diverse examples, attempting to identify elements which may be distinctive of each concept, with special attention to hypocrisy. It also provides a discussion of the appropriateness of such u…Read more
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24Hypocrisy: Ethical InvestigationsBroadview Press. 2004.What is a hypocrite? What role does hypocrisy play in our lives? Why is it thought to be such an ugly vice? Is it ever acceptable? What do we lose in our indifference to it? Hypocrisy: Ethical Investigations seeks to illuminate the concept of hypocrisy by exploring its multiple roles in our moral and political lives and struggles. The authors provide a critical examination of a wide range of perspectives on the nature, varieties, and significance of hypocrisy, arguing that it is a key concept in…Read more
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