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John King-Farlow and Sean O'Connell, Self-Conflict and Self Healing (review)Philosophy in Review 8 223-225. 1988.
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28Moral character is explored in all its dimensions: virtues, vices, attitudes, emotions, commitments, and personal relationships, in addition to right and wrong conduct. The aim is to stimulate personal reflection and group dialogue, rather than to offer solutions. It seeks to sharpen ideas which we use as tools in coping responsibly with our daily lives.
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1EpistemologyIn A. C. Grayling (ed.), Philosophy 1: A Guide Through the Subject, Oxford University Press. 1998.
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3Terence Penelhum, Butler (The Arguments of the Philosophers) Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 6 (10): 521-524. 1986.
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Suffering in Happy LivesIn Lisa Bortolotti (ed.), Philosophy and Happiness, Palgrave-macmillan. pp. 100--115. 2009.
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13Conflict of interest and physical therapyIn Michael Davis & Andrew Stark (eds.), Conflict of Interest in the Professions, Oxford University Press. pp. 314--332. 2001.
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17Zimmerling, R. y V. RühIe, Alber, Beiträge zur Philosophie aus SpanienLogos. Anales Del Seminario de Metafísica [Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España] 27 343. 1993.Sin resumen
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34La función del noema en la constitución intencional del objetoLogos. Anales Del Seminario de Metafísica [Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España] 27 339. 1992.Sin resumen
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30Religion Ethics and ProfessionalismProfessional Ethics, a Multidisciplinary Journal 3 (2): 17-35. 1994.
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63Responsibility for Health and Blaming VictimsJournal of Medical Humanities 22 (2): 95-114. 2001.If we are responsible for taking care of our health, are we blameworthy when we become sick because we failed to meet that responsibility? Or is it immoral to blame the victim of sickness? A moral perspective that is sensitive to therapeutic concerns will downplay blame, but banishing all blame is neither feasible nor desirable. We need to understand the ambiguities surrounding moral responsibility in four contexts: (1) preventing sickness, (2) assigning financial liabilities for health care cos…Read more
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45Love's ConstancyPhilosophy 68 (263). 1993.‘Marital faithfulness’ refers to faithful love for a spouse or lover to whom one is committed, rather than the narrower idea of sexual fidelity. The distinction is clearly marked in traditional wedding vows. A commitment to love faithfully is central: ‘to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part… and thereto I plight [pledge] thee my troth [faithfulness]’. Sexual fidelity is promi…Read more
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181Personal meaning and ethics in engineeringScience and Engineering Ethics 8 (4): 545-560. 2002.The study of engineering ethics tends to emphasize professional codes of ethics and, to lesser degrees, business ethics and technology studies. These are all important vantage points, but they neglect personal moral commitments, as well as personal aesthetic, religious, and other values that are not mandatory for all members of engineering. This paper illustrates how personal moral commitments motivate, guide, and give meaning to the work of engineers, contributing to both self-fulfillment and p…Read more
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72Moral creativity in science and engineeringScience and Engineering Ethics 12 (3): 421-433. 2006.Creativity in science and engineering has moral significance and deserves attention within professional ethics, in at least three areas. First, much scientific and technological creativity constitutes moral creativity because it generates moral benefits, is motivated by moral concern, and manifests virtues such as beneficence, courage, and perseverance. Second, creativity contributes to the meaning that scientists and engineers derive from their work, thereby connecting with virtues such as auth…Read more
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35Alcoholism as sickness and wrongdoingJournal for the Theory of Social Behaviour 29 (2). 1999.It is now commonplace to call persons sick when their wrongdoing becomes entrenched, extensive, and extreme. This mixing of moral and therapeutic categories seems incoherent if we uncritically embrace a morality-therapy dichotomy: Behavioral problems like alcoholism are either moral or therapeutic matters, but not both. This paper dissolves the dichotomy by arguing that chronically abusive drinking is simultaneously a sickness and wrongdoing. Alcoholism is at least partly a self-inflicted impair…Read more
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136Happiness and virtue in positive psychologyJournal for the Theory of Social Behaviour 37 (1). 2007.Positive psychologists aspire to study the moral virtues, as well as positive emotions, while retaining scientific objectivity. Within this framework, Martin Seligman, a founder of positive psychology, offers an empirically-based argument for an ancient and venerable theme: happiness can be increased by exercising the virtues. Seligman's project is promising, but it needs to pay greater attention to several methodological matters: greater care in defining happiness, so as to avoid smuggling in v…Read more
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2Love, sex and relationshipsIn S. van Hooft, N. Athanassoulis, J. Kawall, J. Oakley & L. van Zyl (eds.), The handbook of virtue ethics, Acumen Publishing. pp. 242--251. 2014.
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69Happiness and the Good LifeOup Usa. 2012.What is happiness? How is it related to morality and virtue? Does living with illusion promote or diminish happiness? Is it better to pursue happiness with a partner than alone? Philosopher Mike W. Martin addresses these and other questions as he connects the meaning of happiness with the philosophical notion of "the good life." Defining happiness as loving one's life and valuing it in ways manifested by ample enjoyment and a deep sense of meaning, Martin explores the ways in which happiness in…Read more
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7Advocating ValuesTeaching Philosophy 20 (1): 19-34. 1997.With reference to the “Campus Wars” debates, this paper argues that within the classroom, professional responsibilities justify professors advocating for personal commitments which are pertinent to their discipline. In fact, given a professor’s commitment to pursuing truth in the classroom, this advocacy is both inevitable and desirable. The question to ask, then, is what separates appropriate from inappropriate forms of influence on students. The author draws on the American Association of Univ…Read more
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53Self-deceiving intentionsBehavioral and Brain Sciences 20 (1): 122-123. 1997.Contrary to Mele's suggestion, not all garden-variety self-deception reduces to bias-generated false beliefs (usually held contrary to the evidence). Many cases center around self-deceiving intentions to avoid painful topics, escape unpleasant truths, seek comfortable attitudes, and evade self-acknowledgment. These intentions do not imply paradoxical projects or contradictory belief states.
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59Of Mottos and MoralsInternational Journal of Applied Philosophy 25 (1): 49-60. 2011.At their best, mottos help us cope by crystallizing attitudes, eliciting resolve, and guiding conduct. Mottos have moral significance when they allude to the virtues and reflect the character of individuals and groups. As such, they function in the moral space between abstract ethical theory and contextual moral judgment. I discuss personal mottos such as those of Isak Dinesen (“I will answer”) and group mottos such as found in social movements (“Think globally, act locally”), professions (“Abov…Read more
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26Happiness, Virtue, and Truth in Cohen’s Logic-Based Therapy (review)International Journal of Applied Philosophy 21 (1): 129-133. 2007.
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41On the Evolution of DepressionPhilosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology 9 (3): 255-259. 2002.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology 9.3 (2002) 255-259 [Access article in PDF] On the Evolution of Depression Mike W. Martin Keywords: Depression, morality, mental disorders, psychobiology, evolutionary psychiatry. In "Depression as a Mind-Body Problem," Walter Glannon outlines a psychosocial-physiological explanation of depression as a psychological response to chronic stress—today, especially social stress—in which cortisol imbala…Read more
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52Paradoxes of moral motivationJournal of Value Inquiry 39 (3-4): 299-308. 2005.In suggesting that “philanthropy is almost the only virtuewhich is sufficiently appreciated by mankind,” Thoreau did not wish to denigrate charity, but he took offense when even minor Christian leaders were ranked above Newton, Shakespeare, and other creative individuals “who by their lives and works are a blessing to mankind.”1 Such individuals might be motivated primarily by caring for nonmoral goods, such as scientific truth, aesthetic appreciation, or creative achievement. Yet, paradoxically…Read more
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85Moral CreativityInternational Journal of Applied Philosophy 20 (1): 55-66. 2006.Moral creativity consists in identifying, interpreting, and implementing moral values in ways that bring about new and morally valuable results, often in response to an unprecedented situation. It does not mean inventing values subjectively, as Sartre and Nietzsche suggested. Moral creativity plays a significant role in meeting role responsibilities, exercising leadership, developing social policies, and living authentically in light of moral ideals. Kenneth R. Feinberg’s service in compensating…Read more
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30Creativity: Ethics and Excellence in ScienceLexington Books. 2007.Creativity explores the moral dimensions of creativity in science in a systematic and comprehensive way. A work of applied philosophy, professional ethics, and philosophy of science, the book argues that scientific creativity often constitutes moral creativity—the production of new and morally variable outcomes. At the same time, creative ambitions have a dark side that can lead to professional misconduct and harmful effects on society and the environment
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