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7480Sentimental valueJournal of Value Inquiry 43 (1): 55-65. 2009.For many people, among the first experiences they have of things as being valuable are experiences of things as possessing sentimental value. Such is the case in childhood where treasured objects are often among the first things we experience as valuable. In everyday life, we frequently experi- ence apparent sentimental value belonging to particular garments, books, cards, and places. Philosophers, however, have seldom discussed sentimental value and have also tended to think about value general…Read more
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822Hybrid Views in Meta‐ethics: Pragmatic ViewsPhilosophy Compass 9 (12): 848-863. 2014.A common starting point for ‘going hybrid’ is the thought that moral discourse somehow combines belief and desire-like aspects, or is both descriptive and expressive. Hybrid meta-ethical theories aim to give an account of moral discourse that is sufficiently sensitive to both its cognitive and its affective, or descriptive and expressive, dimensions. They hold at least one of the following: moral thought: moral judgements have belief and desire-like aspects or elements; moral language: moral utt…Read more
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483The Philosophy of Well-Being: An IntroductionRoutledge. 2016.Well-being occupies a central role in ethics and political philosophy, including in major theories such as utilitarianism. It also extends far beyond philosophy: recent studies into the science and psychology of well-being have propelled the topic to centre stage, and governments spend millions on promoting it. We are encouraged to adopt modes of thinking and behaviour that support individual well-being or 'wellness'. What is well-being? Which theories of well-being are most plausible? In this r…Read more
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439Wrongness, welfarism and evolution: Crisp on reasons and the goodRatio 20 (3). 2007.A critical notice of Roger Crisp's Reasons and the Good
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