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131What we owe the deadJournal of Applied Philosophy 26 (1): 54-70. 2009.abstract My aim in this paper is to argue that we have at least some obligations to the dead. After briefly considering some previous (unsuccessful) attempts to establish such obligations, I offer a reductio argument which establishes at least some obligations to the dead. Following this, the surprising extent of these obligations (given a few roughly Kantian assumptions) is considered. I then argue that there are and must be some significant limitations on the duties of the living in relation t…Read more
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29The Case for Anti-Antirealism: Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and Aristotle on Language and EssencePhilosophical Frontiers: A Journal of Emerging Thought 3 (2). 2008.
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5Philosophie in Twilight (edited book)Wiley-Vch. 2010.Hier erfahren Sie, wieso Stephenie Meyers Liebesgeschichte so viele Menschen fasziniert und warum es sich dabei um so viel mehr als oberflächliche Jugendliteratur handelt: - Wieso fühlen sich Menschen von Vampiren magisch angezogen? - Sollte Edward seine Fähigkeit zum Gedankenlesen einsetzen? - Ist Edward ein romantischer Held oder einfach nur ein Stalker? - Was sagt der Kampf der "vegetarischen" Cullen-Familien gegen ihren Durst nach menschlichem Blut über den freien Willen aus? - Wird das ewig…Read more
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2Rules and Realism: Remarks on the Poverty of Brute FactsSorites 16 74-81. 2005.In this paper, I offer a critical reconstruction of John Searle's argument for what he calls `External Realism.' I argue that Searle's thesis is in fact ambiguous, and hence that it cannot establish the existence of brute entities . I further argue that, once properly understood, constitutive rules can be shown to be prior to, rather than dependent on, what Searle calls `brute facts' -- and hence that Searle's analysis reverses the order of priority between rules and brute facts
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14X-Men and Philosophy: Astonishing Insight and Uncanny Argument in the Mutant X-Verse (edited book)Wiley/Blackwell. 2009.X-Men is one of the most popular comic book franchises ever, with successful spin-offs that include several feature films, cartoon series, bestselling video games, and merchandise. This is the first look at the deeper issues of the X-Men universe and the choices facing its powerful "mutants," such as identity, human ethics versus mutant morality, and self-sacrifice. J. Jeremy Wisnewski (Oneonta, NY) is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Hartwick College and the editor of Family Guy and Philoso…Read more
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101Murder, Cannibalism, and Indirect SuicidePhilosophy in the Contemporary World 14 (1): 11-21. 2007.Reeently, a man in Germany was put on trial for killing and consuming another German man. Disgust at this incident was exacerbated when the accused explained that he had placed an advertisement on the internet for someone to be slaughtered and eaten-and that his ‘vietim’ had answered this advertisement. In this paper, I will argue that this disturbing ease should not be seen as morally problematic. I will defend this view by arguing that (1) the so-called ‘vietim’ of this cannibalization is not …Read more
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36Failures of Sight: An Argument for Moral PerceptionAmerican Philosophical Quarterly 44 (3). 2007.None
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2Undead patriarchy and the possibility of loveIn William Irwin, Rebecca Housel & J. Jeremy Wisnewski (eds.), Twilight and Philosophy: Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality, Wiley. pp. 163--75. 2009.
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Screws and nails : paper tigers and moral monsters in The office (US)In Jeremy Wisnewski (ed.), The Office and Philosophy: Scenes From the Unexamined Life, Blackwell. 2008.
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14This book argues that the traditional emphasis on the accuracy of a given theory of human agency has systematically obscured the normative dimension in these theories and that recognizing this normative dimension allows us to see that a ...
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16Method, Ontology, and Re-claiming the 'Real': A reply to JonesPhilosophy in the Contemporary World 21 (1): 92-98. 2014.In the following reply to Joe Frank Jones, Ill's "Analysis, Phenomenology and the Travails of Ontology," I argue that skepticism about method plays an important critical role in philosophical thinking. I further suggest that it may be time for philosophy to rehabilitate metaphysics rather than simply ceding it to the natural sciences.
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35Expressibility and Truthmaker Maximalism: A ProblemOrganon F: Medzinárodný Časopis Pre Analytickú Filozofiu 14 (1): 49-52. 2007.Advocates of truthmaker theory (like David Armstrong) regularly postulate both maximalism (that every truth has a truthmaker) and expressibility (that any truth can be expressed in a propostion). My aim in this paper is to demonstrate that these two theses are inconsistent, and hence that we must abandon one of them if we are to preserve truthmaker theory
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22Twilight and Philosophy: Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality (edited book)Wiley. 2009.The first look at the philosophy behind Stephenie Meyer's bestselling Twilight series Bella and Edward, and their family and friends, have faced countless dangers and philosophical dilemmas in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight novels. This book is the first to explore them, drawing on the wisdom of philosophical heavyweights to answer essential questions such as: What do the struggles of "vegetarian" vampires who control their biological urge for human blood say about free will? Are vampires morally ab…Read more
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Richard Matthews, The Absolute Violation: Why Torture Must Be ProhibitedPhilosophy in Review 29 (2): 120. 2009.
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20Assertions, Clarifications, and Recommendations: Theories of Agency in a Wittgensteinian KeyAmerican Philosophical Quarterly 39 (2). 2002.
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21Max H. Bazerman and Ann E. Tenbrunsel , Blindspots: Why We Fail to Do What's Right and What to Do About It . Reviewed by (review)Philosophy in Review 32 (1): 3-4. 2012.
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54Heidegger, Arthur Fine, and the Natural Ontological AttitudeProlegomena 12 (2): 443-458. 2013.In this paper I argue that Arthur Fine and Martin Heidegger present responses to the dispute between realism and antirealism that are remarkably close in character. Both claim that this dispute arises from a failure to take seriously our everyday experience of things in the world. I argue that it is useful to note the similarity between Fine and Heidegger for two distinct reasons: 1) their view provides a viable alternative to the current realist/antirealist dispute–an alternative that has not b…Read more
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16Ethics and Phenomenology (edited book)Lexington Books. 2012.Ethics and Phenomenology examines the relevance of major phenomenologists and phenomenological concepts to ethical inquiry in general, as well as to a broad range of contemporary ethical issues
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9Argues that Wittgenstein, though himself often silent on particular ethical matters, gives us immense resources for understanding the aims appropriate to any philosophical ethics. This work re-examines some of the landmarks in the history of moral philosophy in order to cast contemporary ethical philosophy in a fresh light.
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79Understanding TortureEdinburgh University Press. 2010.Understanding Torture surveys the massive literature surrounding torture, arguing that, once properly understood, there can be no defence of torture in any circumstances.
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23Pavlos Kontos, Aristotle's Moral Realism Reconsidered: Phenomenological Ethics. Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 32 (3): 193-195. 2012.
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151Is the immortal life worth living?International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 58 (1). 2005.
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The phenomenology of becoming a runnerIn Michael W. Austin (ed.), Running and Philosophy: A Marathon for the Mind, Wiley-blackwell. 2007.
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X-Men and Philosophy: Astonishing Insight and Uncanny Argument in the Mutant X-Verse (edited book)Wiley. 2009._ X-Men_ is one of the most popular comic book franchises ever, with successful spin-offs that include several feature films, cartoon series, bestselling video games, and merchandise. This is the first look at the deeper issues of the X-Men universe and the choices facing its powerful "mutants," such as identity, human ethics versus mutant morality, and self-sacrifice. J. Jeremy Wisnewski is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Hartwick College and the editor of Family Guy and Philosophy and The…Read more
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26Review of Amy Allen, The Politics of Our Selves: Power, Autonomy, and Gender in Contemporary Critical Theory (review)Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2008 (5). 2008.