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925Symposium on David Phillips's Sidgwickian Ethics: IntroductionRevue d'Etudes Benthamiennes 12. 2013.This is a brief introduction to a symposium on David Phillips's Sidgwickian Ethics.
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10833Ideal Utilitarianism: Rashdall and MooreIn Thomas Hurka (ed.), Underivative Duty: British Moral Philosophers from Sidgwick to Ewing, Oxford University Press. pp. 45-65. 2011.Ideal utilitarianism states that the only fundamental requirement of morality is to promote a plurality of intrinsic goods. This paper critically evaluates Hastings Rashdall’s arguments for ideal utilitarianism, while comparing them with G. E. Moore’s arguments. Section I outlines Rashdall’s ethical outlook. Section II considers two different arguments that he provides for its theory of rightness. Section III discusses his defence of a pluralist theory of value. Section IV argues that Rashdall m…Read more
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199William David RossStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2022.Presents and argues for a novel interpretation of Ross's distinctive contribution to moral theory and meta-ethics.
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1353On Henry Sidgwick’s “My Station and Its Duties”Ethics 125 (1): 586-591. 2014.This is a retrospective essay on Henry Sidgwick's "My Station and Its Duties" written to mark the 125th anniversary of Ethics. It engages with Sidgwick's remarks on the kind of ethical expertise that the moral philosopher possesses and on his approach to practical ethics generally.
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102Review of Peter Singer, The Life You Can Save (review)The Globe and Mail. 2009.This is a review of Peter Singer The Life You Can Save. The author argues that the book is excellent and sees Singer at his best.
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Areas of Specialization
| Normative Ethics |
| Value Theory |
| History of Ethics |
| Applied Ethics |
Areas of Interest
| Social and Political Philosophy |
| Meta-Ethics |
| Feminist Ethics |
PhilPapers Editorships
| Utilitarianism |