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18Character, liability, and morally unreachable agentsCriminal Justice Ethics 26 (2): 16-28. 2007.
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17Civics, Policy, and DemoralizationCriminal Justice Ethics 36 (1): 25-44. 2017.Civics can be distinguished from policy. Civics concerns basic principles and institutions of political and legal order. Policy concerns specific ways in which particular ends are pursued by the st...
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17"Re" Getting drug money out of doctors' offices"The Pharos of Alpha Omega Alpha-Honor Medical Society. Alpha Omega Alpha 73 (3). 2010.
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17Divine Command Ethics: Jewish and Christian Perspectives. By Michael J. HarrisHeythrop Journal 49 (3): 516-517. 2008.
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17Cultural Renewal: Restoring the Liberal and Fine Arts by Authur Pontynen (review)Review of Metaphysics 68 (3): 673-675. 2015.
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15A Contest of Wills (review)Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 3 (2). 2002.Jonathan Jacobs reviews The Contested Legacy of Ayn Rand, in which David Kelley responds to Objectivists who refuse to dialogue with libertarians, and examines the debate among Objectivists over the interpretation of Rand's thinking. Kelley argues that Rand presents crucial insights and claims and that these need to be developed and elaborated and not viewed as a fixed doctrine. Jacobs focuses on where Kelley situates himself among Objectivists, and raises critical concerns about the effectivene…Read more
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15This book offers an introduction to the philosophical issues of criminal justice ethics in a way suitable for students of criminology and criminal justice. It links philosophical concepts with empirical research in criminology and introduces criminal justice ethics, in the context of political and legal order.
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14The Routledge Handbook of Criminal Justice Ethics (edited book)Routledge. 2016.The enormous financial cost of criminal justice has motivated increased scrutiny and recognition of the need for constructive change, but what of the ethical costs of current practices and policies? Moreover, if we seriously value the principles of liberal democracy then there is no question that the ethics of criminal justice are everybody’s business, concerns for the entire society. _The Routledge Handbook of Criminal Justice Ethics_ brings together international scholars to explore the most s…Read more
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14The cage: Must, should, and ought from is. by David Weissman (review)Metaphilosophy 39 (3). 2008.No Abstract
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10Law, Reason, and Morality in Medieval Jewish Philosophy: Saadia Gaon, Bahya Ibn Pakuda, and Moses MaimonidesOxford University Press. 2010.A detailed study of the moral philosophy of medieval Jewish thinkers Saadia Gaon, Bahya ibn Pakuda, and Moses Maimonides. Jon Jacobs emphasizes their distinctive contributions, emphasises the shared rational emphasis of their approach to Torah, and draws out resonances with contemporary moral philosophy.
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8Ethics a–ZEdinburgh University Press. 2005.Jacobs introduces the issues, language, concepts and positions central to ethical theorizing. Entries range from antiquity to the present and basic to advance. Cross-referencing allows readers to explore topics in depth. Items explain complex issues of normative ethics, metaethics and moral psychology in non-technical language.
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8Note From the EditorCriminal Justice Ethics 32 (1): 19-19. 2013.Gordon Lloyd's article takes up issues of constitutional interpretation by the Supreme Court, examining the arguments in some key, early Court decisions. The discussion does not address criminal ju...
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7Note from the EditorCriminal Justice Ethics 40 (1): 1-1. 2021.In this issue of the journal and in the August 2021 issue we are including some articles concerning Artificial Intelligence and ethics, and computer technology and ethics more broadly. Developments...
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5Reason, Religion, and Natural Law: From Plato to Spinoza (edited book)Oxford University Press USA. 2012.This edited volume examines the realizations between theological considerations and natural law theorizing, from Plato to Spinoza.Theological considerations have long had a pronounced role in Catholic natural law theories, but have not been as thoroughly examined from a wider perspective. The contributors to this volume take a more inclusive view of the relation between conceptions of natural law and theistic claims and principles. They do not jointly defend one particular thematic claim, but ar…Read more
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4Forms of Moral TheoryIn Dimensions of Moral Theory, Blackwell. 2002.This chapter contains section titled: Consequentialism Kantian Non‐consequentialism Intuitionist Non‐consequentialism The Virtue‐centered Approach Contractarianism Theories, Duties, and Metaethics Where Now? Questions for Discussion and Reflection Thinkers and Their Works, and Further Reading Notes.
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4Naturalism and Non‐NaturalismIn Dimensions of Moral Theory, Blackwell. 2002.This chapter contains section titled: Naturalism The Modern Debate about Naturalism Reconstructed Naturalism Non‐cognitivist Alternatives Hume and Naturalism Reconnecting Facts and Values Aristotle and Naturalism Moral Facts and Explanation What about God? Where Now? Questions for Discussion and Reflection Thinkers and Their Works, and Further Reading Notes.
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3Moral Theory and Moral PsychologyIn Dimensions of Moral Theory, Blackwell. 2002.This chapter contains section titled: Moral Motivation Virtue and Motivation Self‐interest and Morality What about Luck? Are Moral Considerations Overriding? Where Now? Questions for Discussion and Reflection Thinkers and Their Works, and Further Reading Notes.
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2Note from the EditorCriminal Justice Ethics 40 (2): 85-85. 2021.As mentioned in the April 2021 issue of the journal, we are including some articles on Artificial Intelligence and ethics, and computer technology and ethics more broadly. In February 2020, the Ins...
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1Objectivity and SubjectivityIn Dimensions of Moral Theory, Blackwell. 2002.This chapter contains section titled: Interpretations of Objectivity Monism and Pluralism This Way to Subjectivism Subjectivity and Sentiment Subjectivism and Skepticism Relativism Where Now? Questions for Discussion and Reflection Thinkers and Their Works, and Further Reading Notes.
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1The Cage: Must, Should, and Ought from Is. By David Weissman (review)Metaphilosophy 39 (3): 422-427. 2008.
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Character, punishment, and the liberal orderIn Alberto Masala & Jonathan Webber (eds.), From Personality to Virtue: Essays on the Philosophy of Character, Oxford University Press Uk. 2016.
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Censure, sanction and the moral psychology of resentment and punitivenessIn Antje du Bois-Pedain & Anthony E. Bottoms (eds.), Penal censure: engagements within and beyond desert theory, Hart Publishing. 2019.