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14The EU has indicated it intends to pursue legal action against the UK over the extension of grace periods for post-Brexit checks on certain goods entering Northern Ireland from Britain. Vittorio Bufacchi argues that while the UK's approach may bring short-term benefits, these will be insignificant when set against the long-term reputational costs that come with breaking international agreements.
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13What’s the difference between lies and post-truth in politics? A philosopher explainsThe Conversation. 2020.
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13Territory, Rights, and Historical injusticePhilosophy and Public Issues - Filosofia E Questioni Pubbliche. 2017.Download.
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12The surreal presidency of Donald TrumpRTÉ Brainstorm. 2020.Opinion: the current inhabitant of the White House may be displaying some surrealist touches but politics is no place for ambiguity.
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10Is European integration politically legitimate?History of European Ideas 19 (1-3): 229-235. 1994.
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10The Ripples of ViolenceFeminist Review 112 (1): 27-40. 2016.The received view in mainstream philosophy is that violence is an ‘act’, to be defined in terms of ‘force’ and ‘intentionality’. This approach regrettably and inexcusably tends to prioritise the agent performing the act of violence in question. This paper argues that we should resist this tendency, in order to prioritise the victim or survivor of violence, and her personal experience, not that of the perpetrator. Starting from an analysis of the devastating impact of violence that characterises …Read more
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9Social injustice: essays in political philosophyPalgrave-Macmillan. 2012.The idea of social injustice is pivotal to much contemporary moral and political philosophy. Starting from a comprehensive and engaging account of the idea of social injustice, this book covers a whole range of issues, including distributive justice, exploitation, torture, moral motivations, democratic theory, voting behavior, and market socialism.
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9The rebirth of socialismRTÉ Brainstorm. 2020.Opinion: as socialism once again becomes a global force to be reckoned with, it's time to assess just what socialism is - and also what it's not.
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9Knowing Violence: Testimony, Trust and TruthRevue Internationale de Philosophie 235 (1): 277-291. 2006.How do we know what violence is? And how do we acquire knowledge of violence? The key to these questions can be found in the epistemology of testimony. Testimonies of violence are first-person narratives of violence, therefore unless first-person narratives are recognized and legitimized as philosophically and epistemologically valuable, our knowledge of violence would be seriously compromised. The value of testimonies of violence lies in part in the transmission of truth-claims, but also crucia…Read more
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9Empirical PhilosophyInternational Journal of Applied Philosophy 18 (1): 39-52. 2004.This article takes the first steps towards a new approach in applied philosophy, in the hope to encourage an idea of philosophy as a more empirical subject. Part I will provide an overview of the nature and scope of applied philosophy, followed in Part II by a critical evaluation of the “top-down” methodology still popular with many applied philosophers. Part III will then describe the basic axioms of “empirical philosophy,” explaining how the empirical approach differs from the top-down approac…Read more
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8Three Questions about ViolenceWashington University Review of Philosophy 2 209-218. 2022.This article explores three philosophical issues regarding the concept of violence. First, violence is not just an act, it is also an experience. The study of violence should not focus exclusively on understanding actions that cause harm. Instead, a more phenomenological approach is required, one that prioritizes the experience of violence, especially those of victims and survivors of violence. Second, it is necessary to distinguish between “unwanted” and “unconsented” violence. Third, the defin…Read more
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7There's something about AOCRTÉ Brainstorm. 2020.The political clout and influence of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez owes much to her distinctive political philosophy.
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7Why free childcare in Ireland should be an election issueRTÉ Brainstorm. 2020.Opinion: introducing free childcare could be a game-changer towards creating a more equal and fair society.
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2Ireland after the Celtic Tiger: A study in social injusticeIn Clara Fischer & Áine Mahon (eds.), Philosophical Perspectives on Contemporary Ireland, Routledge. 2019.This chapter explores the philosophical nature of social injustice in contemporary Ireland. By appealing to four key concepts in contemporary political philosophy, this chapter will expose the tension between Ireland’s strong economy, currently growing faster than any other country in the European Union, and the persistent unacceptable levels of poverty and inequality in all aspects of Irish society. There are three parts to the main thesis advanced in this chapter. First, to defend the politica…Read more
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S. Cremaschi, Breve storia dell’etica, Roma: Carocci, 2012 (review)History of Political Thought 34 (4): 746-747. 2012.
Vittorio Bufacchi
University College Cork
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University College CorkRegular Faculty
Areas of Specialization
Value Theory |
Areas of Interest
Value Theory |