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71Killing in war – by Jeff McMahanJournal of Applied Philosophy 27 (2): 212-215. 2010.No Abstract
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21Fame as a Value ConceptPhilosophy Research Archives 12 541-551. 1986.This essay distinguishes personal from generic fame and accurate from inaccurate fame, and claims that only accurate personal fame could possess intrinsic value. Nevertheless, three common arguments why accurate personal fame might possess intrinsic value are shown to be unsound. After rejecting two Aristotelian arguments to the effect that no sort of fame possesses value, the author suggests that fame is valueless if one assumes a modern axiology in which the good life consists of self-regulati…Read more
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10The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell, Volume 1 (review)Metaphilosophy 15 (3-4): 282-288. 1984.
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14Baruch College and the Graduate Center, CUNYIn Peter Singer (ed.), Ethics, Oxford University Press. 1994.
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43Reflections on Cavell's ontology of filmJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 32 (2): 271-273. 1973.
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9Moral Philosophy and Nuclear Deterrence [review of Anthony Kenny, The Logic of Deterrence ]Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 6 (1): 85. 1986.
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20Disarmament revisited: A reply to Kavka and HardinPhilosophy and Public Affairs 12 (3): 261-265. 1983.
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4Slaughterhouse: Bosnia and the Failure of the West, David Rieff , 240 pp., $20.00 cloth (review)Ethics and International Affairs 10 207-212. 1996.
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91Missiles and morals: A utilitarian look at nuclear deterrencePhilosophy and Public Affairs 11 (3): 189-231. 1982.
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17Ethical Reflections on Company-Owned Life InsuranceJournal of Business Ethics 80 (4): 845-854. 2008.COLI – company owned life insurance – is often purchased by firms on employees in whom the firm has no demonstrable insurable interest. Though no immediate harm comes to individuals insured in this way, purchasing such policies raises moral questions. From a Kantian framework, questions arise about reciprocity and fairness, the deception of employees, the generation of mistrust, and the use of the employee’s life as a means to profit. No compensating social good is served by the sale of these po…Read more
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15Fame as a Value ConceptPhilosophy Research Archives 12 541-551. 1986.This essay distinguishes personal from generic fame and accurate from inaccurate fame, and claims that only accurate personal fame could possess intrinsic value. Nevertheless, three common arguments why accurate personal fame might possess intrinsic value are shown to be unsound. After rejecting two Aristotelian arguments to the effect that no sort of fame possesses value, the author suggests that fame is valueless if one assumes a modern axiology in which the good life consists of self-regulati…Read more