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54Dispositionalism and ModalityAnnals of the Japan Association for Philosophy of Science 12 (2): 15. 2004.
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499Do corporations have a duty to be trustworthy?Journal of the British Academy 6 (Supplementary issue 1): 75-129. 2018.Since the global financial crisis in 2008, corporations have faced a crisis of trust, with growing sentiment against ‘elites and ‘big business’ and a feeling that ‘something ought to be done’ to re-establish public regard for corporations. Trust and trustworthiness are deeply moral significant. They provide the ‘glue or lubricant’ that begets reciprocity, decreases risk, secures dignity and respect, and safeguards against the subordination of the powerless to the powerful. However, in deciding h…Read more
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469Restoring trustworthiness in the financial system: Norms, behaviour and governanceJournal of the British Academy 6 (S1): 131-155. 2018.Abstract: We examine how trustworthy behaviour can be achieved in the financial sector. The task is to ensure that firms are motivated to pursue long-term interests of customers rather than pursuing short-term profits. Firms’ self-interested pursuit of reputation, combined with regulation, is often not sufficient to ensure that this happens. We argue that trustworthy behaviour requires that at least some actors show a concern for the wellbeing of clients, or a respect for imposed standards, and …Read more
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102Humean HumilityHistory of Philosophy & Logical Analysis 13 (1): 17-37. 2010.This paper sets up and then solves a puzzle for the sceptical realist interpretation of Hume. The puzzle takes off when the sceptical realist attributes to Hume the following metaphysical theses: Causal powers grounding necessary connections in nature exist. Causal powers grounding necessary connections in nature are what make things happen.It then attributes an epistemological thesis to him: We have no knowledge of causal powers in nature nor of the necessary connections in nature which these p…Read more
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Philosophy of Education |
The Nature of Education |