•  221
    The Subject of Experience by Galen Strawson (review)
    Philosophy Now (138): 44-46. 2020.
    In this collection of essays, Strawson investigates wide-ranging topics pertaining to the nature of the self: What do we mean by the term ‘self’? In what sense do selves exist? To what extent is continuity over time essential to selfhood? Must one be able to make a story of one’s life in order to be a coherent self? Must one be self-conscious in order to be conscious at all? and more. The fourteen essays here are not necessarily meant to be read in order. They do not offer a sustained argument, …Read more
  •  198
    Ethics Without Morals by Joel Marks (review)
    Philosophy Now 103 42-44. 2014.
    Book review. The author incisively defends moral anti-realism. He advises that one should act only on one's considered desires, not on moral absolutes. But he fails to give guidance about what is important or advisable to desire.
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    Book Review. The author asserts that scientific inquiry can tell us what we should and should not value. He says that the proper meaning of "morality" is that which leads to human flourishing and that careful observation of what in fact fulfils people is not a matter of philosophical or religious debate but rather a matter of scientific inquiry. But he fails to make the move from concern for one's own well being to concern for the well being of conscious creatures generally.
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    Why Should I Be Good?
    with Austin Tx
    Philosophy Now 1 (63). 2007.
    In any sense of "being good" consequences are of utmost importance.