•  871
    Ethical issues in the release of animals from captivity
    with Kelly A. Waples
    BioScience 47 (2): 115-119. 1997.
    For the general public, there is an intuitive appeal to an animal's living in the wild rather than in captivity. Rarely is it an appeal informed by careful scientific or ethical analysis, however. This paper discusses how animal release projects ought to be conducted, guided by the question, "what are the duties of humans toward animals that are to be released?" It studies the ethical responsibilities of caretakers, practical elements of a responsible release, and proper selection of candidate a…Read more
  •  345
    A Purpose-Focused Approach To Decisions About Returning To In-Person Office Work
    with Adam Andreotta, Jacqueline Boaks, and Michael Baldwin
    John Curtin Institute of Public Policy 3 (Future of Work in the Digital Ag): 1-24. 2022.
    This paper proposes a philosophically informed decision-making methodology, inspired by Aristotle, that encourages constructive discussions amongst employers and employees; is directed towards shared higher-level goals; is consistent with planning frameworks already in place in many businesses; can be amended over time without disruptive disputes; and accounts for the particularities of each industry, enterprise, workplace, and job. It seeks to establish a more fundamental basis for discussions …Read more
  •  181
    Arendt on Kant's Political Philosophy
    Philosophical Writings 1 (1): 75-87. 1996.
    This short article provides a summary of Hannah Arendt's unique (though contentious) interpretation of Immanual Kant's political philosophy.
  •  99
    Book reviews (review)
    British Journal of Aesthetics 37 (3): 290-291. 1997.
    A book review of Gilles Deleuze's "Negotiations."
  •  41
    Publication of Gilles Deleuze's interpretative text Nietzsche and Philosophy was accompanied by a resurgence of interest in the work of Friedrich Nietzsche, and its themes were taken up by "New Nietzscheans" such as Foucault and Lyotard. The intricate particulars of Deleuze's interpretation were largely ignored, however, until recent criticisms of his account by Keith Ansell-Pearson and Vincent Descombes. By clarifying the meaning and implications of Deleuze's understanding of Nietzsche's Will t…Read more
  •  34
    This study argues that a theory of the distinctively human Individual lies latent within Deleuze's readings of Hume and Bergson and his two major metaphysical treatises. This evolving theory derives from efforts to re-think the concept of 'the subject' In terms of 'difference', 'becoming', 'repetition' and 'event'. Using critical exegesis, the study shows that Deleuze's model is precise and workable, capable of supplanting discredited accounts of the subject and nullifying charges that Deleuze i…Read more
  •  23
    Killing Time
    Philosophy Now 20 28-30. 1998.
    This article (reprinted in Philosophy Now's 'The Ultimate Guide to Metaphysics' in 2018) introduces J.M.E. McTaggart's famous arguments for the 'unreality' of time, and their implications.
  •  10
    William James, one of America’s most original philosophers and psychologists, was concerned above all with the manner in which philosophy might help people to cope with the vicissitudes of daily life. Writing around the turn of the twentieth century, James experienced firsthand, much as we do now, the impact upon individuals and communities of rapid changes in extant values, technologies, economic realities, and ways of understanding the world. He presented an enormous range of practical recomme…Read more
  • Introduction
    In Clifford S. Stagoll & Michael P. Levine (eds.), Pragmatism Applied: William James and the Challenges of Contemporary Life, Suny Press. 2019.