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11Is Amos Evil?In Jeffery L. Nicholas (ed.), The Expanse and Philosophy, Wiley. 2021-10-12.Amos is always ready to kill. Amos’ enemies are afraid of him for a good reason. For Amos killing people isn't much different from moving undesirable objects around. In this sense Amos places little value on human life and seems to lack morality. Amos’ antisocial behavior shows that he doesn't have a spontaneous emotional recognition of the value of others. Amos’ inability to feel what the person across from him feels, his general mistrust of people, and his difficulty in bonding emotionally wit…Read more
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38How Friendship doesn’t Contribute to Happiness: A Reply to LeibowitzDisputatio 12 (56): 121-136. 2020.Friendship and happiness are intimately connected. According to a recent account provided in Leibowitz (2018) friendship contributes to happiness because friends value each other and communicate this valuation to each other, which increases their self-worth, and this in turn increases their happiness. In this paper I argue that Leibowitz’s account of how friendship contributes to happiness is mistaken. I first present Leibowitz’s view, and then argue against it. I have two main worries with his …Read more
University of Leeds
PhD, 2019
Areas of Specialization
Friendship |
Emotions |
Moral Psychology, Misc |
Imagination, Misc |
Virtue Ethics |
Areas of Interest
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Virtue Ethics |
Moral Psychology, Misc |
Emotions |
Friendship |
Imagination, Misc |
Moral Character |
Technology Ethics |