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11AutonomyIn Robert E. Goodin, Philip Pettit & Thomas Pogge (eds.), A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy, Blackwell. 2017.The concept of autonomy has assumed increasing importance in contemporary political philosophy. Philosophers such as Rawls, Wolff, Scanlon, Raz and Hurley have employed the concept to ground principles and illuminate issues such as the choice of principles of justice, the justification of political authority, the limits of free speech, the nature of the liberal state and the justification of democracy.
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33Letters to the EditorProceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association 68 (2). 1994.
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42Special Supplement: The XYY Controversy: Researching Violence and GeneticsHastings Center Report 10 (4): 1. 1980.
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5Offense to Others: The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law (review)Philosophical Review 98 (2): 239-242. 1989.
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On Democracy: Towards a Transformation of American Society (review)Philosophical Review 93 (4): 623-626. 1984.
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94In Defense of Anarchism by Robert Paul Wolff (review)Journal of Philosophy 68 (18): 561-567. 1971.
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4Down the Slippery Slope: Arguing in Applied EthicsHastings Center Report 20 (3): 42. 1990.Book reviewed in this article: Down the Slippery Slope: Arguing in Applied Ethics. By David Lamb.
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2Philosophic ExplanationsHastings Center Report 12 (2): 41. 1982.Book reviewed in this article: Philosophic Explanations. By Robert Nozick.
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17Dangerous Ground?Down the Slippery Slope: Arguing in Applied Ethics (review)Hastings Center Report 20 (3): 42-43. 2012.Book reviewed in this article: Down the Slippery Slope: Arguing in Applied Ethics. By David Lamb.
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6Tracking Nozick (review)Hastings Center Report 12 (2): 41. 1982.Book reviewed in this article: Philosophic Explanations. By Robert Nozick.
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15Case Studies in Bioethics: Can Convicts Consent to Castration?Hastings Center Report 5 (5): 17. 1975.
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113Determinism, Free Will, and Moral Responsibility (edited book)Prentice-Hall. 1970.Of liberty and necessity, by D. Hume.--The doctrine of necessity examined, by C. S. Peirce.--Determinism in history, by E. Nagel.--Some arguments for free will, by T. Reid.--Has the self free will? by C. A. Campbell.--Dialogue on free will, by L. de Valla.--Can the will be caused? by C. Ginet.--Free will, by G. E. Moore.--A modal muddle, by S. N. Thomas.--Determinism, indeterminism, and libertarianism, by C. D. Broad.--An empirical disproof of determinism? by K. Lehrer.--Free will, praise and bl…Read more
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854PaternalismThe Monist 56 (1): 64-84. 1972.I take as my starting point the “one very simple principle” proclaimed by Mill in On Liberty … “That principle is, that the sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number, is self-protection. That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear because it …Read more
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129Mill's on Liberty: Critical EssaysRowman & Littlefield Publishers. 1997.John Stuart Mill's On Liberty continues to shape modern Western conceptions of individual freedom. In this volume, eight leading Mill scholars comment on this landmark work. Their essays, selected for their importance and accessibility, serve as an excellent introduction to this foundational text
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Intention, foreseeability, and responsibilityIn F. Schoeman (ed.), Responsibility, Character, and the Emotions: New Essays in Moral Psychology, Cambridge University Press. pp. 338--354. 1987.A defense of the principle of double-effect.
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