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James Forrester

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Johns Hopkins University
Department of Philosophy
PhD, 1966
Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
17th/18th Century Philosophy
  • All publications (17)
  •  56
    Conflicts of Obligation
    American Philosophical Quarterly 32 (1). 1995.
  • If, in thought, all composition be removed
    Société Française de Philosophie, Bulletin 71 (4): 406. 1980.
  •  252
    Gentle murder, or the adverbial samaritan
    Journal of Philosophy 81 (4): 193-197. 1984.
    MurderDeontic Logic
  •  64
    The Development of Plato's Metaphysics
    Noûs 18 (3): 521-525. 1984.
  •  177
    Being Good and Being Logical: Philosophical Groundwork for a New Deontic Logic
    with Lou Goble
    Philosophical Review 107 (2): 298. 1998.
    Deontic logic ought to be fundamental to ethical theory and the theory of practical reasoning, but, for various reasons, it hasn’t been. James Forrester faults the standard systems themselves; so, in place of standard deontic logic, he proposes a new deontic logic that should, he thinks, serve moral philosophy more adequately.
    Deontic Logic17th/18th Century Logic
  •  58
    Splitting the Difference: Compromise and Integrity in Ethics and Politics
    Noûs 27 (1): 85-89. 1993.
  •  30
    Being Good & Being Logical: Philosophical Groundwork for a New Deontic Logic
    M.E. Sharpe. 1996.
    Forrester eloquently argues his new system of deontic logic (a special branch of logic involved with obligation and permission) pitting it against standard systems and fitting it into a general logic of practical reasoning. He manages all this with a comprehensive discussion of the general principles of deontics, the semantics of "should" and "ought to do" in standard deontic logic, and a map of what he thinks the logic ought to do to achieve moral realism. Paper edition (unseen), $24.95. Annota…Read more
    Forrester eloquently argues his new system of deontic logic (a special branch of logic involved with obligation and permission) pitting it against standard systems and fitting it into a general logic of practical reasoning. He manages all this with a comprehensive discussion of the general principles of deontics, the semantics of "should" and "ought to do" in standard deontic logic, and a map of what he thinks the logic ought to do to achieve moral realism. Paper edition (unseen), $24.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
    Deontic Logic
  •  71
    Parmenides: Being, Bounds, and Logic
    Noûs 23 (4): 551-555. 1989.
  •  1
    Being Good and Being Logical: Philosophical Groundwork for a New Deontic Logic
    Studia Logica 63 (2): 276-280. 1999.
  •  113
    Parmenides, Plato, and the Semantics of Not-Being (review)
    Ancient Philosophy 14 (1): 157-161. 1994.
    EleaticsPlato: MeaningPlato: Metaphysics, MiscPlato: Sophist
  • An Examination of the Second Part of Plato's 'Parmenides'
    Dissertation, The Johns Hopkins University. 1968.
  •  39
    Kelly Thomas Alberts 1948-1990
    Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association 64 (1). 1990.
  •  155
    Plato's Parmenides: The Structure of the First Hypothesis
    Journal of the History of Philosophy 10 (1): 1-14. 1972.
    Plato: ParmenidesPlato: HypothesisPlato, Misc
  •  61
    “If, in thought, all composition be removed ...”
    Kant Studien 71 (1-4): 406-417. 1980.
    Kant: Metaphysics and Epistemology, Misc
  •  103
    Arguments and Able Man Colud Refute: Parmenides 133b-134e
    Phronesis 19 (3): 233-237. 1974.
    EleaticsPlato: Parmenides
  •  139
    Some Perils of Paulinity
    Phronesis 20 (1). 1975.
    ClassicsPlato and Other Philosophers
  •  72
    The argument of the 'porphry text'
    Journal of the History of Philosophy 11 (4): 537-539. 1973.
    History of Western Philosophy
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