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    Alternatives of Oneself
    Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 60 (2): 381-400. 2000.
    This paper argues that there are practical problems of such a kind that neither impartial morality nor rational choice theory can provide us with comfort and guidance in our attempt to make the right choice if confronted with such a problem. It argues that both morality and rational choice theory are bound to misconstrue problems of this kind. Appreciating the limits of both morality and rational choice theory, as currently discussed in the literature (Wolf, Morton, Pettit, Hollis & Sugden), ena…Read more
  •  4
    Discipline-doorbrekend denken
    Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 115 (3): 281-285. 2023.
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  • Zijn vreemden onbetrouwbaar?
    Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 113 (3): 399-406. 2021.
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  •  3
    In the debate leading up to the EU referendum in the United Kingdom, the British politician Michael Gove declared that "people in this country have had enough of experts". In the 2016 Presidential campaign in the United States, Donald Trump waged a war against the very idea of expertise. Yet if you are worried about your child's behaviour, don't know which laptop to buy, or just want to get fit, the answer is easy: ask an expert. Where do we draw the line? Why do we appear to know more and more …Read more
  •  6
    Pluraliteit organiseren vraagt niet om inclusief universalisme
    with Femke Takes
    Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 114 (1): 79-82. 2022.
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  • Boomkens over de meaning of life
    Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 108 (4): 533-537. 2016.
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  •  6
    Dialectiek
    Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 112 (4): 384-389. 2020.
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  •  13
    Self-Management as Socially Embedded Endeavor
    Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology 27 (4): 425-430. 2020.
    When we first anticipated the research project concluded with this special issue, about 8 years ago, it seemed timely and appropriate to investigate the opportunities and the challenges of self-management in mental health care. At the time self-management was well on the rise in general health care, offering both empowerment to patients and efficiency and cost-effectiveness to the health care system. It seemed a most promising approach in an era that celebrates individualistic self-reliance. And…Read more
  • The Problematic Reality of Values
    with M. Slors
    Tijdschrift Voor Filosofie 59 (2): 376-377. 1997.
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    Alternative of Oneself: Recasting Some of Our Practical Problems
    Philosophical and Phenomenological Research 60 (2): 381-400. 2000.
    This paper argues that there are practical problems of such a kind that neither impartial morality nor rational choice theory can provide us with comfort and guidance in our attempt to make the right choice if confronted with such a problem. It argues that both morality and rational choice theory are bound to misconstrue problems of this kind. Appreciating the limits of both morality and rational choice theory, as currently discussed in the literature, enables us to identify the features of thes…Read more
  •  40
    Human Action, Deliberation and Causation (edited book)
    Kluwer Academic Publishers. 1998.
    The essays collected together in this volume, many of them written by leading scholars in the field, explore the commonsensical fact that our presence as..
  •  178
    Beschaving zonder fatsoen
    Filosofie En Praktijk 30 (5): 34. 2009.
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    True to ourselves
    International Journal of Philosophical Studies 6 (1). 1998.
    The paper addresses the problem of authenticity from a point of view that diverges from the more usual social, political, or moral approaches, by focusing very explicitly on the internal psychological make-up of human agents in an attempt to identify the conditions that would enable us to use the colloquial phrase 'being true to ourselves' in a way that is philosophically tenable. First, it is argued that the most important and problematic condition is the requirement that agents can be the sour…Read more
  •  3
  • Morton White, The Question of Free Will: A Holistic View (review)
    Philosophy in Review 15 70-72. 1995.
  •  33
    Editorial
    Philosophical Explorations 6 (3). 2003.
    This Article does not have an abstract
  •  31
    From Daily Life to Philosophy
    Metaphilosophy 35 (4): 517-535. 2004.
    It is argued that the little everyday things of life often provide excellent entries into the intellectual problems of academic philosophy. This is illustrated with an analysis of four small stories taken from daily life in which people are in agony because they do not know what to do. It is argued that the crucial question in these stories is a philosophical question; not a closed request for empirical or formal information, but an open question about how best to conceive of human experience.
  •  14
    Anticipating reasons of one's own
    In Maureen Sie, Marc Slors & Bert van den Brink (eds.), Reasons of One's Own, Ashgate. pp. 87--105. 2004.
  •  36
    On education - by Harry Brighouse
    Philosophical Books 49 (3): 287-288. 2008.
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  •  34
    Moral competence in action: Introduction
    with Jo Smets
    Philosophical Explorations 3 (3). 2000.
    This Article does not have an abstract
  •  31
    The Unity of the Mind
    Philosophical Books 36 (3): 192-194. 1995.
  •  16
    Actorschap en zelfstandigheid
    Tijdschrift Voor Filosofie 60 (4). 1998.
    This is a review article of the debate about the role of the hierarchical conceptionof personal autonomy in an analysis of agency. Three well-known problems are described:the infinite regress, the 'ab initio' problem, and the 'incompleteness' problem. It is suggested that solving the last problem would resolve the former two. Three strategies to solve the last problem are discussed and found unsatisfactory: (1) stressing the independent role of value judgements; (2) stressing the supreme value o…Read more
  •  97
    Self-Knowledge and Self-Love
    Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 18 (2): 309-321. 2015.
    In this paper I argue for the claim that self - love is a precondition for self -knowledge. This claim is relevant to the contemporary philosophical debate on self -knowledge, but mainly because it draws attention to the role of claims of self -knowledge in the larger context of our ordinary practice of rationalizing and appropriating our actions. In this practice it is crucial for persons to open-mindedly investigate the limits of their own responsible agency, an investigation that requires a w…Read more
  •  31
    Making X Happen: Prolepsis and the Problem of Mental Determination
    In J. A. M. Bransen & S. E. Cuypers (eds.), Human Action, Deliberation and Causation, Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 131--153. 1998.
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