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Pleasure in Others’ Misfortune: Three Distinct Types of Schadenfreude Found in Ancient, Modern, and Contemporary PhilosophyJournal of Value Inquiry 55 (1): 175-188. 2020.
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Samuel Scheffler postulates that we derive more value and meaning from our lives because we have confidence in the indefinite continuation of humanity than we do from our own or our loved ones’ continued existence. Scheffler believes that this shows humans to be less egocentric than some believe. He offers two thought experiments to motivate this intuition. The first thought experiment depends on the second to control for certain intuitions that run counter to the intuitions Scheffler wants to e…Read more
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Dueling Interveners: A Challenge to Frankfurt's Conception of Free Will and Acting FreelyThought: A Journal of Philosophy 1 (1): 56-61. 2012.
Jason Gray
Auburn University At Montgomery
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Auburn University At MontgomeryLecturer
University of California, Riverside
PhD, 2013
Areas of Interest
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Action |
Normative Ethics |