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    Against the completability of science
    with Martin Stone
    In Martin William Francis Stone & Jonathan Wolff (eds.), The proper ambition of science, Routledge. pp. 209-222. 2000.
  •  8
    Nationalisms: Purification, Privilege, Pride, and Protection
    Studia Philosophica Estonica 96-106. forthcoming.
    In the aftermath of WW2, nationalism was regarded by many political philosophers as an afront to civilized values. Yet at the same time nationalism has been an important means by which former colonies have attained and protected their independence. Once this distinction is made, it is clear that there are different types of nationalism, used in different circumstances, and for different purposes, and many political theorists have attempted to distinguish acceptable and unacceptable forms of nati…Read more
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    Playthings of Alien Forces
    Cogito 6 (1): 35-41. 1992.
  •  6
    Managing the health effects of climate
    with A. Costello, M. Abbas, A. Allen, S. Ball, S. Bell, R. Bellamy, S. Friel, N. Groce, A. Johnson, M. Kett, M. Lee, C. Levy, M. Maslin, D. McCoy, B. McGuire, H. Montgomery, D. Napier, C. Pagel, J. Patel, J. Oliveira, N. Redclift, H. Rees, D. Rogger, J. Scott, J. Stephenson, J. Twigg, and C. Patterson
  •  10
    Microduplications of 16p11.2 are associated with schizophrenia
    with S. E. McCarthy, V. Makarov, G. Kirov, A. M. Addington, J. McClellan, S. Yoon, D. O. Perkins, M. de DickelKusenda, O. Krastoshevsky, V. Krause, R. A. Kumar, D. Grozeva, D. Malhotra, T. Walsh, E. H. Zackai, P. Kaplan, J. Ganesh, I. D. Krantz, N. B. Spinner, P. Roccanova, A. Bhandari, K. Pavon, B. Lakshmi, A. Leotta, J. Kendall, Y. H. Lee, V. Vacic, Gary S., L. M. Iakoucheva, T. J. Crow, S. L. Christian, J. A. Lieberman, T. S. Stroup, T. Lehtimäki, K. Puura, C. Haldeman-Englert, Pearl J., M. Goodell, V. L. Willour, P. Derosse, J. Steele, L. Kassem, N. Chitkara, F. J. McMahon, A. K. Malhotra, J. B. Potash, T. G. Schulze, M. M. Nöthen, S. Cichon, M. Rietschel, E. Leibenluft, V. Kustanovich, C. M. Lajonchere, J. S. Sutcliffe, D. Skuse, M. Gill, L. Gallagher, N. R. Mendell, N. Craddock, M. J. Owen, M. C. O'Donovan, T. H. Shaikh, E. Susser, P. F. le DelisiSullivan, C. K. Deutsch, J. Rapoport, D. L. Levy, M. C. King, and J. Sebat
    Recurrent microdeletions and microduplications of a 600-kb genomic region of chromosome 16p11.2 have been implicated in childhood-onset developmental disorders. We report the association of 16p11.2 microduplications with schizophrenia in two large cohorts. The microduplication was detected in 12/1,906 cases and 1/3,971 controls from the initial cohort, and in 9/2,645 cases and 1/2,420 controls of the replication cohort. The 16p11.2 microduplication was associated with a 14.5-fold increased risk …Read more
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    Returning to Hobbes: Reflections on Political Philosophy
    International Journal of Philosophical Studies 32 (1): 191-197. 2024.
    My paper ‘Hobbes and the Motivations of Social Contract Theory’ was published in this journal in 1994. In this contribution I explain the background that led me to write that paper at an early stage of my career, relating the explanation to my education as a student at UCL, and, briefly, at Harvard and contrasting the methodological approaches I experienced in the two departments. The Hobbes paper itself offers a type of ‘rational reconstruction’ of Hobbes, drawing on the logic of different soci…Read more
  •  10
    Cognitive Disability in a Society of Equals
    In Eva Feder Kittay & Licia Carlson (eds.), Cognitive Disability and its Challenge to Moral Philosophy, Wiley-blackwell. 2010.
    This chapter contains sections titled: Acknowledgments References.
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    The Representational Theory of Measurement (RTM), especially the canonical three volume Foundations of Measurement by Krantz et al., is a landmark accomplishment in our understanding of measurement. Despite this, it has been far from easy to pinpoint what exactly we can learn about measurement from RTM, and who the target audience for RTM’s formal results should be. In what sense does RTM provide foundations of measurement, and what is the philosophical significance of such foundations? I argue …Read more
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    Hobbes and the motivations of social contract theory
    International Journal of Philosophical Studies 2 (2). 1994.
    No abstract
  •  15
    Book reviews (review)
    Mind 102 (407): 355-357. 1993.
  •  13
    Book reviews (review)
    Mind 101 (402): 355-357. 1992.
  •  3
    Book Reviews (review)
    Mind 102 (407): 500-504. 1993.
  •  23
    Disputed land claims: a response to Weatherson and to Bou-Habib and Olsaretti
    with Hillel Steiner
    Analysis 66 (3): 248-255. 2006.
    In a paper published in this journal we proposed a method for resolving disputed land claims between two parties (Steiner and Wolff: 2003). In essence the proposal is to hold an auction between the disputants in which the land is given to the higher bidder, but the receipts of the auction to the under-bidder. We claimed that under such circumstances both parties can walk away happy: the higher bidder happy to pay the price bid for the land; the under-bidder happier to have the receipts of the au…Read more
  •  23
    A general framework for resolving disputed land claims
    with Hillel Steiner
    Analysis 63 (3): 188-189. 2003.
  •  9
    Avner de-shalit
    with Disadvantage
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    Disadvantage, risk and the social determinants of health
    Public Health Ethics 2 (3): 214-223. 2009.
    The paper describes a project in which the thesis of the social determinants of health is used in order to help identify groups that will be among the least advantaged members of society, when disadvantage is understood in terms of lack of genuine opportunity for secure functioning. The analysis is derived from the author's work with Avner de-Shalit in Disadvantage (Oxford University Press, 2007)
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    Public Reflective Disequilibrium
    Australasian Philosophical Review 4 (1): 45-50. 2020.
    ABSTRACT Avner de-Shalit has devised a methodology for coming closer to a settled view in political philosophy which he calls ‘public reflective equilibrium’, extending ideas of John Rawls and Michael Walzer. De-Shalit proposes that the philosopher should come to an understanding of views outside the academy through extended interaction with members of the public. These discussions can and do lead to changes in the philosophical theory, from the introduction of new concepts, to new framings of i…Read more
  •  18
    Should it be a matter of concern that youth unemployment rates are significantly higher in some countries than they have been historically? Or that parliaments
  •  12
    Inequality in Retirement
    The Philosophers' Magazine 98 10-13. 2022.
  • The content of the human right to health
    In Rowan Cruft, S. Matthew Liao & Massimo Renzo (eds.), Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights, Oxford University Press Uk. 2015.
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    Readings in moral philosophy
    W.W. Norton & Company. 2018.
    This NEW reader provides a more diverse selection of philosophers and ethical issues than any other book of its kind. Used on its own or as a companion to Jonathan Wolff’s An Introduction to Moral Philosophy, it offers an ideal collection of important readings in moral theory and compelling issues in applied ethics. Smart pedagogy and an affordable price make it an outstanding value for students.
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    An introduction to moral philosophy
    W. W. Norton & Company, Independent Publishers Since 1923. 2018.
    Using real-world examples and vivid illustrations drawn from other disciplines, An Introduction to Moral Philosophy challenges preconceived notions about morality and demonstrates why ethics matters. From respected philosopher and writer Jonathan Wolff, this edition features a thoughtful and contemporary treatment of the ethics of gender, race, and non-Western moral philosophy, engaging narrative introductions to moral theories and the thinkers behind them.
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    The Three Waves of Pandemic Ethics
    The Philosophers' Magazine 96 68-73. 2022.