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4Punishment and ForgivenessIn Matthew C. Altman (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook on the Philosophy of Punishment, Palgrave-macmillan. pp. 595-612. 2022.Assuming a social world in which punishment for wrongdoing is considered legitimate, does or may forgiveness of the wrongdoing also cancel any punishment that may be due? Philosophers are divided on the issue. This chapter provides some explanations for the division, critiques views that consider punishment to be incompatible with forgiveness, and suggests circumstances in which punishment is compatible with forgiveness—particularly, those in which people with standing to punish differ from peop…Read more
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Paternalism and consentIn Peter Schaber & Andreas Müller (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Consent, Routledge. 2018.
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The architecture of censureIn Antje du Bois-Pedain & Anthony E. Bottoms (eds.), Penal censure: engagements within and beyond desert theory, Hart Publishing. 2019.
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11Ends and Means in PolicingRoutledge. 2019.Policing is a highly pragmatic occupation. It is designed to achieve the important social ends of peacekeeping and public safety, and is empowered to do so using means that are ordinarily seen as problematic; that is, the use of force, deception, and invasions of privacy, along with considerable discretion. It is often suggested that the ends of policing justify the use of otherwise problematic means, but do they? This book explores this question from a philosophical perspective. The relationshi…Read more
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4Correctional EthicsRoutledge. 2006.Correctional Ethics gathers the most prominent contributions to this burgeoning field, ranging from the philosophy of punishment through to ethical appraisals of incarceration, the professional responsibilities of prison personnel, and formative work in restorative justice. In addition, it provides an annotated research agenda to help shape the development of a comprehensive correctional ethic. For those working in correctional ethics, this collection provides an essential resource.
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3Forgiveness and UnconditionalityInternational Journal of Applied Philosophy 35 (1): 83-96. 2021.If forgiveness is to be seen as a virtuous act, it must satisfy certain conditions. For many, those conditions are construed narrowly and must involve some change of heart on the part of the wrongdoer who is to be forgiven: remorse, apology, a willingness to provide recompense, and so forth. Such an account is usually characterized as one of conditional forgiveness. Others construe the conditions differently—not eschewing remorse and apology, but neither always requiring it—and see those conditi…Read more
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15Patriotism in the age of TrumpJournal of Social Philosophy 52 (3): 393-402. 2021.Journal of Social Philosophy, Volume 52, Issue 3, Page 393-402, Fall 2021.
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16Beyond Decriminalization: Ending the War on Drugs Requires Recasting Police Discretion through the Lens of a Public Health EthicAmerican Journal of Bioethics 21 (4): 41-44. 2021.Earp, Lewis, and Hart argue the pursuit of racial justice requires a summary end to the war on drugs. In surveying the racially disparate harms of an enforcement-oriented, punitive, and ulti...
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1Review of Joel Feinberg, Jules L. Coleman and Allen E. Buchanan: In Harm's Way: Essays in Honor of Joel Feinberg (review)Ethics 107 (1): 149-151. 1996.
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4Review of John Braithwaite and Philip Pettit: Not Just Deserts: A Republican Theory of Criminal Justice (review)Ethics 102 (1): 173-175. 1991.
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11Valuing LifePrinceton University Press. 1991.Abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, war, genetic engineering and fetal experimentation, environmental and animal rights--these topics inspire some of today's most heated public controversies. And it is fashionable to pursue these debates in terms of the negative query "Under what conditions may life be disregarded or terminated?" John Kleinig asks a different, more positive question: What may be said in behalf of life? Looking at the full range of appeals to life's value, he considers a va…Read more
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3The Ethics of Citizenship in the 21st Century, edited by David ThunderJournal of Moral Philosophy 16 (4): 528-531. 2019.
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7Terrorism, Ticking Time-Bombs, and Torture: A Philosophical Analysis by Fritz Allhoff: Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2012, pp. xii + 266, £22.50/us$35 (hardback) (review)Australasian Journal of Philosophy 91 (2): 407-409. 2013.No abstract
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3Meaning and Morality: Essays on the Philosophy of Julius Kovesi, edited by Alan Tapper and T. Brian Mooney: Leiden and Boston: Routledge, 2012, pp. xii + 222, US$138 (review)Australasian Journal of Philosophy 94 (1): 202-205. 2016.
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2The paper develops a conception of “professional loyalties” and then reviews several challenges that professional loyalties encounter. The conception of professional loyalty is developed against George Fletcher’s attempt to marginalize such loyalties. Instead of being viewed primarily as loyalty to clients, it is characterized as loyalty to the ends of the profession. That conception gives rise to several challenges, which are then discussed in turn: (1) whether professions have enough unity to …Read more
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3Review of John Braithwaite and Philip Pettit: Not Just Deserts: A Republican Theory of Criminal Justice (review)Ethics 102 (1): 173-175. 1991.
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3[Book review] valuing life (review)In Peter Singer (ed.), Ethics, Oxford University Press. pp. 104--163. 1994.
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13Trust and critical thinkingEducational Philosophy and Theory 50 (2): 133-143. 2018.This article discusses the tension between trust, as an expression of interpersonal commitment, and critical thinking, which includes a demand for reasons. It explores the importance of each for individual flourishing, and then seeks to establish some ways in which they intersect, drawing on ideas of authority and trustworthiness. It argues that despite the appearance of a deep tension between trust and critical thinking, they are importantly interdependent: if trust is to be warranted, critical…Read more
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3A Libertarian Response to Moral Diversity (review)Hastings Center Report 17 (1): 34. 1987.Book reviewed in this article: The Foundations of Bioethics. By H. Tristram Engelhardt.
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4Valuing LifeHastings Center Report 23 (1): 44. 1993.Book reviewed in this article: Valuing Life. By John Kleinig.
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5The conscientious advocate and client perjuryCriminal Justice Ethics 5 (2): 3-15. 1986.No abstract
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)Retired faculty
New York City, New York, United States of America
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