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    Judaism and natural law
    Heythrop Journal 50 (6): 930-947. 2009.
  •  19
    Judaic Sources and Western Thought: Jerusalem's Enduring Presence (edited book)
    Oxford University Press. 2011.
    The essays in this volume bring into relief the distinctly Judaic origins of many of them and explicate how they remain valuable resources for moral and ...
  •  4
    Reason, Religion, and Natural Law: From Plato to Spinoza (edited book)
    Oxford University Press USA. 2012.
    This edited volume examines the realizations between theological considerations and natural law theorizing, from Plato to Spinoza.Theological considerations have long had a pronounced role in Catholic natural law theories, but have not been as thoroughly examined from a wider perspective. The contributors to this volume take a more inclusive view of the relation between conceptions of natural law and theistic claims and principles. They do not jointly defend one particular thematic claim, but ar…Read more
  •  11
    The Routledge Handbook of Criminal Justice Ethics (edited book)
    with Jonathan Jackson
    Routledge. 2016.
    The enormous financial cost of criminal justice has motivated increased scrutiny and recognition of the need for constructive change, but what of the ethical costs of current practices and policies? Moreover, if we seriously value the principles of liberal democracy then there is no question that the ethics of criminal justice are everybody’s business, concerns for the entire society. _The Routledge Handbook of Criminal Justice Ethics_ brings together international scholars to explore the most s…Read more
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    This book offers an introduction to the philosophical issues of criminal justice ethics in a way suitable for students of criminology and criminal justice. It links philosophical concepts with empirical research in criminology and introduces criminal justice ethics, in the context of political and legal order.
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    Causal Powers (edited book)
    Oxford University Press. 2017.
    We use concepts of causal powers and their relatives-dispositions, capacities, and abilities-to describe the world around us, both in everyday life and in scientific practice. This volume presents new work on the nature of causal powers, and their connections with other phenomena within metaphysics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind.
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    A detailed study of the moral philosophy of medieval Jewish thinkers Saadia Gaon, Bahya ibn Pakuda, and Moses Maimonides. Jon Jacobs emphasizes their distinctive contributions, emphasises the shared rational emphasis of their approach to Torah, and draws out resonances with contemporary moral philosophy.
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    Jon Jacobs emphasises their distinctive contributions, emphasises the shared rational emphasis of their approach to Torah, and draws out resonances with ...
  •  5
    Maimonides
    In J. Feiser & B. Dowden (eds.), Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, . 2012.
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    A study of fundamental issues in metaethics and in moral psychology, surveying important approaches with an emphasis on the disputed status of moral value and the roles of cognition and sensibility. Coverage of the issues includes discussion of significant thinkers from antiquity to the present.
  •  83
    The Epistemology of Moral Tradition
    Review of Metaphysics 64 (1): 55-74. 2010.
    An explication of the Maimonidean view that tradition--even when anchored in revelation---can be a mode of access to rationally justified moral requirements. The discussion focuses on the mutually reinforcing roles of enlarging understanding on the one hand, and engagement in practice on the other. Deepened understanding of the 'reasons for the commandments' can motivate commitment to practice, which in turn can aid in deepening understanding.
  •  1
    Forms of Moral Theory
    In Dimensions of Moral Theory, Blackwell. 2002.
    This chapter contains section titled: Consequentialism Kantian Non‐consequentialism Intuitionist Non‐consequentialism The Virtue‐centered Approach Contractarianism Theories, Duties, and Metaethics Where Now? Questions for Discussion and Reflection Thinkers and Their Works, and Further Reading Notes.
  •  1
    Naturalism and Non‐Naturalism
    In Dimensions of Moral Theory, Blackwell. 2002.
    This chapter contains section titled: Naturalism The Modern Debate about Naturalism Reconstructed Naturalism Non‐cognitivist Alternatives Hume and Naturalism Reconnecting Facts and Values Aristotle and Naturalism Moral Facts and Explanation What about God? Where Now? Questions for Discussion and Reflection Thinkers and Their Works, and Further Reading Notes.
  •  2
    Moral Theory and Moral Psychology
    In Dimensions of Moral Theory, Blackwell. 2002.
    This chapter contains section titled: Moral Motivation Virtue and Motivation Self‐interest and Morality What about Luck? Are Moral Considerations Overriding? Where Now? Questions for Discussion and Reflection Thinkers and Their Works, and Further Reading Notes.
  • Objectivity and Subjectivity
    In Dimensions of Moral Theory, Blackwell. 2002.
    This chapter contains section titled: Interpretations of Objectivity Monism and Pluralism This Way to Subjectivism Subjectivity and Sentiment Subjectivism and Skepticism Relativism Where Now? Questions for Discussion and Reflection Thinkers and Their Works, and Further Reading Notes.
  • Conclusion
    In Dimensions of Moral Theory, Blackwell. 2002.
    The prelims comprise: Half Title Title Copyright Contents Preface Acknowledgments.
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    The Virtues of Externalism
    Southern Journal of Philosophy 34 (3): 285-299. 2010.
  •  1
    The Virtues of Externalism
    Southern Journal of Philosophy 34 (3): 285-299. 2010.
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    Emergent individuals
    Philosophical Quarterly 53 (213): 540-555. 2003.
    We explain the thesis that human mental states are ontologically emergent aspects of a fundamentally biological organism. We then explore the consequences of this thesis for the identity of a human person over time. As these consequences are not obviously independent of one's general ontology of objects and their properties, we consider four such accounts: transcendent universals, kind-Aristotelianism, immanent universals, and tropes. We suggest there are reasons for emergentists to favor the l…Read more
  •  32
    Aristotle and Maimonides
    American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly 76 (1): 145-163. 2002.
    Maimonides uses Aristotelian philosophical idiom to articulate his moral philosophy, but there are fundamental differences between his and Aristotle’s conceptions of moral psychology and the nature of the moral agent. The Maimonidean conception of volition and its role in repentance and ethical self-correction are quite un-Aristotelian. The relation between this capacity to alter one’s character and the accessibility of ethical requirements given in the Law is explored. This relation helps expla…Read more
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    Emergent individuals and the resurrection
    European Journal for Philosophy of Religion 2 (2). 2010.
    We present an original emergent individuals view of human persons, on which persons are substantial biological unities that exemplify metaphysically emergent mental states. We argue that this view allows for a coherent model of identity-preserving resurrection from the dead consistent with orthodox Christian doctrine, one that improves upon alternatives accounts recently proposed by a number of authors. Our model is a variant of the “falling elevator” model advanced by Dean Zimmerman that, unlik…Read more
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    Actuality, Possibility, and Worlds. By Alexander R. Pruss (review)
    American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly 87 (4): 799-802. 2013.
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    A Note From the Editor
    Modern Schoolman 89 (1): 1-1. 2012.
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    A Note from the Editor
    Modern Schoolman 89 (3): 129-129. 2012.
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    Powerful Qualities, Not Pure Powers
    The Monist 94 (1): 81-102. 2011.
    I explore two accounts of properties within a dispositional essentialist (or causal powers) framework, the pure powers view and the powerful qualities view. I first attempt to clarify precisely what the pure powers view is, and then raise objections to it. I then present the powerful qualities view and, in order to avoid a common misconception, offer a restatement of it that I shall call the truthmaker view. I end by briefly defending the truthmaker view against objections.
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    Introduction to Special Issue
    Arts and Humanities in Higher Education 11 (3): 203-205. 2012.
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    Criminal Justice and the Liberal Polity
    Criminal Justice Ethics 30 (2): 173-191. 2011.
    There are several reasonable conceptions of liberalism. A liberal polity can survive a measure of disagreement over just what constitutes liberalism. In part, this is because of the way a liberal order makes possible a dynamic, heterogeneous civil society and how that, in turn, can supply participants with reasons to support a liberal political order. Despite the different conceptions of justice associated with different conceptions of liberalism, there are reasons to distinguish the normative f…Read more