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389Minimalism about human rights: The most we can hope for?Journal of Political Philosophy 12 (2). 2004.
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345Philosophy, politics, democracy: selected essaysHarvard University Press. 2009.Deliberation and democratic legitimacy -- Moral pluralism and political consensus -- Associations and democracy (with Joel Rogers) -- Freedom of expression -- Procedure and substance in deliberative democracy -- Directly-deliberative polyarchy (with Charles Sabel) -- Democracy and liberty -- Money, politics, political equality -- Privacy, pluralism, and democracy -- Reflections on deliberative democracy -- Truth and public reason.
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188Rousseau: a free community of equalsOxford University Press. 2010.This book provides an analytical and critical appraisal of Rousseau's political thought that, while frank about its limits, also explains its enduring power.
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121Reflections on Deliberative DemocracyIn Thomas Christiano & John Christman (eds.), Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy, Wiley‐blackwell. 2009.This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Deliberation Reasons for Deliberative Democracy Skepticism About Deliberation Some Tensions Between Participation and Deliberation And So? Final Reflections Notes.
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10211. Freedom, Equality, PornographyIn Jessica Spector (ed.), Prostitution and Pornography: Philosophical Debate About the Sex Industry, Stanford University Press. pp. 258-295. 2006.
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97The arc of the moral universe and other essaysHarvard University Press. 2010.The arc of the moral universe -- Structure, choice, and legitimacy: Locke's theory of the state -- Democratic equality -- A more democratic liberalism -- For a democratic society -- Knowledge, morality and hope: the social thought of Noam Chomsky: with Joel Rogers -- Reflections on Habermas on democracy -- A matter of demolition?: Susan Okin on justice and gender -- Minimalism about human rights: the most we can hope for? -- Is there a human right to democracy? -- Extra republicam nulla justitia…Read more
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87The importance of philosophy: Reflections on John RawlsSouth African Journal of Philosophy 23 (2): 113-119. 2004.
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71Influence of physicians' life stances on attitudes to end-of-life decisions and actual end-of-life decision-making in six countriesJournal of Medical Ethics 34 (4): 247-253. 2008.Aim: To examine how physicians’ life stances affect their attitudes to end-of-life decisions and their actual end-of-life decision-making.Methods: Practising physicians from various specialties involved in the care of dying patients in Belgium, Denmark, The Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and Australia received structured questionnaires on end-of-life care, which included questions about their life stance. Response rates ranged from 53% in Australia to 68% in Denmark. General attitudes, intende…Read more
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43The Norton Introduction to Philosophy (edited book)W. W. Norton. 2015.Edited by a team of four leading philosophers, The Norton Introduction to Philosophy introduces students to contemporary perspectives on major philosophical issues and questions. This text features an impressive array of readings, including 25 specially-commissioned essays by prominent philosophers. A student-friendly presentation, a handy format, and a low price make The Norton Introduction to Philosophy as accessible and affordable as it is up-to-date.
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362 For a Democratic SocietyIn Samuel Richard Freeman (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Rawls, Cambridge University Press. pp. 86. 2003.
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36On the possibility of a positive-sum game in the distribution of health care resourcesJournal of Medicine and Philosophy 28 (3). 2003.Health care resource distribution is a subject of debate among health policy analysts, economists, and philosophers. In the United States, there is a widening gap between the more-and less-advantaged socioeconomic sub-populations in terms of both health care resource distribution and outcomes. Conventional wisdom suggests that there is a tradeoff, a zero-sum game, between efficiency and fairness in the distribution of health care resources. Promoting fairness in the distribution of health care r…Read more
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18‘Something extra’: In defence of an uncanny humanismJournal of Philosophy of Education 56 (1): 173-179. 2022.Journal of Philosophy of Education, Volume 56, Issue 1, Page 173-179, February 2022.
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17Interrupting Auschwitz: Art, Religion, PhilosophyContinuum. 2003.The interrupted absolute : art, religion and the "new categorical imperative" -- "The ever-broken promise of happiness" : interrupting art, or Adorno -- "Absolute insomnia" : interrupting religion, or Levinas -- "To preserve the question" : interrupting the book, or Jabès -- Conclusion : sharing the imperative.
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16IntroductionIn JohnHG Rawls (ed.), A Brief Inquiry Into the Meaning of Sin and Faith: With "on My Religion", Harvard University Press. pp. 1-23. 2009.
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13Philosophy, social science, global povertyIn Alison Jaggar (ed.), Thomas Pogge and His Critics, Polity. 2010.
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12Our health care system is not broken--it's obsolete!The Pharos of Alpha Omega Alpha-Honor Medical Society. Alpha Omega Alpha 74 (1): 35. 2011.
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11Is There a Human Right to Democracy?In Christine Sypnowich (ed.), The Egalitarian Conscience: Essays in Honour of G. A. Cohen, Oxford University Press. 2006.
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9Vision's Invisibles: Philosophical Explorations, by Véronique FótiJournal of the British Society for Phenomenology 37 (2): 216-217. 2006.
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8Just Marriage (edited book)Oup Usa. 2004.As the national debate intensifies over what marriage is and who may marry, Mary Lyndon Shanley argues that although the state should continue to play a role in regulating personal relations, the law must be fundamentally reformed if marriage is to become a more just institution. Thirteen prominent writers and thinkers respond, including Nancy F. Cott, William N. Eskridge, Jr., Amitai Etzioni, Martha Albertson Fineman, and Cass R. Sunstein.
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7Democratic Experimentation with Responsibility: A Pragmatist Approach to Responsible Research and InnovationIn Vincent Blok (ed.), Putting Responsible Research and Innovation into Practice: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach, Springer. pp. 57-77. 2022.Disruptive societal changes following from emerging science and technology have recently led to a growing interest in developing ethical frameworks. Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) is such a framework that aims to improve the relationship between science and society. Now a decade after its conceptualization, it still seems to suffer from conceptual unclarity and lack of implementation. Since responsibility in research and innovation practice remains as important as ever, we propose to …Read more
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22 Privacy, Pluralism, and DemocracyIn Joseph Keim Campbell, Michael O'Rourke & David Shier (eds.), Law and Social Justice, Mit Press. pp. 3--15. 2005.