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    I give a new argument for the moral difference between lying and misleading. First, following David Lewis, I hold that conventions of truthfulness and trust fix the meanings of our language. These conventions generate fair play obligations. Thus, to fail to conform to the conventions of truthfulness and trust is unfair. Second, I argue that the liar, but not the misleader, fails to conform to truthfulness. So the liar, but not the misleader, does something unfair. This account entails that bald-…Read more
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    Bad Question!
    Philosophy and Public Affairs 51 (4): 413-449. 2023.
    Philosophy &Public Affairs, Volume 51, Issue 4, Page 413-449, Fall 2023.
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    Conversational Pressure: Normativity in Speech Exchanges (review)
    Philosophical Review 131 (3): 378-382. 2022.
    Review of Sandy Goldberg's book.
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    Conversation's Seedy Underbelly (review)
    Journal of Moral Philosophy. forthcoming.
    I provide an opinionated discussion of two recent volumes on the structure, ethics, and politics of bad conversations. In Just Words (2019), Mary Kate McGowan argues that despite our best intentions, we sometimes inadvertently bring oppressive norms to bear on our interactions. In Grandstanding (2020), Justin Tosi and Brandon Warmke argue that the human desire to cut a good moral figure before others systematically distorts moral discourse. Though their authors have different political…Read more