A short commentary on Mark Battersby’s paper “Practical Rationality: Critical Questions for Ratio... more A short commentary on Mark Battersby’s paper “Practical Rationality: Critical Questions for Rational Decision Making
Consider the following problem. A multinational corporation is expanding its operations to a deve... more Consider the following problem. A multinational corporation is expanding its operations to a developing country. The developing country in question is now a democracy or is in the process of becoming one, it has a (fairly) independent and corruption-free judiciary (or is in the process of establishing one), its human rights
<jats:p>This paper suggests a strategy for constructing a contemporary Humean theory of dis... more <jats:p>This paper suggests a strategy for constructing a contemporary Humean theory of distributive justice which would serve to ground what I call an entrepreneurial welfare state. It is argued that blending David Hume's insights about the origins and purposes of justice with Ronald Dworkin's insurance-based reasoning supporting his equality of resources model of distributive justice will yield a state which, as a matter of justice, encourages its members to engage in entrepreneurial activities and which protects them from the worst extremes of market economies.</jats:p>
Zero tolerance policies are often mistakenly thought to be the best way to deal with pressing soc... more Zero tolerance policies are often mistakenly thought to be the best way to deal with pressing social problems. However, most arguments for zero tolerance policies are either based on inaccurate premises or they commit the zero tolerance fallacy. This paper explores ways that we might counteract the bias in favor of zero tolerance policies by adding a query list to the choice architecture.
<jats:p>I argue that Plato's psychological theories are motivated by concerns he had ab... more <jats:p>I argue that Plato's psychological theories are motivated by concerns he had about moral theory. In particular, Plato rejects the modern account of rationality as the maximization of subjectively evaluated self-interest because, had he adopted such an account, his theory of justice would be subject to criticisms which he holds are fatal to the contractarian theory of justice. While formulating a theory to remain within ethical constraints sometimes violates the canons of scientific theorizing, Plato avoids this mistake.</jats:p>
A short commentary on Mark Battersby’s paper “Practical Rationality: Critical Questions for Ratio... more A short commentary on Mark Battersby’s paper “Practical Rationality: Critical Questions for Rational Decision Making
Consider the following problem. A multinational corporation is expanding its operations to a deve... more Consider the following problem. A multinational corporation is expanding its operations to a developing country. The developing country in question is now a democracy or is in the process of becoming one, it has a (fairly) independent and corruption-free judiciary (or is in the process of establishing one), its human rights
<jats:p>This paper suggests a strategy for constructing a contemporary Humean theory of dis... more <jats:p>This paper suggests a strategy for constructing a contemporary Humean theory of distributive justice which would serve to ground what I call an entrepreneurial welfare state. It is argued that blending David Hume's insights about the origins and purposes of justice with Ronald Dworkin's insurance-based reasoning supporting his equality of resources model of distributive justice will yield a state which, as a matter of justice, encourages its members to engage in entrepreneurial activities and which protects them from the worst extremes of market economies.</jats:p>
Zero tolerance policies are often mistakenly thought to be the best way to deal with pressing soc... more Zero tolerance policies are often mistakenly thought to be the best way to deal with pressing social problems. However, most arguments for zero tolerance policies are either based on inaccurate premises or they commit the zero tolerance fallacy. This paper explores ways that we might counteract the bias in favor of zero tolerance policies by adding a query list to the choice architecture.
<jats:p>I argue that Plato's psychological theories are motivated by concerns he had ab... more <jats:p>I argue that Plato's psychological theories are motivated by concerns he had about moral theory. In particular, Plato rejects the modern account of rationality as the maximization of subjectively evaluated self-interest because, had he adopted such an account, his theory of justice would be subject to criticisms which he holds are fatal to the contractarian theory of justice. While formulating a theory to remain within ethical constraints sometimes violates the canons of scientific theorizing, Plato avoids this mistake.</jats:p>
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