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Rawlsian Algorithmic Fairness and a Missing Aggregation Property of the Difference Principle
Modern society makes extensive use of automated algorithmic decisions, fueled by advances in artificial intelligence. However, since these systems...
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Representation, arbitrariness, and the emergence of speech
This paper discusses three related claims. The first claim is that the expressive limitations of iconic and indexical communication and cognition are...
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Beyond Cognition and Affect: An Analysis of Anorexia Nervosa within the Framework of Addiction
Anorexia Nervosa is widely recognized as having both cognitive and affective dimensions. Current accounts typically explain the perplexing behaviors...
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Group prioritarianism: why AI should not replace humanity
If a future AI system can enjoy far more well-being than a human per resource, what would be the best way to allocate resources between these future...
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Legitimating Organizational Secrecy
This paper brings into focus the concept of organizational secrecy by senior managers in the context of a major strategic change program. Underpinned...
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Many Bombers of the Principle of Double Effect: An Analysis of Strategic/Terror Bomber Thought Experiment Variants
The strategic/terror bomber thought experiment is often employed in the contemporary debate on the principle of double effect (PDE). It is taken to...
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On why proximal intentions need to remain snubbed: a reply to Mele
I argue against elements of Alfred Mele’s picture of the nature of intentions and the triggers of intentional actions. Mele (Philosophical Studies...
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The Heaviest Metal
It has recently been argued that metal’s ‘heaviness’ is conceptually inarticulable. I argue, on the contrary, that ‘heaviness’ is a matter of...
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On the Logical Argument from Natural Evil: A Response to Moore
Dwayne Moore’s "A Naturalistic Theodicy for Sterba’s Problem of Natural Evil," (Moore, 2024) provides a detailed critique of my logical argument from...
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Ethical requirements of instructions for authors of complementary and alternative medicine journals: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundMedical research in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has increased recently, raising ethical concerns about the moral status of...
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Logical Models of Mathematical Texts: The Case of Conventions for Division by Zero
Arithmetical texts involving division are governed by conventions that avoid the risk of problems to do with division by zero (DbZ). A model for...
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Individual values and inductive risk: remotivating the Bayesian alternative
The argument from inductive risk has become widely accepted as good reason to reject the value-free ideal. The literature that follows is then...
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Are Plantinga’s theodicy and defense incompatible?
Plantinga’s free will defense is sometimes regarded as a successful response to the logical problem of evil. Still, a recent objection concludes...
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Instrumental Needs: A Relational Account
Instrumentalism about need suggests that the normative significance of an agent’s need for x depends on the end for which x is needed. Instrumental...
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Socially Irresponsible HRM: Findings from the UK Hotel Sector
This paper considers the value and extent to which socially responsible HRM enhances understanding of HR practices in the corporate hotel sector. The...
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Valuing farmers in transitions to more sustainable food systems: A systematic literature review of local food producers’ experiences and contributions in short food supply chains
Industrial food systems are being increasingly challenged by alternative food movements globally that advocate for better environmental, social,...
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Probing the Unorthodox: Moderate Direct Control over Implicit Bias
The consensus among philosophers is that indirect control is the only plausible type of control that individuals can exercise over implicit bias. By...