My local library fines its patrons ten cents per overdue book per day. They will let you continue to borrow books as long as your fine balance is less than $10. » …Read more
Author: Heath White
This post was inspired by a story in the WaPo, the relevant detail of which is that, due to the economic hardship in Greece, » …Read more
Supererogatory actions are those which are (1) morally meritorious or praiseworthy, but (2) not the fulfillment of a moral obligation or duty. I was having a conversation about this with a colleague today and upon reflection, » …Read more
Does moral responsibility require the ability to do otherwise? For example, must one have been able to refrain from an evil deed if one is to be appropriately blamed for it? » …Read more
A conference announcment / call for papers that PeaSoupers might want to know about: see here for the official flyer.
The goal of this conference is to bring together scholars working in moral and political philosophy, » …Read more
PeaSoupers may be interested to read a series of essays sponsored by the Templeton Foundation on the question, "Does Moral Action Depend on Reasoning?" » …Read more
Many people
teach their small children the myth of Santa Claus: that a magical being who lives at the North
Pole brings presents on Christmas Eve. » …Read more
One of the more serious attempts to provide an expressivist
semantics for moral terms (broadly construed) is Gibbard’s. The basic idea is that they express
plans. » …Read more