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Heisenberg and radical theoretic change
(1975)Heisenberg, in constructing quantum mechanics, explicitly followed certain principles exemplified, as he believed, in Einstein's construction of the special theory of relativity which for him was the paradigm for radical ... -
Fleck's Contribution to Epistemology
(1986)Ludwik Fleck opposed the two most prominant schools of the philosophy of science of his time: the Logical Positivism of Carnap, Schlick and others of the Vienna Circle, and the Historicism of Durkheim, Levy-Bruhl, ... -
Husserl's Later Philosophy of Natural Science
(1987)Husserl argues in the Crisis that the prevalent tradition of positive science in his time had a philosophical core, called by him "Galilean science", that mistook the quest for objective theory with the quest for ... -
The Scope of Hermeneutics in Natural Science
(1998)Hermeneutics or interpretation is concerned with the generation, transmission, and acceptance of meaning within the lifeworld and was the original method of the human sciences stemming from F. Schleiermacher and W. ... -
Phenomenology and the Philosophy of the Natural Sciences
(2003)In the assessment of scientific theory and practice, the critique of the analytic/empiricist view of science made via the phenomenological orientation of Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau- Ponty and others towards the Lifeworld ... -
Euthanasia, assisted suicide, and the philosophical anthropology of Karol Wojtyla
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Fodor and Aquinas : the architecture of the mind and the nature of concept acquisition
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Human Well-Being: The No Priority Theory
(Georgetown University, 2009)Desire-fulfillment (DF) theories and objective list (OL) theories are the two dominant types of theories of human well-being. I argue that DF theories fail to capture the good part of `good for', and that OL theories fail ... -
Justifying self-defense, defense of others, and the use of force in law enforcement
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Exploitation in personal relationships : from consenting to caring
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The epistemological foundation of transcendental phenomenology : Husserl and the problem of knowledge
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The normativity of personal commitment
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The well-governed person
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Responsibility for group transgressions
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The metaphysical role of causal roles
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A two-dimensional account of epistemic modals
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The Methodological Role of Angst in Being and Time
(Taylor and Francis, 2011-08-10)Heidegger’s analysis of the mood of angst is usually understood in terms of its contribution to the account of authenticity in Division II of Being and Time. I approach the analysis of angst from a different direction, by ... -
The Ethics of Public Health Nudges
(Georgetown University, 2012)There is growing interest in using non-coercive interventions to promote and protect public health, in particular "health nudges." Behavioral economist Richard Thaler and law scholar Cass Sunstein coined the term nudge to ... -
Ties that Bind: Respect and Relationship-Based Responsibilities
(Georgetown University, 2012)We commonly think we have special obligations to our friends and family members. For instance, if someone's brother were to move to town, we would likely think that she ought to at least offer her help, though we would ... -
Agony and Integrity: An Erotic Psychology for Prefigurative Ethical Practice
(Georgetown University, 2012)The goal of this dissertation is to clarify and address a problem of integrity understood as the question of how one ought to live out one's robustly motivating and normatively orienting attachments to persons, projects ...
