Though Dr. King is perhaps best known for his work on civil rights for African Americans, he also studied philosophy and was deeply moved by various philosophical lines of thinking. The Philosophy...
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This 2020 book details how both morality and law presuppose the accuracy of common sense, a centuries-old psychology that defines people as rational agents who make honorable choices and act for just...- The concept of causation is fundamental to ascribing moral and legal responsibility for events. Yet the relationship between causation and responsibility remains unclear. What precisely is the...
Keren Shatalov is Lecturer in Philosophy, who specializing in ancient philosophy. Her main area of research is ancient metaphysics — especially the metaphysics of Aristotle — but she is also...
Robin (Rob) Kar is a Professor of Law and Philosophy and current Head of the Philosophy Department. His research interests range from ethics, meta-ethics, moral psychology, political philosophy,...
Jochen Bojanowski is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy, who does research in moral and political philosophy, with a particular interest in Kant’s practical philosophy. His first book, Kant’s...
Jonathan Livengood is an Associate Professor of Philosophy, who works primarily in the philosophy of science, metaphysics, epistemology, and experimental philosophy. Most of his research is motivated...
Helga Varden is a Professor of Philosophy, Political Science, and Gender and Women Studies, whose main research interests are in Kant’s practical philosophy, legal-political philosophy, feminist...
Nir Ben-Moshe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy. His research focuses on the intersection between contemporary and 18th-century moral philosophy as well as on biomedical...
This 2015 book is an introduction and guide to the systematic collection and analysis of empirical data in academic philosophy. It prompts reconsideration of traditional methods of armchair...
This 2021 collection provides a comprehensive survey of Locke’s work, not only placing it in its historical context but also exploring its contemporary significance. Comprising almost sixty chapters...
This 2020 book rethinks Kant's views on human nature by making space for sex, love, and gender within his accounts of moral freedom. It is the first to develop a Kantian account of how to be a sexual...
