Walter Kaufman
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 174255 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Walter Kaufman |
| NOMBRES | Walter |
| APELLIDO | Kaufman |
| FIRMA | KAUFMAN W |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8556-0290 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1961 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
The return of the positivist theory of religion
Is Ethics Possible Without God
This essay defends the position that ethics must be grounded in God, where the notion of 'God' is understood as a transcendental source of normativity, though not necessarily a personal being who 'commands' moral behavior. The essay argues that the true debate is between the naturalistic reduction of ethics and the idea of a transcendental ground for moral normativity. I claim that only the latter can provide a sufficient basis for morality
Comedy as Theodicy
Atheist Overreach
On the Ending of Buster Keaton's The General
Buster Keaton's “The General” is widely considered among the greatest film comedies of all time. Yet there continues to be dispute about how to interpret its ending. This essay critiques a recent attempt to see the ending as essentially dark or tragic
New Atheism and its critics
What is the significance of the New Atheist movement? This essay argues that it has hindered rather than advanced the philosophical debate, presenting a one-sided caricature of religion rather than serious intellectual engagement with the topic
Peter Olsthoorn, Honor in Political and Moral Philosophy
The Doctrine of Double Effect and the Trolley Problem
Understanding Honor
For most of the modern era, the idea of honor as a code of conduct has been treated as at best a historical curiosity and at worst a primitive and violent value system. But in recent decades there has been a resurgence of scholarly interest of a more charitable sort in the idea of honor. Two recent books even go so far as to endorse the revival of honor for modern society.1 Still, despite the increasing scholarly appreciation of the idea of honor…
Military frameworks
It is the elusive target of policymakers, ethicists and military strategists: the target of a ‘just war’. Since the advent of precision-guided munitions in the mid-1970s, commentators claimed that surgical-strike technology would advance the cause of jus in bello, ending the longstanding tension between effective military engagement and morality. Today, many policymakers accept that the ethical dilemmas that arise in the ‘fog of war’ can be negot…
First Strike
Journal Article First Strike: Preemptive War in Modern History by Matthew J. Flynn Get access First Strike: Preemptive War in Modern Historyby Matthew J. Flynn. New York, Routledge, 2008. 261 pp. $27.95. Whitley Kaufman Whitley Kaufman University of Massachusetts, Lowell Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 124, Issue 2, Summer 2009, Pages 355–356, https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1…
The Rise and Fall of the Mixed Theory of Punishment
In the middle of the twentieth century, many philosophers came to believe that the problem of morally justifying punishment had finally been solved. Defended most famously by Hart and Rawls, the so-called of punishment claimed that justifying punishment required recognizing that the utilitarian and retributive theories were in fact answers to two different questions: utilitarianism answered the question of why we have punishment as an Institution…
Torture and the “Distributive Justice” Theory of Self-Defense
The notorious Bybee Memorandum produced by the Bush Administration in 2002 defends the use of coercive interrogation by (among other things) arguing that torturing terrorists in order to prevent future harm could be justified as a form of “self-defense.” This argument relies on a recent and little-known theory of self-defense that I call the “distributive justice” theory. The goal of this essay is to demonstrate that distributive justice is a fla…
What's Wrong with Preventive War? The Moral and Legal Basis for the Preventive Use of Force
The question of the legitimacy of preventive war has been at the center of the debate about the proper response to terrorism and the legitimacy of the Iraq War. One side has argued that preventive war is a legitimate and necessary tool for nations to use in defense against terrorists; the other side has claimed that war is permissible only in self-defense, and that therefore the preventive use of military force is unjustified both legally and mor…
Jerusalem's people
Musikgeschichte in Bildern, Band II
The Ragas of South India
Musical References in the Chinese Classics
Alienation
Christian Rationalism and Philosophical Analysis
Book Reviews Get access Christian Rationalism and Philosophical Analysis. By F. H. Cleobury. (London : James Clarke. 1959. Pp. 162. Price 15s). Critique of Religion and Philosophy. By Walter Kaufmann. (London : Faber & Faber. 1959. Pp. xvii + 325. Price 25s). Antony Flew Antony Flew Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 11, Issue 44, July 1961, Pages 283–284, https://doi.org/1…
What's Wrong with Preventive War? The Moral and Legal Basis for the Preventive Use of Force
The question of the legitimacy of preventive war has been at the center of the debate about the proper response to terrorism and the legitimacy of the Iraq War. One side has argued that preventive war is a legitimate and necessary tool for nations to use in defense against terrorists; the other side has claimed that war is permissible only in self-defense, and that therefore the preventive use of military force is unjustified both legally and mor…
Military frameworks
It is the elusive target of policymakers, ethicists and military strategists: the target of a ‘just war’. Since the advent of precision-guided munitions in the mid-1970s, commentators claimed that surgical-strike technology would advance the cause of jus in bello, ending the longstanding tension between effective military engagement and morality. Today, many policymakers accept that the ethical dilemmas that arise in the ‘fog of war’ can be negot…
New Atheism and its critics
What is the significance of the New Atheist movement? This essay argues that it has hindered rather than advanced the philosophical debate, presenting a one-sided caricature of religion rather than serious intellectual engagement with the topic
Torture and the “Distributive Justice” Theory of Self-Defense
The notorious Bybee Memorandum produced by the Bush Administration in 2002 defends the use of coercive interrogation by (among other things) arguing that torturing terrorists in order to prevent future harm could be justified as a form of “self-defense.” This argument relies on a recent and little-known theory of self-defense that I call the “distributive justice” theory. The goal of this essay is to demonstrate that distributive justice is a fla…
Christian Rationalism and Philosophical Analysis
Book Reviews Get access Christian Rationalism and Philosophical Analysis. By F. H. Cleobury. (London : James Clarke. 1959. Pp. 162. Price 15s). Critique of Religion and Philosophy. By Walter Kaufmann. (London : Faber & Faber. 1959. Pp. xvii + 325. Price 25s). Antony Flew Antony Flew Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 11, Issue 44, July 1961, Pages 283–284, https://doi.org/1…
Alienation
The Ragas of South India
Musical References in the Chinese Classics
Musikgeschichte in Bildern, Band II
Jerusalem's people
What's Wrong with Preventive War? The Moral and Legal Basis for the Preventive Use of Force
The question of the legitimacy of preventive war has been at the center of the debate about the proper response to terrorism and the legitimacy of the Iraq War. One side has argued that preventive war is a legitimate and necessary tool for nations to use in defense against terrorists; the other side has claimed that war is permissible only in self-defense, and that therefore the preventive use of military force is unjustified both legally and mor…
The Rise and Fall of the Mixed Theory of Punishment
In the middle of the twentieth century, many philosophers came to believe that the problem of morally justifying punishment had finally been solved. Defended most famously by Hart and Rawls, the so-called of punishment claimed that justifying punishment required recognizing that the utilitarian and retributive theories were in fact answers to two different questions: utilitarianism answered the question of why we have punishment as an Institution…
Torture and the “Distributive Justice” Theory of Self-Defense
The notorious Bybee Memorandum produced by the Bush Administration in 2002 defends the use of coercive interrogation by (among other things) arguing that torturing terrorists in order to prevent future harm could be justified as a form of “self-defense.” This argument relies on a recent and little-known theory of self-defense that I call the “distributive justice” theory. The goal of this essay is to demonstrate that distributive justice is a fla…
Military frameworks
It is the elusive target of policymakers, ethicists and military strategists: the target of a ‘just war’. Since the advent of precision-guided munitions in the mid-1970s, commentators claimed that surgical-strike technology would advance the cause of jus in bello, ending the longstanding tension between effective military engagement and morality. Today, many policymakers accept that the ethical dilemmas that arise in the ‘fog of war’ can be negot…
First Strike
Journal Article First Strike: Preemptive War in Modern History by Matthew J. Flynn Get access First Strike: Preemptive War in Modern Historyby Matthew J. Flynn. New York, Routledge, 2008. 261 pp. $27.95. Whitley Kaufman Whitley Kaufman University of Massachusetts, Lowell Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 124, Issue 2, Summer 2009, Pages 355–356, https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1…
Understanding Honor
For most of the modern era, the idea of honor as a code of conduct has been treated as at best a historical curiosity and at worst a primitive and violent value system. But in recent decades there has been a resurgence of scholarly interest of a more charitable sort in the idea of honor. Two recent books even go so far as to endorse the revival of honor for modern society.1 Still, despite the increasing scholarly appreciation of the idea of honor…
Peter Olsthoorn, Honor in Political and Moral Philosophy
The Doctrine of Double Effect and the Trolley Problem
On the Ending of Buster Keaton's The General
Buster Keaton's “The General” is widely considered among the greatest film comedies of all time. Yet there continues to be dispute about how to interpret its ending. This essay critiques a recent attempt to see the ending as essentially dark or tragic
New Atheism and its critics
What is the significance of the New Atheist movement? This essay argues that it has hindered rather than advanced the philosophical debate, presenting a one-sided caricature of religion rather than serious intellectual engagement with the topic
Atheist Overreach
Comedy as Theodicy
The return of the positivist theory of religion
Is Ethics Possible Without God
This essay defends the position that ethics must be grounded in God, where the notion of 'God' is understood as a transcendental source of normativity, though not necessarily a personal being who 'commands' moral behavior. The essay argues that the true debate is between the naturalistic reduction of ethics and the idea of a transcendental ground for moral normativity. I claim that only the latter can provide a sufficient basis for morality
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