Donald C Hubin
Biographic Data
| ID | 1402566 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donald C Hubin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donald C |
| FAMILY NAME | Hubin |
| SIGNATURE | HUBIN D C |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Ohio State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Fractured Fatherhood
Fathers are typically thought to have an array of rights and responsibilities with respect to their children. However, the traditional concept of father is fractured. It comprises various descriptive and normative elements, and increasingly, the descriptive elements are not exemplified in one man, which raises legal and social problems about the assignment of paternal rights and responsibilities. From the perspective of analytic philosophy, I ill…
New essays in political and social philosophy
The Moral Justification of Benefit/Cost Analysis
Benefit/cost analysis is a technique for evaluating programs, procedures, and actions; it is not a moral theory. There is significant controversy over the moral justification of benefit/cost analysis. When a procedure for evaluating social policy is challenged on moral grounds, defenders frequently seek a justification by construing the procedure as the practical embodiment of a correct moral theory. This has the apparent advantage of avoiding di…
Thoughtful Economic Man
Irrational desires
Wise Choices, Apt Feelings
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Wise Choices, Apt Feelings: A Theory of Normative Judgement. By Allan Glbbard. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990. Pp. x + 346. Price £35.00.) Donald C. Hubin Donald C. Hubin The Ohio State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 41, Issue 163, April 1991, Pages 252–256, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219603 Published: 01 April 1991
Providing for Rights
Hypothetical contractarians hold that justice is defined by a contract which would (rationally) be made in some specified situation. The characterization of this situation is a matter of great controversy. If it is taken to be our real-life situation, obvious counterexamples arise. Previous acts of predation may make rational an agreement which could hardly be called “just”. Various alternative characterizations have been offered with a variety o…
Irrational desires
Fractured Fatherhood
Fathers are typically thought to have an array of rights and responsibilities with respect to their children. However, the traditional concept of father is fractured. It comprises various descriptive and normative elements, and increasingly, the descriptive elements are not exemplified in one man, which raises legal and social problems about the assignment of paternal rights and responsibilities. From the perspective of analytic philosophy, I ill…
Providing for Rights
Hypothetical contractarians hold that justice is defined by a contract which would (rationally) be made in some specified situation. The characterization of this situation is a matter of great controversy. If it is taken to be our real-life situation, obvious counterexamples arise. Previous acts of predation may make rational an agreement which could hardly be called “just”. Various alternative characterizations have been offered with a variety o…
Irrational desires
Wise Choices, Apt Feelings
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Wise Choices, Apt Feelings: A Theory of Normative Judgement. By Allan Glbbard. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990. Pp. x + 346. Price £35.00.) Donald C. Hubin Donald C. Hubin The Ohio State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 41, Issue 163, April 1991, Pages 252–256, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219603 Published: 01 April 1991
Thoughtful Economic Man
The Moral Justification of Benefit/Cost Analysis
Benefit/cost analysis is a technique for evaluating programs, procedures, and actions; it is not a moral theory. There is significant controversy over the moral justification of benefit/cost analysis. When a procedure for evaluating social policy is challenged on moral grounds, defenders frequently seek a justification by construing the procedure as the practical embodiment of a correct moral theory. This has the apparent advantage of avoiding di…
New essays in political and social philosophy
Fractured Fatherhood
Fathers are typically thought to have an array of rights and responsibilities with respect to their children. However, the traditional concept of father is fractured. It comprises various descriptive and normative elements, and increasingly, the descriptive elements are not exemplified in one man, which raises legal and social problems about the assignment of paternal rights and responsibilities. From the perspective of analytic philosophy, I ill…
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