Jake Zuehl
Biographic Data
| ID | 1607681 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jake Zuehl |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jake |
| FAMILY NAME | Zuehl |
| SIGNATURE | ZUEHL J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Miami |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
In Defense of Comparability
In “The Case for Comparability,” we argue that every comparative expression “” obeys Comparability: if two things are at least as as themselves, then one of them must be at least as as the other. One of our arguments appeals to the apparent validity of the Strong Monotonicity schema: is ; is not ; so, is more than . In a recent reply to our paper, Erik Carlson and Olle Risberg claim that this argument is not valid, that it begs the question, and …
Lottocracy
Kolodny Against Hierarchy
The case for comparability
We argue that all comparative expressions in natural language obey a principle that we call Comparability: if and are at least as as themselves, then either is at least as as or is at least as as . This principle has been widely rejected among philosophers, especially by ethicists, and its falsity has been claimed to have important normative implications. We argue that Comparability is needed to explain the goodness of several patterns of inferen…
The Possibility of Democratic Autonomy
What makes democracy valuable?One traditional answer holds that participating in democratic self-government amounts to a kind of autonomy: it enables citizens to be the authors of their political affairs.Many contemporary philosophers, however, are skeptical.We are autonomous, they argue, when important features of our lives are up to us, but in a democracy we merely have a say in a process of collective choice.In this paper, we defend the possib…
Consequences of comparability
We defend three controversial claims about preference, credence, and choice. First, all agents (not just rational ones) have complete preferences. Second, all agents (again, not just rational ones) have real-valued credences in every proposition in which they are confident to any degree. Third, there is almost always some unique thing we ought to do, want, or believe
The Possibility of Democratic Autonomy
What makes democracy valuable?One traditional answer holds that participating in democratic self-government amounts to a kind of autonomy: it enables citizens to be the authors of their political affairs.Many contemporary philosophers, however, are skeptical.We are autonomous, they argue, when important features of our lives are up to us, but in a democracy we merely have a say in a process of collective choice.In this paper, we defend the possib…
Consequences of comparability
We defend three controversial claims about preference, credence, and choice. First, all agents (not just rational ones) have complete preferences. Second, all agents (again, not just rational ones) have real-valued credences in every proposition in which they are confident to any degree. Third, there is almost always some unique thing we ought to do, want, or believe
Kolodny Against Hierarchy
Consequences of comparability
We defend three controversial claims about preference, credence, and choice. First, all agents (not just rational ones) have complete preferences. Second, all agents (again, not just rational ones) have real-valued credences in every proposition in which they are confident to any degree. Third, there is almost always some unique thing we ought to do, want, or believe
The Possibility of Democratic Autonomy
What makes democracy valuable?One traditional answer holds that participating in democratic self-government amounts to a kind of autonomy: it enables citizens to be the authors of their political affairs.Many contemporary philosophers, however, are skeptical.We are autonomous, they argue, when important features of our lives are up to us, but in a democracy we merely have a say in a process of collective choice.In this paper, we defend the possib…
The case for comparability
We argue that all comparative expressions in natural language obey a principle that we call Comparability: if and are at least as as themselves, then either is at least as as or is at least as as . This principle has been widely rejected among philosophers, especially by ethicists, and its falsity has been claimed to have important normative implications. We argue that Comparability is needed to explain the goodness of several patterns of inferen…
Kolodny Against Hierarchy
In Defense of Comparability
In “The Case for Comparability,” we argue that every comparative expression “” obeys Comparability: if two things are at least as as themselves, then one of them must be at least as as the other. One of our arguments appeals to the apparent validity of the Strong Monotonicity schema: is ; is not ; so, is more than . In a recent reply to our paper, Erik Carlson and Olle Risberg claim that this argument is not valid, that it begs the question, and …
Lottocracy
Computer Science (3 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (3 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Adjective (1 works) · Ambiguity (1 works) · Argument (complex analysis) (1 works) · Art (1 works)