Jon Moline
Biographic Data
| ID | 2043108 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jon Moline |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jon |
| FAMILY NAME | Moline |
| SIGNATURE | MOLINE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Aldo Leopold and the Moral Community
Aldo Leopold’s land ethic calls for an extension of ethical consideration to nonhuman components of the complex system he called “the land.” Although the basis for this extension was holistic, interpretations of Leopold’s holism leave one baffled at how he could see his land ethic as an extension of a system which recognizes individual human rights. Leopold’s critics and exponents alike have focused on the holism expressed in his definition of ri…
Professionals and professions
Contemplation and the Human Good
What ought we to do when we encounter an apparent contradiction in the writings of a philosopher? If the philosopher is not a great one, we can perhaps satisfy ourselves that the contradiction reflects his or her muddle-headedness or indecision. If the philosopher is a great one, charity demands other interpretations, especially if the contradiction affects important doctrines. Recent commentators on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics have noticed an…
Plato on the Complexity of the Psyche
Meno's Paradox
I. Consider what some representative commentators tell us about the crucial passage, 80A-81 A. We are told that Meno tries to runi off on an irrelevant puzzle,' and that according to this puzzle, 'inquiry' is impossible2 or seeking is impossible.3 We are told that Meno expresses some doubt about the possibility of knowledge4 and even that he doubts whether any criterion of truth exists.5 Commentators seem to have agreed that Meno's comment is laz…
Professionals and professions
Meno's Paradox
I. Consider what some representative commentators tell us about the crucial passage, 80A-81 A. We are told that Meno tries to runi off on an irrelevant puzzle,' and that according to this puzzle, 'inquiry' is impossible2 or seeking is impossible.3 We are told that Meno expresses some doubt about the possibility of knowledge4 and even that he doubts whether any criterion of truth exists.5 Commentators seem to have agreed that Meno's comment is laz…
Meno's Paradox
I. Consider what some representative commentators tell us about the crucial passage, 80A-81 A. We are told that Meno tries to runi off on an irrelevant puzzle,' and that according to this puzzle, 'inquiry' is impossible2 or seeking is impossible.3 We are told that Meno expresses some doubt about the possibility of knowledge4 and even that he doubts whether any criterion of truth exists.5 Commentators seem to have agreed that Meno's comment is laz…
Plato on the Complexity of the Psyche
Contemplation and the Human Good
What ought we to do when we encounter an apparent contradiction in the writings of a philosopher? If the philosopher is not a great one, we can perhaps satisfy ourselves that the contradiction reflects his or her muddle-headedness or indecision. If the philosopher is a great one, charity demands other interpretations, especially if the contradiction affects important doctrines. Recent commentators on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics have noticed an…
Aldo Leopold and the Moral Community
Aldo Leopold’s land ethic calls for an extension of ethical consideration to nonhuman components of the complex system he called “the land.” Although the basis for this extension was holistic, interpretations of Leopold’s holism leave one baffled at how he could see his land ethic as an extension of a system which recognizes individual human rights. Leopold’s critics and exponents alike have focused on the holism expressed in his definition of ri…
Professionals and professions
Philosophy (5 works) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)