Richard Mccarty
Biographic Data
| ID | 3698698 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Mccarty |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Mccarty |
| SIGNATURE | MCCARTY R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Virginia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
On the Phenomenological Reality of Monsters
This article suggests that monster studies can benefit from a phenomenological approach. Namely, phenomenology provides a method for scholars to examine monster narratives as they are reported by experiencers, and then, to investigate what religious and moral frameworks might emerge from those reports. So, too, a phenomenological method can serve to challenge any social or academic attitudes that marginalize monster narratives (or beliefs in mons…
Stress, Health, and Behavior
Kant’s Derivation of the Formula of Universal Law
Critics have charged that there are gaps in the logic of Kant’s derivation of the formula of universal law. Here I defend that derivation against these charges, partly by emphasizing a neglected teleological principle that Kant alluded to in his argument, and partly by clarifying what he meant by actions’ “conformity to universal law.” He meant that actions conform to universal law just when their maxims can belong to a unified system of principl…
Kant's Theory of Action
The theory of action underlying Immanuel Kant's ethical theory is the subject of this book. What 'maxims' are, and how we act on maxims, are explained here in light of both the historical context of Kant's thought, and his classroom lectures on psychology and ethics
Kant's Incorporation Requirement
In Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason Kant wrote that ‘freedom of the power of choice has the characteristic, entirely peculiar to it, that it cannot be determined to action through any incentive except insofar as the human being has incorporated it into his maxim. ’ This is an obscure statement, in both meaning and provenance. Yet almost all recent interpreters of Kant's practical philosophy find it crucial for understanding his theor…
Maxims in Kant's Practical Philosophy
A standard interpretation of Kantian "maxims" sees them as expressing reasons for action, implying that we cannot act without a maxim. But recent challenges to this interpretation claim that Kant viewed acting on maxims as optional. Kant's understanding of maxims derives from Christian Wolff, who regarded maxims as major premises of the practical syllogism. This supports the standard interpretation. Yet Kant also viewed commitments to maxims as e…
Frank Whitney Finger (1915-2003)
Science, politics, and peer review
Science, politics, and peer review
The American Psychologist is the official journal of the American Psychological Association. As such, it is a valued outlet for articles dealing with reviews of current topics in psychology, policy issues, and critiques of current research. S. O. Lilienfeld submitted a manuscript to the journal that was accepted by the ad hoc action editor; however, the action editor's decision was later overruled by the editor, and additional changes to the manu…
Catecholamines, Stress, and Disease
OBJECTIVE: Research on the relationship between physiological responses to stressful stimulation and the onset of psychosomatic illnesses has been an area of intense interest for many years. Studies using animal models have contributed significantly to this field of inquiry by taking several complementary approaches. METHOD: Three specific research strategies taken in our laboratory will be highlighted here. Each involves studies in conscious, fr…
Motivation and Moral Choice in Kant’s Theory of Rational Agency
Peut-on tirer du devoir une action librement choisie? L'article etudie les differentes explications donnees par Kant
Kantian Moral Motivation and the Feeling of Respect
Kantian Moral Motivation and the Feeling of Respect RICHARD MCCARTY RESPECT FOR LAW is a unique, moral feeling which can be known a priori, according to Kant.' He also thought we have an obligation to cultivate our capacity for moral feeling.' These are perplexing claims, even for Kantian sympathizers. How can a feeling be known a priori? What could be the point of a moral obligation to cultivate a capacity for such a feeling, especially in Kanti…
Chronic stress and sympathetic-adrenal medullary responsiveness
"The Aesthetic Attitude" in India and the West
Food deprivation
The southern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys torridus) is a predatory and aggressive rodent native to the semi-arid scrub deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Its natural diet consists primarily of arthropods and small vertebrates. In this study, we have evaluated the effects of food deprivation on the predatory behavior of adult male and female grasshopper mice to crickets (Acheta domesticus) and laboratory mice (Mus muscu…
Magnesium Deprivation and Seizures in Mongolian Gerbils
Adrenal Response of Male Mice to Variations in Living Space
CFW and CF 1 male mice were weaned, isolated for 7 days, then randomly assigned to one of three cage sizes for an additional 7 days. There was a significant increase in adrenal weights for males of both strains after exposure to the smallest living space. A significant decrease in final body weights occurred after housing CFW males in medium size cages and CFW and CF 1 males in small cages. The possible influence of spatial parameters on the endo…
Motivation and Moral Choice in Kant’s Theory of Rational Agency
Peut-on tirer du devoir une action librement choisie? L'article etudie les differentes explications donnees par Kant
Kant's Theory of Action
The theory of action underlying Immanuel Kant's ethical theory is the subject of this book. What 'maxims' are, and how we act on maxims, are explained here in light of both the historical context of Kant's thought, and his classroom lectures on psychology and ethics
Kant's Incorporation Requirement
In Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason Kant wrote that ‘freedom of the power of choice has the characteristic, entirely peculiar to it, that it cannot be determined to action through any incentive except insofar as the human being has incorporated it into his maxim. ’ This is an obscure statement, in both meaning and provenance. Yet almost all recent interpreters of Kant's practical philosophy find it crucial for understanding his theor…
Chronic stress and sympathetic-adrenal medullary responsiveness
Maxims in Kant's Practical Philosophy
A standard interpretation of Kantian "maxims" sees them as expressing reasons for action, implying that we cannot act without a maxim. But recent challenges to this interpretation claim that Kant viewed acting on maxims as optional. Kant's understanding of maxims derives from Christian Wolff, who regarded maxims as major premises of the practical syllogism. This supports the standard interpretation. Yet Kant also viewed commitments to maxims as e…
Adrenal Response of Male Mice to Variations in Living Space
CFW and CF 1 male mice were weaned, isolated for 7 days, then randomly assigned to one of three cage sizes for an additional 7 days. There was a significant increase in adrenal weights for males of both strains after exposure to the smallest living space. A significant decrease in final body weights occurred after housing CFW males in medium size cages and CFW and CF 1 males in small cages. The possible influence of spatial parameters on the endo…
Magnesium Deprivation and Seizures in Mongolian Gerbils
Food deprivation
The southern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys torridus) is a predatory and aggressive rodent native to the semi-arid scrub deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Its natural diet consists primarily of arthropods and small vertebrates. In this study, we have evaluated the effects of food deprivation on the predatory behavior of adult male and female grasshopper mice to crickets (Acheta domesticus) and laboratory mice (Mus muscu…
"The Aesthetic Attitude" in India and the West
Chronic stress and sympathetic-adrenal medullary responsiveness
Kantian Moral Motivation and the Feeling of Respect
Kantian Moral Motivation and the Feeling of Respect RICHARD MCCARTY RESPECT FOR LAW is a unique, moral feeling which can be known a priori, according to Kant.' He also thought we have an obligation to cultivate our capacity for moral feeling.' These are perplexing claims, even for Kantian sympathizers. How can a feeling be known a priori? What could be the point of a moral obligation to cultivate a capacity for such a feeling, especially in Kanti…
Motivation and Moral Choice in Kant’s Theory of Rational Agency
Peut-on tirer du devoir une action librement choisie? L'article etudie les differentes explications donnees par Kant
Catecholamines, Stress, and Disease
OBJECTIVE: Research on the relationship between physiological responses to stressful stimulation and the onset of psychosomatic illnesses has been an area of intense interest for many years. Studies using animal models have contributed significantly to this field of inquiry by taking several complementary approaches. METHOD: Three specific research strategies taken in our laboratory will be highlighted here. Each involves studies in conscious, fr…
Science, politics, and peer review
Science, politics, and peer review
The American Psychologist is the official journal of the American Psychological Association. As such, it is a valued outlet for articles dealing with reviews of current topics in psychology, policy issues, and critiques of current research. S. O. Lilienfeld submitted a manuscript to the journal that was accepted by the ad hoc action editor; however, the action editor's decision was later overruled by the editor, and additional changes to the manu…
Frank Whitney Finger (1915-2003)
Maxims in Kant's Practical Philosophy
A standard interpretation of Kantian "maxims" sees them as expressing reasons for action, implying that we cannot act without a maxim. But recent challenges to this interpretation claim that Kant viewed acting on maxims as optional. Kant's understanding of maxims derives from Christian Wolff, who regarded maxims as major premises of the practical syllogism. This supports the standard interpretation. Yet Kant also viewed commitments to maxims as e…
Kant's Incorporation Requirement
In Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason Kant wrote that ‘freedom of the power of choice has the characteristic, entirely peculiar to it, that it cannot be determined to action through any incentive except insofar as the human being has incorporated it into his maxim. ’ This is an obscure statement, in both meaning and provenance. Yet almost all recent interpreters of Kant's practical philosophy find it crucial for understanding his theor…
Kant's Theory of Action
The theory of action underlying Immanuel Kant's ethical theory is the subject of this book. What 'maxims' are, and how we act on maxims, are explained here in light of both the historical context of Kant's thought, and his classroom lectures on psychology and ethics
Kant’s Derivation of the Formula of Universal Law
Critics have charged that there are gaps in the logic of Kant’s derivation of the formula of universal law. Here I defend that derivation against these charges, partly by emphasizing a neglected teleological principle that Kant alluded to in his argument, and partly by clarifying what he meant by actions’ “conformity to universal law.” He meant that actions conform to universal law just when their maxims can belong to a unified system of principl…
On the Phenomenological Reality of Monsters
This article suggests that monster studies can benefit from a phenomenological approach. Namely, phenomenology provides a method for scholars to examine monster narratives as they are reported by experiencers, and then, to investigate what religious and moral frameworks might emerge from those reports. So, too, a phenomenological method can serve to challenge any social or academic attitudes that marginalize monster narratives (or beliefs in mons…
Stress, Health, and Behavior
Psychology (10 works) · Epistemology (9 works) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory (6 works) · Mathematics (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Action (physics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Medicine (4 works)