Jeffrey Paul
Biographic Data
| ID | 3772224 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeffrey Paul |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeffrey |
| FAMILY NAME | Paul |
| SIGNATURE | PAUL J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bowling Green State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 8 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
New essays in political and social philosophy
Justice and Global Politics
Since the end of the Cold War, there has been increasing interest in the global dimensions of a host of public policy issues - issues involving war and peace, terrorism, international law, regulation of commerce, environmental protection, and disparities of wealth, income, and access to medical care. Especially pressing is the question of whether it is possible to formulate principles of justice that are valid not merely within a single society b…
Personal Identity
What is a person? What makes me the same person today that I was yesterday or will be tomorrow? Philosophers have long pondered these questions. In Plato's Symposium, Socrates observed that all of us are constantly undergoing change: we experience physical changes to our bodies, as well as changes in our 'manners, customs, opinions, desires, pleasures, pains, [and] fears'. Aristotle theorized that there must be some underlying 'substratum' that r…
Morality and Politics
Complicating the ancient debate over the intersection of morality and politics are diverse definitions of fundamental concepts: the right and the good, virtue and vice, personal liberty and public interest. Divisions abound, also, about whether politics should be held to a higher moral standard or whether pragmatic considerations or realpolitik should prevail. Perhaps the two poles are represented most conspicuously by Aristotle and Machiavelli. …
Natural Rights Liberalism from Locke to Nozick
This collection of essays is dedicated to the memory of the late Harvard philosopher Robert Nozick, who died in 2002. The publication of Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia in 1974 revived serious interest in natural rights liberalism, which, beginning in the latter half of the eighteenth century, had been eclipsed by a succession of antithetical political theories including utilitarianism, progressivism, and various egalitarian and collectivist …
After Socialism
In this collection, twelve philosophers, historians, and political philosophers-scholars with a diverse set of disciplinary and political leanings-assess aspects of socialism in light of its recent reversals. Some of the essays consider what made the socialist project seem compelling to its advocates, examining the moral and political values that made socialism appealing to intellectuals. Others evaluate whether there are aspects of socialism tha…
Autonomy
A central idea in moral and political philosophy, 'autonomy' is generally understood as some form of self-governance or self-direction. Certain Stoics, modern philosophers such as Spinoza, and most importantly, Immanuel Kant, are among the great philosophers who have offered important insights on the concept. Some theorists analyze autonomy in terms of the self being moved by its higher-order desires. Others argue that autonomy must be understood…
Responsibility
The essays in this volume address questions about responsibility that arise in moral philosophy and legal theory. Some analyse different theories of causality, asking which theory offers the best account of human agency and the most satisfactory resolution of troubling controversies about free will and determinism. Some essays look at responsibility in the legal realm, seeking to determine how the law should assign liability for negligence, or wh…
Contemporary Political and Social Philosophy
1. Why even morally perfect people would need government Gregory S. Kavka 2. Public reason David Gauthier 3. Public practical reason: an archeology Gerald J. Postema 4. Moral disagreement in a democracy Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson 5. Agonistic liberalism John Gray 6. Liberal neutrality and the value of autonomy George Sher 7. The Pareto Argument for inequality G. A. Cohen 8. The self-ownership proviso: a new and improved Lockean proviso Eric …
Scientific Innovation, Philosophy, and Public Policy
Recent and ongoing developments in science and technology - such as the prevention and treatment of disease through genetics and the development of increasingly sophisticated computer systems with wide-ranging applications - hold out the promise of vastly improving the quality of human life, but they can also raise serious ethical, legal, and public policy questions. The thirteen essays in this volume address these questions and related issues fr…
Altruism
Liberalism and the Economic Order
With the collapse of communist totalitarianism, the countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union face political instability and an uncertain economic future. The people of the region are struggling to emulate the success of the West by moving toward Western-style democracy and markets. The essays in this volume address the liberal transition currently underway. Some of them explore the models offered by political theorists to guide the…
Persons, Rights and the Moral Community
Case Studies
A case study is presented in which a prisoner incarcerated for third-degree murder is being considered for early release so that he can undergo a bone marrow transplant as treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia. In separate commentaries, Cohen and Paul debate whether the release ought to be granted because of the prisoner's medical condition; whether the prison system has an obligation to pay for his care; and whether, in or out of prison, he…
Labor Law and the Employment Market
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Case Studies
A case study is presented in which a prisoner incarcerated for third-degree murder is being considered for early release so that he can undergo a bone marrow transplant as treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia. In separate commentaries, Cohen and Paul debate whether the release ought to be granted because of the prisoner's medical condition; whether the prison system has an obligation to pay for his care; and whether, in or out of prison, he…
Labor Law and the Employment Market
Persons, Rights and the Moral Community
Liberalism and the Economic Order
With the collapse of communist totalitarianism, the countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union face political instability and an uncertain economic future. The people of the region are struggling to emulate the success of the West by moving toward Western-style democracy and markets. The essays in this volume address the liberal transition currently underway. Some of them explore the models offered by political theorists to guide the…
Altruism
Scientific Innovation, Philosophy, and Public Policy
Recent and ongoing developments in science and technology - such as the prevention and treatment of disease through genetics and the development of increasingly sophisticated computer systems with wide-ranging applications - hold out the promise of vastly improving the quality of human life, but they can also raise serious ethical, legal, and public policy questions. The thirteen essays in this volume address these questions and related issues fr…
Contemporary Political and Social Philosophy
1. Why even morally perfect people would need government Gregory S. Kavka 2. Public reason David Gauthier 3. Public practical reason: an archeology Gerald J. Postema 4. Moral disagreement in a democracy Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson 5. Agonistic liberalism John Gray 6. Liberal neutrality and the value of autonomy George Sher 7. The Pareto Argument for inequality G. A. Cohen 8. The self-ownership proviso: a new and improved Lockean proviso Eric …
Responsibility
The essays in this volume address questions about responsibility that arise in moral philosophy and legal theory. Some analyse different theories of causality, asking which theory offers the best account of human agency and the most satisfactory resolution of troubling controversies about free will and determinism. Some essays look at responsibility in the legal realm, seeking to determine how the law should assign liability for negligence, or wh…
After Socialism
In this collection, twelve philosophers, historians, and political philosophers-scholars with a diverse set of disciplinary and political leanings-assess aspects of socialism in light of its recent reversals. Some of the essays consider what made the socialist project seem compelling to its advocates, examining the moral and political values that made socialism appealing to intellectuals. Others evaluate whether there are aspects of socialism tha…
Autonomy
A central idea in moral and political philosophy, 'autonomy' is generally understood as some form of self-governance or self-direction. Certain Stoics, modern philosophers such as Spinoza, and most importantly, Immanuel Kant, are among the great philosophers who have offered important insights on the concept. Some theorists analyze autonomy in terms of the self being moved by its higher-order desires. Others argue that autonomy must be understood…
Morality and Politics
Complicating the ancient debate over the intersection of morality and politics are diverse definitions of fundamental concepts: the right and the good, virtue and vice, personal liberty and public interest. Divisions abound, also, about whether politics should be held to a higher moral standard or whether pragmatic considerations or realpolitik should prevail. Perhaps the two poles are represented most conspicuously by Aristotle and Machiavelli. …
Natural Rights Liberalism from Locke to Nozick
This collection of essays is dedicated to the memory of the late Harvard philosopher Robert Nozick, who died in 2002. The publication of Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia in 1974 revived serious interest in natural rights liberalism, which, beginning in the latter half of the eighteenth century, had been eclipsed by a succession of antithetical political theories including utilitarianism, progressivism, and various egalitarian and collectivist …
Personal Identity
What is a person? What makes me the same person today that I was yesterday or will be tomorrow? Philosophers have long pondered these questions. In Plato's Symposium, Socrates observed that all of us are constantly undergoing change: we experience physical changes to our bodies, as well as changes in our 'manners, customs, opinions, desires, pleasures, pains, [and] fears'. Aristotle theorized that there must be some underlying 'substratum' that r…
Justice and Global Politics
Since the end of the Cold War, there has been increasing interest in the global dimensions of a host of public policy issues - issues involving war and peace, terrorism, international law, regulation of commerce, environmental protection, and disparities of wealth, income, and access to medical care. Especially pressing is the question of whether it is possible to formulate principles of justice that are valid not merely within a single society b…
New essays in political and social philosophy
Law (13 works) · Political science (13 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Philosophy (9 works) · Politics (9 works) · Epistemology (8 works) · Law and economics (7 works) · Environmental ethics (5 works) · Political Philosophy and Ethics (5 works) · Political economy (4 works)