Nick Fotion

Biographic Data

ID4013172
NAMENick Fotion
GIVEN NAMESNick
FAMILY NAMEFotion
SIGNATUREFOTION N
AFFILIATIONSCoe College
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS9
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1961
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
H-INDEX2

  • Theory vs. Anti-Theory in Ethics

    Nick FotionBOOKTheory vs. Anti-Theory in Ethics2014

    Many well known philosophers defend the role of theory in ethics. They suppose that it is impossible to justify the moral rules and principles we live by without a theory being in place. They also argue that theorizing is needed in order to rationally generate new or modify old rules and principles. Anti-theorists argue that theories in ethics oversimplify matters and only give the appearance of being useful. The debate between the two sides seem…

  • John Searle

    Open AccessN Fotion, Nicholas Fotion et al.BOOKJohn Searle2000Cited by: 6

    Direct, combative and wide-ranging, John Searle's philosophy has made fundamental and lasting contributions to thinking in language, mind, knowledge, truth and the nature of social reality. His account of language based on speech-acts, that mind is intentional, and the Chinese Room Argument, are just some of his most famous contributions to philosophical thinking. In this the first introduction to John Searle's philosophy Nick Fotion provides cle…

  • Hare and Critics

    Douglas Seanor, Nick Fotion et al.BOOKHare and critics : essays on…1988

    Part 1: Introduction - the levels, methods and points, Douglas Seanor and N.Fotion the development of Hare's moral philosophy, W.D.Hudson. Part 2 Critics: act-utilitarianism and meta-ethics, R.B.Brandt Hare on the levels of moral thinking, William K.Frandena Hare's analysis of Ought and its implications, Allan Gibbard problems with act-utilitarianism and with malevolent preferences, John C.Harsanyi the foundations of impartiality, Thomas Nagel pr…

  • The Fetus as Organ Farm

    Nick Fotion, Howard Brody et al.ARTICLEThe Hastings Center Report1979

  • Political Attitudes of Students in Three Predominantly Black Colleges

    Janice C Fotion, Willie M Bolden et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Negro Education1978

    Studies made in the late sixties and early seventies of the main determinants of the political attitudes of students tended to the role of agents within the school setting.1 It was, therefore, astonishing to pollster George Gallup that his own survey -released in April 1975-indicated such a sharp shift (over 23%) to the left among students between their freshman (30% holding a left-of-center position) and senior years (53% holding a left-of-cente…

  • Master Speech Acts

    Nick FotionARTICLEThe Philosophical Quarterly1971Cited by: 3

    Master Speech Acts N. Fotion N. Fotion Emory University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 21, Issue 84, July 1971, Pages 232–243, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218128 Published: 01 July 1971

  • Gewirth and Categorial Consistency

    Nick FotionARTICLEThe Philosophical Quarterly1968

    Journal Article Gewirth and Categorial Consistency Get access N. Fotion N. Fotion State University of New York College at Buffalo Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 18, Issue 72, July 1968, Pages 262–264, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218564 Published: 01 July 1968

  • Commending and Evaluating

    Nick FotionARTICLEThe Philosophical Quarterly1962

    Commending and Evaluating N. Fotion N. Fotion Coe College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 12, Issue 46, January 1962, Pages 73–76, https://doi.org/10.2307/2216841 Published: 01 January 1962

  • Wickedness

    Nick FotionARTICLEThe Philosophical Quarterly1961

    Journal Article Wickedness Get access N. Fotion N. Fotion Coe College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 11, Issue 45, October 1961, Pages 323–327, https://doi.org/10.2307/2216536 Published: 01 October 1961