Stephen De Wijze
Biographic Data
| ID | 4075221 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen De Wijze |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen |
| FAMILY NAME | De Wijze |
| SIGNATURE | DE WIJZE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1519-7216 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Are ‘Dirty Hands’ Possible
This paper argues that ‘dirty hands’ (DH) scenarios, where an agent is forced to do wrong in order to do right, are conceptually coherent. The charge of incoherence is a widespread and common criticism made by deontologists and consequentialists alike. They argue that DH theorists erroneously assume the existence of real moral dilemmas and then compound this error by claiming that it is possible to engage in justified moral wrongdoing. However, s…
Years of Dirty Hands: An Overview
This chapter introduces the Special Issue and offers an overview of the corpus of work on the topic since the publication of Michael Walzer’s seminal article, ‘Political Action: The Problem of Dirty Hands’
Unreliable Protection: An Experimental Study of Experts’ In Bello Proportionality Decisions
The proportionality principle is an international humanitarian law requirement intended to constrain the use of military force in order to protect civilians in armed conflicts. This research experimentally assesses the reliability of its application by legal and moral experts (in 11 countries), by military officers (in two countries) and by laypeople. Reliability was evaluated according to three criteria: inter-expert convergence; sensitivity to …
Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evil
Small-Scale Evil
Editors’ Introduction to the 51st Edition Ofrepresentation
Hillel Steiner and the Anatomy of Justice: Themes and Challenges
Bellamy on Dirty Hands and Lesser Evils: A Response
This article offers a response to Alex Bellamy's article ‘Dirty Hands and Lesser Evils in the War on Terror’. It outlines deep errors in his claims about ‘dirty hands’ and ‘lesser evils’. Essentially, these errors result from his failure to grapple with the complexity of dirty hands theory, coupled with his uncritical acceptance that dirty hands scenarios are essentially defined as a clash between a public and private morality. Furthermore, we ar…
Targeted killing: A ‘Dirty Hands’ Analysis
This paper examines the policy of targeted killing from a moral perspective and defends the possibility that under certain circumstances it is paradoxically both morally justified and morally reprehensible. Governments and their agents who authorize and partake in a policy of targeted killing end up, at best, with ‘dirty hands’ – they do wrong in order to do right. When faced with intractable moral conflicts/dilemmas, politicians and military str…
III. Contemporary Kantians: Shamanistic Incantations? Rawls, Reasonableness and Secular Fundamentalism
The paper examines a specific charge against Rawls's political liberalism, namely that the manner in which it uses the notion of reasonableness renders it a form of secular fundamentalism. The paper begins with an examination of what Rawls means by his notion of ‘the reasonable’ and briefly outlines its role in his version of political liberalism. This leads to a discussion of the different meanings of ‘secular fundamentalism’ and how it is speci…
Complexity, Relevance and Character: Problems with teaching the ad hominem fallacy
(2003). Complexity, Relevance and Character: Problems with teaching the ad hominem fallacy. Educational Philosophy and Theory: Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 31-56
Moral Contractualism Comes of Age
The Family and Political Justice – The Case for Political Liberalisms
South Africa and the prospect of political liberalism
This article outlines the basic tenets of political liberalism, a recent twist in liberal theories of justice, and distinguishes a ‘sufficiency’ approach from its more ‘egalitarian’ rivals. The article argues that a ‘sufficiency’ principle as the basis for distributing social and material goods, is a logical extension of the commitment to a democratic ideal, one that is required to give substance to political rights guaranteed to all citizens as …
Unreliable Protection: An Experimental Study of Experts’ In Bello Proportionality Decisions
The proportionality principle is an international humanitarian law requirement intended to constrain the use of military force in order to protect civilians in armed conflicts. This research experimentally assesses the reliability of its application by legal and moral experts (in 11 countries), by military officers (in two countries) and by laypeople. Reliability was evaluated according to three criteria: inter-expert convergence; sensitivity to …
Targeted killing: A ‘Dirty Hands’ Analysis
This paper examines the policy of targeted killing from a moral perspective and defends the possibility that under certain circumstances it is paradoxically both morally justified and morally reprehensible. Governments and their agents who authorize and partake in a policy of targeted killing end up, at best, with ‘dirty hands’ – they do wrong in order to do right. When faced with intractable moral conflicts/dilemmas, politicians and military str…
Editors’ Introduction to the 51st Edition Ofrepresentation
Bellamy on Dirty Hands and Lesser Evils: A Response
This article offers a response to Alex Bellamy's article ‘Dirty Hands and Lesser Evils in the War on Terror’. It outlines deep errors in his claims about ‘dirty hands’ and ‘lesser evils’. Essentially, these errors result from his failure to grapple with the complexity of dirty hands theory, coupled with his uncritical acceptance that dirty hands scenarios are essentially defined as a clash between a public and private morality. Furthermore, we ar…
Complexity, Relevance and Character: Problems with teaching the ad hominem fallacy
(2003). Complexity, Relevance and Character: Problems with teaching the ad hominem fallacy. Educational Philosophy and Theory: Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 31-56
South Africa and the prospect of political liberalism
This article outlines the basic tenets of political liberalism, a recent twist in liberal theories of justice, and distinguishes a ‘sufficiency’ approach from its more ‘egalitarian’ rivals. The article argues that a ‘sufficiency’ principle as the basis for distributing social and material goods, is a logical extension of the commitment to a democratic ideal, one that is required to give substance to political rights guaranteed to all citizens as …
The Family and Political Justice – The Case for Political Liberalisms
Moral Contractualism Comes of Age
Complexity, Relevance and Character: Problems with teaching the ad hominem fallacy
(2003). Complexity, Relevance and Character: Problems with teaching the ad hominem fallacy. Educational Philosophy and Theory: Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 31-56
III. Contemporary Kantians: Shamanistic Incantations? Rawls, Reasonableness and Secular Fundamentalism
The paper examines a specific charge against Rawls's political liberalism, namely that the manner in which it uses the notion of reasonableness renders it a form of secular fundamentalism. The paper begins with an examination of what Rawls means by his notion of ‘the reasonable’ and briefly outlines its role in his version of political liberalism. This leads to a discussion of the different meanings of ‘secular fundamentalism’ and how it is speci…
Hillel Steiner and the Anatomy of Justice: Themes and Challenges
Bellamy on Dirty Hands and Lesser Evils: A Response
This article offers a response to Alex Bellamy's article ‘Dirty Hands and Lesser Evils in the War on Terror’. It outlines deep errors in his claims about ‘dirty hands’ and ‘lesser evils’. Essentially, these errors result from his failure to grapple with the complexity of dirty hands theory, coupled with his uncritical acceptance that dirty hands scenarios are essentially defined as a clash between a public and private morality. Furthermore, we ar…
Targeted killing: A ‘Dirty Hands’ Analysis
This paper examines the policy of targeted killing from a moral perspective and defends the possibility that under certain circumstances it is paradoxically both morally justified and morally reprehensible. Governments and their agents who authorize and partake in a policy of targeted killing end up, at best, with ‘dirty hands’ – they do wrong in order to do right. When faced with intractable moral conflicts/dilemmas, politicians and military str…
Editors’ Introduction to the 51st Edition Ofrepresentation
Small-Scale Evil
Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evil
Unreliable Protection: An Experimental Study of Experts’ In Bello Proportionality Decisions
The proportionality principle is an international humanitarian law requirement intended to constrain the use of military force in order to protect civilians in armed conflicts. This research experimentally assesses the reliability of its application by legal and moral experts (in 11 countries), by military officers (in two countries) and by laypeople. Reliability was evaluated according to three criteria: inter-expert convergence; sensitivity to …
Years of Dirty Hands: An Overview
This chapter introduces the Special Issue and offers an overview of the corpus of work on the topic since the publication of Michael Walzer’s seminal article, ‘Political Action: The Problem of Dirty Hands’
Are ‘Dirty Hands’ Possible
This paper argues that ‘dirty hands’ (DH) scenarios, where an agent is forced to do wrong in order to do right, are conceptually coherent. The charge of incoherence is a widespread and common criticism made by deontologists and consequentialists alike. They argue that DH theorists erroneously assume the existence of real moral dilemmas and then compound this error by claiming that it is possible to engage in justified moral wrongdoing. However, s…
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