Samantha Vice
Biographic Data
| ID | 4277692 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samantha Vice |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samantha |
| FAMILY NAME | Vice |
| SIGNATURE | VICE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4785-0921 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Iris Murdoch in South Africa: Attention and racial privilege
The view that racially privileged people need to undertake self-directed inner work as one aspect of recognizing injustice has been criticized as morally and politically ineffectual. I explore and respond to these criticisms, from the context of South Africa, by drawing on Iris Murdoch and recent philosophical work on attention. Work on the self is a crucial component of responding properly to systemic injustice and one's position within it, and …
Knowledge and the Aesthetics of Nature
Conceptualism in natural aesthetics takes knowledge of natural objects to be necessary for their appropriate appreciation. Concentrating on animals, I explore a particular version of conceptualism – functionalism – in light of debates about the effects of cognition on perception - so-called ‘cognitive penetration of perception.’ I establish the claims about cognitive penetration to which functionalism is committed, and assess the implications of …
Aesthetically Appreciating Animals: On The Abundant Herds
This is an essay in appreciation of The Abundant Herds, a study of the ama-Zulu's naming practices for their Nguni cattle. The book reveals an aesthetic vision in which contemplative and practical attention are intertwined and a complex classificatory system does not undermine an appreciation of the individuality of the cattle. The book and the practices it celebrates permit a richer account of the beauty of farm animals to the standard functiona…
Emigration and community
In this paper I consider Gillian Brock’s and Michael Blake’s discussion of emigration in Debating Brain Drain in relation to the particular case of South Africa, and explore whether skilled white people have a duty to remain in the country. Focusing on the role of community in this debate, I argue that communities and allegiances in South Africa are still too divided and antagonistic for them to play the duty-grounding role that Brock requires
The Ethics of Animal Beauty
"This book presents a novel account of the aesthetics of animals. The author argues that the appreciation of animal beauty carries profound ethical consequences for our relations to our fellow creatures"
Reflections on ‘How Do I Live in This Strange Place?’
This paper replies to the responses in this special issue to my essay, ‘How Do I Live in This Strange Place?’
“How Do I Live in This Strange Place?”
Cynicism and Morality
On Persons and Immortality Symposium on Pedro Tabensky, Happiness: Personhood, Community, Purpose
This paper considers Tabensky’s method of critical introspection, and in particular the conception of personhood that informs it. By interrogating the lives of pure hedonism, divinity and immortality from our already existing conception of personhood, Tabensky argues that such lives are incompatible with what it is to be a person, and desiring to live them is therefore irrational. Concentrating on the example of immortality, I argue that, while t…
Cynicism and Morality
Reflections on ‘How Do I Live in This Strange Place?’
This paper replies to the responses in this special issue to my essay, ‘How Do I Live in This Strange Place?’
On Persons and Immortality Symposium on Pedro Tabensky, Happiness: Personhood, Community, Purpose
This paper considers Tabensky’s method of critical introspection, and in particular the conception of personhood that informs it. By interrogating the lives of pure hedonism, divinity and immortality from our already existing conception of personhood, Tabensky argues that such lives are incompatible with what it is to be a person, and desiring to live them is therefore irrational. Concentrating on the example of immortality, I argue that, while t…
On Persons and Immortality Symposium on Pedro Tabensky, Happiness: Personhood, Community, Purpose
This paper considers Tabensky’s method of critical introspection, and in particular the conception of personhood that informs it. By interrogating the lives of pure hedonism, divinity and immortality from our already existing conception of personhood, Tabensky argues that such lives are incompatible with what it is to be a person, and desiring to live them is therefore irrational. Concentrating on the example of immortality, I argue that, while t…
“How Do I Live in This Strange Place?”
Cynicism and Morality
Reflections on ‘How Do I Live in This Strange Place?’
This paper replies to the responses in this special issue to my essay, ‘How Do I Live in This Strange Place?’
Emigration and community
In this paper I consider Gillian Brock’s and Michael Blake’s discussion of emigration in Debating Brain Drain in relation to the particular case of South Africa, and explore whether skilled white people have a duty to remain in the country. Focusing on the role of community in this debate, I argue that communities and allegiances in South Africa are still too divided and antagonistic for them to play the duty-grounding role that Brock requires
The Ethics of Animal Beauty
"This book presents a novel account of the aesthetics of animals. The author argues that the appreciation of animal beauty carries profound ethical consequences for our relations to our fellow creatures"
Aesthetically Appreciating Animals: On The Abundant Herds
This is an essay in appreciation of The Abundant Herds, a study of the ama-Zulu's naming practices for their Nguni cattle. The book reveals an aesthetic vision in which contemplative and practical attention are intertwined and a complex classificatory system does not undermine an appreciation of the individuality of the cattle. The book and the practices it celebrates permit a richer account of the beauty of farm animals to the standard functiona…
Knowledge and the Aesthetics of Nature
Conceptualism in natural aesthetics takes knowledge of natural objects to be necessary for their appropriate appreciation. Concentrating on animals, I explore a particular version of conceptualism – functionalism – in light of debates about the effects of cognition on perception - so-called ‘cognitive penetration of perception.’ I establish the claims about cognitive penetration to which functionalism is committed, and assess the implications of …
Iris Murdoch in South Africa: Attention and racial privilege
The view that racially privileged people need to undertake self-directed inner work as one aspect of recognizing injustice has been criticized as morally and politically ineffectual. I explore and respond to these criticisms, from the context of South Africa, by drawing on Iris Murdoch and recent philosophical work on attention. Work on the self is a crucial component of responding properly to systemic injustice and one's position within it, and …
Sociology (7 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Environmental ethics (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Beauty (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (2 works)