Richard Brook
Biographic Data
| ID | 5723226 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Brook |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Brook |
| SIGNATURE | BROOK R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4215-3091 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Servicing the State
Following its charter of 1956, the Manchester Municipal College of Technology appointed a new principal, who oversaw the rapid expansion of the campus. The development of a suite of new buildings, on one of the city’s most polluted and derelict tracts, required cooperation between the College, the Victoria University of Manchester, the Manchester Corporation, and a host of central government ministries. This initiative was driven by the recogniti…
Deontology, Paradox, and Moral Evil
Critics of deontology have long noted that its proscriptions seem para doxical since, in contrast with welfare utilitarianism, they forbid some acts that maximize welfare overall. Recently some philosophers have suggested that deontology harbors a special paradox; that thinking cer tain actions morally objectionable—for example, rape—it forbids mini mizing such actions by doing one.1 For example, Samuel Scheffler states the following about a deon…
Berkeley, Bundles, and Immediate Perception
I argue in this article that, contrary to some recent views, Berkeley's bundle theory of physical objects is incompatible with the thinking that we immediately perceive such objects. Those who argue the contrary view rightly stress that immediate perception of ideas or objects must be non-conceptual for Berkeley, that is, the concept of the object cannot be made use of in the perception, otherwise it would be mediate perception. After a brief loo…
Winner off base in T&S interview [Letters]
Presents letters sent to the editor regarding previous articles from this publication or other relevant topics of discussion
Conditioning Allergic Skin Responses in Humans
Classical conditioning of immune responsiveness has been extensively investigated in animals, but few successful studies have been reported with humans. We report the results of a study in which an attempt was made to demonstrate conditioned alteration to an allergic skin test response in humans. For 8 of 10 trials, allergic skin tests were administered to one forearm of volunteer subjects, and saline was administered to the other forearm. For th…
Exploring the meaning of Note Work and nonwork
Justice and the Golden Rule
On Adding the Good
Un-"Natural" Death
Un-"Natural" Death
On Adding the Good
Justice and the Golden Rule
Exploring the meaning of Note Work and nonwork
Conditioning Allergic Skin Responses in Humans
Classical conditioning of immune responsiveness has been extensively investigated in animals, but few successful studies have been reported with humans. We report the results of a study in which an attempt was made to demonstrate conditioned alteration to an allergic skin test response in humans. For 8 of 10 trials, allergic skin tests were administered to one forearm of volunteer subjects, and saline was administered to the other forearm. For th…
Winner off base in T&S interview [Letters]
Presents letters sent to the editor regarding previous articles from this publication or other relevant topics of discussion
Berkeley, Bundles, and Immediate Perception
I argue in this article that, contrary to some recent views, Berkeley's bundle theory of physical objects is incompatible with the thinking that we immediately perceive such objects. Those who argue the contrary view rightly stress that immediate perception of ideas or objects must be non-conceptual for Berkeley, that is, the concept of the object cannot be made use of in the perception, otherwise it would be mediate perception. After a brief loo…
Deontology, Paradox, and Moral Evil
Critics of deontology have long noted that its proscriptions seem para doxical since, in contrast with welfare utilitarianism, they forbid some acts that maximize welfare overall. Recently some philosophers have suggested that deontology harbors a special paradox; that thinking cer tain actions morally objectionable—for example, rape—it forbids mini mizing such actions by doing one.1 For example, Samuel Scheffler states the following about a deon…
Servicing the State
Following its charter of 1956, the Manchester Municipal College of Technology appointed a new principal, who oversaw the rapid expansion of the campus. The development of a suite of new buildings, on one of the city’s most polluted and derelict tracts, required cooperation between the College, the Victoria University of Manchester, the Manchester Corporation, and a host of central government ministries. This initiative was driven by the recogniti…
Computer Science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Applied philosophy (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Library science (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)