Daniel Guevara
Biographic Data
| ID | 5912222 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel Guevara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel |
| FAMILY NAME | Guevara |
| SIGNATURE | GUEVARA D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
De‐scenting Extinction
Among the most egregious and discouraging problems of conservation is the rapidly escalating human‐caused species extinction rate. “De‐extinction” refers to the application of certain cutting‐edge techniques for the supposed recovery of lost species and gives the impression that scientists, enlightened and empowered by the miracles of technology, are coming to the rescue. “De‐extinction” is the latest example of a long play of language that has g…
Rebutting formally valid counterexamples to the Humean “is-ought” dictum
Kant's Theory of Moral Motivation
The Impossibility of Supererogation in Kant's Moral Theory
It is common to think that certain acts are supererogatory, especially certain heroic or saintly self-sacrifices for the good. The idea seems to have an ordinary and clear application. Nothing shows this better than the well-known cases which J. 0. Urmson adduced. Urmson argued that no major moral theory could give a proper account of the supererogatory character of such acts, and that therefore none could account for all the facts of morality, a…
The Two Standpoints on the Will
Kant argues that we must regard the will from two mutually exclusive standpoints. One is the natural standpoint, according to which the will is determined entirely by natural causes in conformity with natural law. The other is the standpoint of freedom, according to which the will transcends the laws of nature and is free to determine itself in conformity with its own law. Kant's idea is that a complete account of the will necessarily involves bo…
Kant's Theory of Moral Motivation
Rebutting formally valid counterexamples to the Humean “is-ought” dictum
The Impossibility of Supererogation in Kant's Moral Theory
It is common to think that certain acts are supererogatory, especially certain heroic or saintly self-sacrifices for the good. The idea seems to have an ordinary and clear application. Nothing shows this better than the well-known cases which J. 0. Urmson adduced. Urmson argued that no major moral theory could give a proper account of the supererogatory character of such acts, and that therefore none could account for all the facts of morality, a…
The Two Standpoints on the Will
Kant argues that we must regard the will from two mutually exclusive standpoints. One is the natural standpoint, according to which the will is determined entirely by natural causes in conformity with natural law. The other is the standpoint of freedom, according to which the will transcends the laws of nature and is free to determine itself in conformity with its own law. Kant's idea is that a complete account of the will necessarily involves bo…
The Impossibility of Supererogation in Kant's Moral Theory
It is common to think that certain acts are supererogatory, especially certain heroic or saintly self-sacrifices for the good. The idea seems to have an ordinary and clear application. Nothing shows this better than the well-known cases which J. 0. Urmson adduced. Urmson argued that no major moral theory could give a proper account of the supererogatory character of such acts, and that therefore none could account for all the facts of morality, a…
Kant's Theory of Moral Motivation
Rebutting formally valid counterexamples to the Humean “is-ought” dictum
De‐scenting Extinction
Among the most egregious and discouraging problems of conservation is the rapidly escalating human‐caused species extinction rate. “De‐extinction” refers to the application of certain cutting‐edge techniques for the supposed recovery of lost species and gives the impression that scientists, enlightened and empowered by the miracles of technology, are coming to the rescue. “De‐extinction” is the latest example of a long play of language that has g…
Epistemology (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory (4 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Analytic philosophy (1 work) · Animal and Plant Science Education (1 work) · Biology (1 work)