Nicholas Hadsell
Biographic Data
| ID | 5972793 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicholas Hadsell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicholas |
| FAMILY NAME | Hadsell |
| SIGNATURE | HADSELL N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Baylor University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9727-0124 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Why (and How) States Protect Children
I give a broadly Kantian argument that the state is necessary for the existence of rightful families, where children are free of domination. Given this state-family relationship, I argue that various child welfare policies (e.g., licensing and monitoring) are in principle permissible for states to enact, though there are often strong prudential reasons against enacting them. So the main question we should ask when considering a child welfare poli…
Publishing robots
If AI can write an excellent philosophy paper, we argue that philosophy journals should strongly consider publishing that paper. After all, AI stands to make significant contributions to ongoing projects in some subfields, and it benefits the world of philosophy for those contributions to be published in journals, the primary purpose of which is to disseminate significant contributions to philosophy. We also propose the Sponsorship Model of AI jo…
Committing to Parenthood
How do adults acquire the moral right to rear a child? In Luara Ferracioli’s new Parenting and the Goods of Childhood, she argues that adults acquire this right when they morally commit to a child. In this note, I will critically evaluate Ferracioli’s account. I’ll first describe the moral commitment view in further detail. After this, I will argue that it suffers from what I call the Swooping Problem. Contrary to Ferracioli’s defenses, her view …
Divine authority as divine parenthood
In this article, I argue that God is authoritative over us because he is our divine, causal parent. As our causal parent, God has duties to relate to us, but he can only fulfil those duties if he has the practical authority to give us commands aimed at our sanctification. From ought-implies-can reasoning, I conclude that God has that authority. After I make this argument, I show how the view has significant advantages over extant arguments for di…
Kant on punishment and poverty
I offer a Kantian argument for the idea that the state lacks the authority to punish neglected, impoverished citizens when they commit crimes to cope with that neglect. Given Kant's own commitments to the value of external freedom and the state's obligation to ensure it, there is no reason a Kantian state can claim authority to punish an impoverished citizen while also failing in significant ways to protect her external freedom
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Kant on punishment and poverty
I offer a Kantian argument for the idea that the state lacks the authority to punish neglected, impoverished citizens when they commit crimes to cope with that neglect. Given Kant's own commitments to the value of external freedom and the state's obligation to ensure it, there is no reason a Kantian state can claim authority to punish an impoverished citizen while also failing in significant ways to protect her external freedom
Publishing robots
If AI can write an excellent philosophy paper, we argue that philosophy journals should strongly consider publishing that paper. After all, AI stands to make significant contributions to ongoing projects in some subfields, and it benefits the world of philosophy for those contributions to be published in journals, the primary purpose of which is to disseminate significant contributions to philosophy. We also propose the Sponsorship Model of AI jo…
Committing to Parenthood
How do adults acquire the moral right to rear a child? In Luara Ferracioli’s new Parenting and the Goods of Childhood, she argues that adults acquire this right when they morally commit to a child. In this note, I will critically evaluate Ferracioli’s account. I’ll first describe the moral commitment view in further detail. After this, I will argue that it suffers from what I call the Swooping Problem. Contrary to Ferracioli’s defenses, her view …
Divine authority as divine parenthood
In this article, I argue that God is authoritative over us because he is our divine, causal parent. As our causal parent, God has duties to relate to us, but he can only fulfil those duties if he has the practical authority to give us commands aimed at our sanctification. From ought-implies-can reasoning, I conclude that God has that authority. After I make this argument, I show how the view has significant advantages over extant arguments for di…
Why (and How) States Protect Children
I give a broadly Kantian argument that the state is necessary for the existence of rightful families, where children are free of domination. Given this state-family relationship, I argue that various child welfare policies (e.g., licensing and monitoring) are in principle permissible for states to enact, though there are often strong prudential reasons against enacting them. So the main question we should ask when considering a child welfare poli…
Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political Philosophy and Ethics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Reproductive Health and Technologies (2 works) · Argument (complex analysis) (1 work) · Ask price (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Christian Theology and Mission (1 work)