Matt Dougherty
Biographic Data
| ID | 7101938 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matt Dougherty |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matt |
| FAMILY NAME | Dougherty |
| SIGNATURE | DOUGHERTY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4224-687X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Is forgiveness openness to reconciliation
In a recent paper, Strabbing (2020) argues that forgiveness is openness to reconciliation relative to a relationship level. In this paper, we argue that the openness-to-reconciliation account of forgiveness does not constitute an improvement on the forswearing-resentment account. We argue that it does not fit well with our ordinary practices of forgiving and cannot allow for plausible cases of forgiveness without reconciliation. We also argue tha…
Hyman, Ryle, and the Unity of Knowledge
In a number of papers and a book over the past thirty years, John Hyman has developed a unified account of knowledge that builds on Gilbert Ryle and Ludwig Wittgenstein's conceptions of knowledge as closely linked to ‘ability’. On Hyman's account, knowledge that p is the ability to be guided by the fact that p. In recent work, he has argued that such a notion of factual knowledge makes Ryle's notion of knowledge‐how superfluous: knowledge‐how, fo…
Honesty and the Truth: Against Subjectivism About Honesty
The notion of truth is clearly central to our understanding of honesty. But we typically think of honesty and truth as merely indirectly related. We think of honesty as directly implying truthfulness but not truth itself.Footnote 1 And this is probably because truth is neither necessary nor sufficient for honesty. An assertion, for instance, can be honest without being true, and it can also be true without being honest. As Christian Miller (2020;…
Murdoch's ontological argument
Anselm's ontological argument is an argument for the existence of God. This paper presents Iris Murdoch's ontological argument for the existence of the Good. It discusses her interpretation of Anselm's argument, her own distinctive appropriation of it, as well as some of the merits of her version of the argument. In doing so, it also shows how the argument integrates some key Murdochian ideas: morality's wide scope, the basicness of vision to mor…
The Importance of Roles in the Skill Analogy
This paper argues for a reinterpretation of the skill analogy in virtue ethics. It argues that the skill analogy should not be understood as proposing that being virtuous is analogous to possessing a practical skill but, rather, as proposing that being virtuous is analogous to being a good occupant of a skill-involving role. The paper argues for this by engaging with various standard objections to the analogy, two recent defenses of it, and Arist…
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The Importance of Roles in the Skill Analogy
This paper argues for a reinterpretation of the skill analogy in virtue ethics. It argues that the skill analogy should not be understood as proposing that being virtuous is analogous to possessing a practical skill but, rather, as proposing that being virtuous is analogous to being a good occupant of a skill-involving role. The paper argues for this by engaging with various standard objections to the analogy, two recent defenses of it, and Arist…
Murdoch's ontological argument
Anselm's ontological argument is an argument for the existence of God. This paper presents Iris Murdoch's ontological argument for the existence of the Good. It discusses her interpretation of Anselm's argument, her own distinctive appropriation of it, as well as some of the merits of her version of the argument. In doing so, it also shows how the argument integrates some key Murdochian ideas: morality's wide scope, the basicness of vision to mor…
Honesty and the Truth: Against Subjectivism About Honesty
The notion of truth is clearly central to our understanding of honesty. But we typically think of honesty and truth as merely indirectly related. We think of honesty as directly implying truthfulness but not truth itself.Footnote 1 And this is probably because truth is neither necessary nor sufficient for honesty. An assertion, for instance, can be honest without being true, and it can also be true without being honest. As Christian Miller (2020;…
Is forgiveness openness to reconciliation
In a recent paper, Strabbing (2020) argues that forgiveness is openness to reconciliation relative to a relationship level. In this paper, we argue that the openness-to-reconciliation account of forgiveness does not constitute an improvement on the forswearing-resentment account. We argue that it does not fit well with our ordinary practices of forgiving and cannot allow for plausible cases of forgiveness without reconciliation. We also argue tha…
Hyman, Ryle, and the Unity of Knowledge
In a number of papers and a book over the past thirty years, John Hyman has developed a unified account of knowledge that builds on Gilbert Ryle and Ludwig Wittgenstein's conceptions of knowledge as closely linked to ‘ability’. On Hyman's account, knowledge that p is the ability to be guided by the fact that p. In recent work, he has argued that such a notion of factual knowledge makes Ryle's notion of knowledge‐how superfluous: knowledge‐how, fo…
Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (2 works) · Free Will and Agency (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Analogy (1 works) · Appropriation (1 works) · Argument map (1 works)