Emily Kelahan
Biographic Data
| ID | 8836160 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emily Kelahan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emily |
| FAMILY NAME | Kelahan |
| SIGNATURE | KELAHAN E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dickinson College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
‘Piacular, though not guilty’
In his Theory of Moral Sentiments, Smith describes an agent who is ‘piacular, though not guilty’. ‘Piacular’ is an odd word that captures an odd collection of feelings. Most discussions of the Smithian piacular centre on the problem of moral luck. These interpretations see Smith as trying to explain how the impartial spectator could possibly approve of feelings of guilt and shame in an agent who is the unintentional and non-negligent cause of har…
Another look at Hume's treatment of the argument from design in the Natural History of Religion
This article argues that Hume's seemingly peculiar treatment of the argument from design in his Natural History of Religion is not indicative of a radical, or even modest, shift in his overall epistemic evaluation of it. His focus is on the argument's impact on the psychology of religious believers, and not its rational acceptability. Hume never strays far from his stated intention for the work, to engage in a socio-psychological analysis of the …
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Another look at Hume's treatment of the argument from design in the Natural History of Religion
This article argues that Hume's seemingly peculiar treatment of the argument from design in his Natural History of Religion is not indicative of a radical, or even modest, shift in his overall epistemic evaluation of it. His focus is on the argument's impact on the psychology of religious believers, and not its rational acceptability. Hume never strays far from his stated intention for the work, to engage in a socio-psychological analysis of the …
‘Piacular, though not guilty’
In his Theory of Moral Sentiments, Smith describes an agent who is ‘piacular, though not guilty’. ‘Piacular’ is an odd word that captures an odd collection of feelings. Most discussions of the Smithian piacular centre on the problem of moral luck. These interpretations see Smith as trying to explain how the impartial spectator could possibly approve of feelings of guilt and shame in an agent who is the unintentional and non-negligent cause of har…
Accountability (1 work) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work) · Argument (complex analysis) (1 work) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (1 work) · Emotions and Moral Behavior (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Feeling (1 work) · Focus (optics) (1 work) · Harm (1 work) · History (1 work)