Ian Stoner
Biographic Data
| ID | 8995648 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ian Stoner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ian |
| FAMILY NAME | Stoner |
| SIGNATURE | STONER I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Paul College |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2309-2115 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
In Defense of the Trolley Method
Guy Crain alleges three shortcomings of the trolley method of moral philosophy: (1) trolley cases fail to model real-world decision-making; (2) trolley cases tend to foreground high-stakes decisions, which makes them a poor tool for analyzing the ethical decisions most people routinely face; and (3) trolley cases tend to present their agents as anonymous blanks, which invites readers to fill in the blanks in problematic ways. In reply, we argue t…
Dealbreakers and the Work of Immoral Artists
A dealbreaker, in the sense developed in this essay, is a relationship between a person's psychology and an aspect of an artwork to which they are exposed. When a person has a dealbreaking aversion to an aspect of a work, they are blocked from embracing the work's aesthetically positive features. I characterize dealbreakers, distinguish this response from other negative responses to an artwork, and argue that the presence or absence of a dealbrea…
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Dealbreakers and the Work of Immoral Artists
A dealbreaker, in the sense developed in this essay, is a relationship between a person's psychology and an aspect of an artwork to which they are exposed. When a person has a dealbreaking aversion to an aspect of a work, they are blocked from embracing the work's aesthetically positive features. I characterize dealbreakers, distinguish this response from other negative responses to an artwork, and argue that the presence or absence of a dealbrea…
In Defense of the Trolley Method
Guy Crain alleges three shortcomings of the trolley method of moral philosophy: (1) trolley cases fail to model real-world decision-making; (2) trolley cases tend to foreground high-stakes decisions, which makes them a poor tool for analyzing the ethical decisions most people routinely face; and (3) trolley cases tend to present their agents as anonymous blanks, which invites readers to fill in the blanks in problematic ways. In reply, we argue t…
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