David Heyd
Biographic Data
| ID | 974509 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Heyd |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Heyd |
| SIGNATURE | HEYD D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7347-6830 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Group (Non) Identity and Historical Justice
Can Two Opposing Narratives Be Equally Valid? Reflections on Zreik’s Reflections on the War in Gaza
The article critically examines the arguments of Raef Zreik regarding the 2023 war in Gaza. It first analyzes the use of the concept of narrative in defending political causes and actions. It shows that due to their subjective nature two opposing narratives can be equally valid as long as they satisfy conditions of internal coherence and fidelity to the facts. It then shows that Zreik’s argument of ‘fragmentation’ is double edged and cannot be us…
Is Toleration a Political Virtue?
My Brother Michael Heyd (1943-2014): A Personal Intellectual Profile
Parfit on the Non-identity Problem, Again
In his recent work, Parfit returns to the examination of the non-identity problem, but this time not in the context of a theory of value but as part of a Scanlonian theory of reasons for action. His project is to find a middle ground between pure impersonalism and the narrow person-affecting view so as to do justice to some of our fundamental intuitions regarding procreative choices. The aim of this article is to show that despite the sophisticat…
Cultural diversity and biodiversity: A tempting analogy
What makes diversity valuable? The axis of the discussion will be the analogy between cultural diversity and biological diversity, an analogy which may prove enlightening in exposing some of the deep reasoning behind the value of diversity as well as point to the fallacies and dangers in the attempt of proponents of both types of diversity to draw support from the analogy itself. There is an extensive literature on cultural diversity on the one h…
A Value or an Obligation? Rawls on Justice to Future Generations
This chapter reviews Rawls' attempt to address the theoretical problem of extending the principles of justice to future generations. It examines the two options suggested by Rawls for solving the problem: the ‘general assembly’ and ‘the present-time-of-entry’. It argues that Rawls does not directly address the problem of the identity of future (possible) people, which means that the conditions for the inclusion of future people in the original po…
Toleration and Its Limits: Nomos Xlviii
Flattery
Flattery is an 'ordinary vice' in a double sense. It is common in its cross-cultural prevalence, and modern theoreticians do not usually consider it among the worst moral vices. The term is etymologically derived from the act of 'flattening down,' or smoothing, that is to say, the attempt to ease personal relations in some way. Flattery also appears to be flat in the sense of lack of moral or psychological depth. This apparent flatness of flatter…
Justice and Solidarity: The Contractarian Case against Global Justice
Charity begins at home, they say. But of course this does not mean that it ends there. It can and should extend way beyond home. The same might be said of respect for persons and their human rights. However, as I wish to argue in this article, justice begins at home and ends there. Or to put it in more theoretical terms, some fundamental forms of justice, particularly distributive justice, are essentially domestic. If that proposition is correct,…
Toleration: An Elusive Virtue
If we are to understand the concept of toleration in terms of everyday life, we must address a key philosophical and political tension: the call for restraint when encountering apparently wrong beliefs and actions versus the good reasons for interfering with the lives of the subjects of these beliefs and actions. This collection contains original contributions to the ongoing debate on the nature of toleration, including its definition, historical…
Tact: Sense, sensitivity, and virtue∗
The concept of tact has so far received only little theoretical attention. The present article suggests three levels on which the idea of tact may be approached: (1) The epistemological problem: the etymology of the term ‘tact’ is taken seriously, namely its relation to the sense of touch and tactility. An analysis of the position of touch in the ranking of the five senses according to various parameters is shown to be highly relevant to the unde…
Genethics: Moral Issues in the Creation of People
Genethics: Moral Issues in the Creation of People
Genethics: Moral Issues in the Creation of People
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Genethics: Moral Issues in the Creation of People. By David Heyd. (Berkeley: Univ. of California Press, 1992. Pp. xiii + 276. Price $45.00 h/b.) Joanna Pasek Joanna Pasek University of Warsaw, and University College London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 43, Issue 172, July 1993, Pages 385–387, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219908 Publi…
Genethics: Moral Issues in the Creation of People
Can revenge be just or otherwise justified
The Place of Laughter in Hobbes's Theory of Emotions
Justice and Solidarity: The Contractarian Case against Global Justice
Charity begins at home, they say. But of course this does not mean that it ends there. It can and should extend way beyond home. The same might be said of respect for persons and their human rights. However, as I wish to argue in this article, justice begins at home and ends there. Or to put it in more theoretical terms, some fundamental forms of justice, particularly distributive justice, are essentially domestic. If that proposition is correct,…
Cultural diversity and biodiversity: A tempting analogy
What makes diversity valuable? The axis of the discussion will be the analogy between cultural diversity and biological diversity, an analogy which may prove enlightening in exposing some of the deep reasoning behind the value of diversity as well as point to the fallacies and dangers in the attempt of proponents of both types of diversity to draw support from the analogy itself. There is an extensive literature on cultural diversity on the one h…
Group (Non) Identity and Historical Justice
Parfit on the Non-identity Problem, Again
In his recent work, Parfit returns to the examination of the non-identity problem, but this time not in the context of a theory of value but as part of a Scanlonian theory of reasons for action. His project is to find a middle ground between pure impersonalism and the narrow person-affecting view so as to do justice to some of our fundamental intuitions regarding procreative choices. The aim of this article is to show that despite the sophisticat…
Flattery
Flattery is an 'ordinary vice' in a double sense. It is common in its cross-cultural prevalence, and modern theoreticians do not usually consider it among the worst moral vices. The term is etymologically derived from the act of 'flattening down,' or smoothing, that is to say, the attempt to ease personal relations in some way. Flattery also appears to be flat in the sense of lack of moral or psychological depth. This apparent flatness of flatter…
The Place of Laughter in Hobbes's Theory of Emotions
Can Two Opposing Narratives Be Equally Valid? Reflections on Zreik’s Reflections on the War in Gaza
The article critically examines the arguments of Raef Zreik regarding the 2023 war in Gaza. It first analyzes the use of the concept of narrative in defending political causes and actions. It shows that due to their subjective nature two opposing narratives can be equally valid as long as they satisfy conditions of internal coherence and fidelity to the facts. It then shows that Zreik’s argument of ‘fragmentation’ is double edged and cannot be us…
The Place of Laughter in Hobbes's Theory of Emotions
Can revenge be just or otherwise justified
Genethics: Moral Issues in the Creation of People
Genethics: Moral Issues in the Creation of People
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Genethics: Moral Issues in the Creation of People. By David Heyd. (Berkeley: Univ. of California Press, 1992. Pp. xiii + 276. Price $45.00 h/b.) Joanna Pasek Joanna Pasek University of Warsaw, and University College London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 43, Issue 172, July 1993, Pages 385–387, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219908 Publi…
Genethics: Moral Issues in the Creation of People
Genethics: Moral Issues in the Creation of People
Tact: Sense, sensitivity, and virtue∗
The concept of tact has so far received only little theoretical attention. The present article suggests three levels on which the idea of tact may be approached: (1) The epistemological problem: the etymology of the term ‘tact’ is taken seriously, namely its relation to the sense of touch and tactility. An analysis of the position of touch in the ranking of the five senses according to various parameters is shown to be highly relevant to the unde…
Toleration: An Elusive Virtue
If we are to understand the concept of toleration in terms of everyday life, we must address a key philosophical and political tension: the call for restraint when encountering apparently wrong beliefs and actions versus the good reasons for interfering with the lives of the subjects of these beliefs and actions. This collection contains original contributions to the ongoing debate on the nature of toleration, including its definition, historical…
Justice and Solidarity: The Contractarian Case against Global Justice
Charity begins at home, they say. But of course this does not mean that it ends there. It can and should extend way beyond home. The same might be said of respect for persons and their human rights. However, as I wish to argue in this article, justice begins at home and ends there. Or to put it in more theoretical terms, some fundamental forms of justice, particularly distributive justice, are essentially domestic. If that proposition is correct,…
Toleration and Its Limits: Nomos Xlviii
Flattery
Flattery is an 'ordinary vice' in a double sense. It is common in its cross-cultural prevalence, and modern theoreticians do not usually consider it among the worst moral vices. The term is etymologically derived from the act of 'flattening down,' or smoothing, that is to say, the attempt to ease personal relations in some way. Flattery also appears to be flat in the sense of lack of moral or psychological depth. This apparent flatness of flatter…
A Value or an Obligation? Rawls on Justice to Future Generations
This chapter reviews Rawls' attempt to address the theoretical problem of extending the principles of justice to future generations. It examines the two options suggested by Rawls for solving the problem: the ‘general assembly’ and ‘the present-time-of-entry’. It argues that Rawls does not directly address the problem of the identity of future (possible) people, which means that the conditions for the inclusion of future people in the original po…
Cultural diversity and biodiversity: A tempting analogy
What makes diversity valuable? The axis of the discussion will be the analogy between cultural diversity and biological diversity, an analogy which may prove enlightening in exposing some of the deep reasoning behind the value of diversity as well as point to the fallacies and dangers in the attempt of proponents of both types of diversity to draw support from the analogy itself. There is an extensive literature on cultural diversity on the one h…
Parfit on the Non-identity Problem, Again
In his recent work, Parfit returns to the examination of the non-identity problem, but this time not in the context of a theory of value but as part of a Scanlonian theory of reasons for action. His project is to find a middle ground between pure impersonalism and the narrow person-affecting view so as to do justice to some of our fundamental intuitions regarding procreative choices. The aim of this article is to show that despite the sophisticat…
My Brother Michael Heyd (1943-2014): A Personal Intellectual Profile
Is Toleration a Political Virtue?
Group (Non) Identity and Historical Justice
Can Two Opposing Narratives Be Equally Valid? Reflections on Zreik’s Reflections on the War in Gaza
The article critically examines the arguments of Raef Zreik regarding the 2023 war in Gaza. It first analyzes the use of the concept of narrative in defending political causes and actions. It shows that due to their subjective nature two opposing narratives can be equally valid as long as they satisfy conditions of internal coherence and fidelity to the facts. It then shows that Zreik’s argument of ‘fragmentation’ is double edged and cannot be us…
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