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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · 2d

Capturing our changing perspectives on love: David North’s You’ve Changed! At: doi.org/10.1086/736730 philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

You’ve Changed!* | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1

According to the Quality Theory, reasons to love are properties of the beloved. By contrast, according to the Relationship Theory, love is justified by features of a relationship with the beloved. Ins...

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · 5d

Exploring conflicts between discrimination and noncomplicity: Scott Altman’s Discrimination, Noncomplicity, and Reasons That Mask Disdain free at: doi.org/10.1086/736746 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Discrimination, Noncomplicity, and Reasons That Mask Disdain* | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1

Some people seek exemptions from discrimination laws to avoid complicity with acts they view as immoral. Noncomplicity is a valuable part of living with integrity—conforming actions to one’s values. A...

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · 7d

The ETHICS annual editorial from Douglas W. Portmore, discussing quicker decision times and coming guidelines for AI use at the journal, free at: doi.org/10.1086/736441 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · 12d

The October 2025 issue of ETHICS is now available on the University of Chicago Press site www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/et/2025/... #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · 19d

Morality: From Error to Fiction by Richard Joyce gets an ETHICS review by Christopher Cowie at doi.org/10.1086/735378 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Joyce, Richard. Morality: From Error to Fiction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 256. $100.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · 20d

Daniel Drucker reviews Allan Hazlett’s The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735384 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Hazlett, Allan. The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 192. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · 22d

Dennis Klimchuk reviews Christopher Essert’s Property Law in the Society of Equals for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735376 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Sep 3

Sebastian Schmidt reviews Cameron Boult’s Epistemic Blame: The Nature and Norms of Epistemic Relationships for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735381 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Boult, Cameron. Epistemic Blame: The Nature and Norms of Epistemic Relationships. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 240. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Sep 2

Should we prefer democracy over alternative social orders? Jonathan Benson’s Intelligent Democracy: Answering the New Democratic Scepticism gets an ETHICS review from Kai Spiekermann at doi.org/10.1086/735380 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Benson, Jonathan. Intelligent Democracy: Answering the New Democratic Scepticism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 272. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Aug 28

“a whole new set of conceptual tools to start rebuilding the philosophy of language” – Bianca Cepollaro reviews David Beaver and Jason Stanley’s The Politics of Language for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735382 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Beaver, David, and Stanley, Jason. The Politics of Language. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2023. Pp. 520. $39.95 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Aug 25

The specifics of gaslighting and its serious consequences: Quill R Kukla reviews Kate Abramson’s On Gaslighting for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735391 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Abramson, Kate. On Gaslighting. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2024. Pp. 232. $24.95 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Aug 21

A.S. Arridge discusses Thomas Schmidt’s previous ETHIC article, “The Balancing View of Ought” with How Should We Understand the Balancing View of Ought? at doi.org/10.1086/735392 philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Aug 18

Katie Zhou explores the hopes and costs of gender avowal in Gender, Gender Expression, and the Dilemma of the Body, a free ETHICS article at doi.org/10.1086/735387 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Aug 14

By the Devil’s Own Lights, rejecting the guise of the good but retaining the rational intelligibility underpinning of basing explanation, by Christopher Blake-Turner at doi.org/10.1086/735388 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

By the Devil’s Own Lights* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

Citing the basis on which an agent acts explains her acting in a distinctive way: it brings the action within the purview of rational agency. Many have appealed to the guise of the good thesis to secu...

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Aug 11

Derk Pereboom reviews Carolina Sartorio’s Causalism: Unifying Action and Free Action for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735390 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Aug 7

“the blameworthy artist is responsible in just the same way that the blameworthy thief is.” Maximilian Kiener reviews Matt King’s Simply Responsible: Basic Blame, Scant Praise, and Minimal Agency for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735393 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Aug 4

Morality: From Error to Fiction by Richard Joyce gets an ETHICS review by Christopher Cowie at doi.org/10.1086/735378 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 31

Please join in The PEASoup Blog, on Gender, Gender Expression, and the Dilemma of the Body, a free article by Katie Zhou at doi.org/10.1086/735387 with a précis by Cressida Heyes peasoupblog.com/2025/07/gend... #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 31

Daniel Drucker reviews Allan Hazlett’s The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735384 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Hazlett, Allan. The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 192. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 30

Please join in The PEASoup Blog, on Gender, Gender Expression, and the Dilemma of the Body, a free article by Katie Zhou at doi.org/10.1086/735387 with a précis by Cressida Heyes peasoupblog.com/2025/07/gend... #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 29

Starting Tomorrow: 7/30/25: The ETHICS/PEASoup Blog Discussion, July 30, on Gender, Gender Expression, and the Dilemma of the Body, a free article by Katie Zhou at doi.org/10.1086/735387 with a précis by Cressida Heyes peasoupblog.com/2025/07/gend... #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 28

Dennis Klimchuk reviews Christopher Essert’s Property Law in the Society of Equals for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735376 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Essert, Christopher. Property Law in the Society of Equals. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2024. Pp. 248. $110.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 24

Sebastian Schmidt reviews Cameron Boult’s Epistemic Blame: The Nature and Norms of Epistemic Relationships for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735381 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Boult, Cameron. Epistemic Blame: The Nature and Norms of Epistemic Relationships. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 240. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 22

The upcoming ETHICS/PEASoup Blog Discussion, July 30-31, on Gender, Gender Expression, and the Dilemma of the Body, a free article by Katie Zhou at doi.org/10.1086/735387 with a précis by Cressida Heyes peasoupblog.com/2025/07/gend... #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy

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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 21

Should we prefer democracy over alternative social orders? Jonathan Benson’s Intelligent Democracy: Answering the New Democratic Scepticism gets an ETHICS review from Kai Spiekermann at doi.org/10.1086/735380 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Benson, Jonathan. Intelligent Democracy: Answering the New Democratic Scepticism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 272. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

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