ethical theory

Thoughts on Tucker's Best Self

It's pretty good! Apart from the bits where he disagrees with me :-)

Jan 7 •

Richard Y Chappell

Deontic Ambiguity

Do you know what others mean by 'right' and 'wrong'?

Dec 21, 2024 •

Richard Y Chappell

Axiology, Deontics, and the Telic Question

A better framing of the normative landscape

Dec 6, 2024 •

Richard Y Chappell

Two-level Deontology?

A neglected region of logical space

Oct 30, 2024 •

Richard Y Chappell

Deontology and Preferability

Neglecting an important concept

Oct 21, 2024 •

Richard Y Chappell

Adversarial Ethics

When autonomy and beneficence conflict

Jul 25, 2024 •

Richard Y Chappell

Beyond Right and Wrong

An outline of my next book

Jul 24, 2024 •

Richard Y Chappell

Stakes Can be High

Moral norms can't rely on low stakes

Jul 15, 2024 •

Richard Y Chappell

What Permissibility Could Be

Justifications vs excuses for letting children die

Jun 19, 2024 •

Richard Y Chappell

The Value of an Action

And how the baseline may depend upon fitting attitudes

Jun 10, 2024 •

Richard Y Chappell

Non-Fungible Hedonism

A subtle improvement, as far as it goes?

May 25, 2024 •

Richard Y Chappell

Beneficentric Virtue Ethics

On the good intentions behind utilitarianism and effective altruism

May 16, 2024 •

Richard Y Chappell

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