THE CONCEPTS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE REVISITED Printed from: Homage à Wlodek. Philosophical Papers Dedicated to Wlodek Rabinowicz. Eds. T. Rønnow-Rasmussen, B. Petersson, J. Josefsson & D. Egonssson, 2007. www.fil.lu.se/HomageaWlodek UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF HEALTH Lennart Nordenfelt, Dept of Health and Society, Linköping University, lenno@ihs.liu.se ABSTRACT: Contemporary philosophy of health h

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Rabinowich and Lindström on relation belief revision Printed from: Hommage à Wlodek. Philosophical Papers Dedicated to Wlodek Rabinowicz. Ed. T. Rønnow-Rasmussen, B. Petersson, J. Josefsson & D. Egonsson, 2007. www.fil.lu.se/hommageawlodek Lindström and Rabinowicz on relational belief revision Erik J. Olsson Lund University and University of Constance Abstract: It is usually taken for granted that

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Printed from: Hommage à Wlodek. Philosophical Papers Dedicated to Wlodek Rabinowicz. Ed. T. Rønnow-Rasmussen, B. Petersson, J. Josefsson & D. Egonsson, 2007. www.fil.lu.se/hommageawlodek BOUNDED REVISION: TWO-DIMENSIONAL BELIEF CHANGE BETWEEN CONSERVATISM AND MODERATION Hans Rott Department of Philosophy, University of Regensburg hans.rott@psk.uni-regensburg.de ABSTRACT: In this paper I present th

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Parrondo’s Paradox and Epistemology – combining two faulty strategies to get good results PARRONDO’S PARADOX AND EPISTEMOLOGY – WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD COGNIZERS (AND CONVERSELY) Fredrik Stjernberg Philosophy, Linköping University frest@irk.liu.se ABSTRACT: According to Parrondo’s Paradox, there will be cases where a subject facing two probabilistically losing strategies has a probabilistic

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Common sense psychology and scientific explanation Common sense psychology and scientific explanation Frederick Stoutland Department of Philosophy, Uppsala University Fred.Stoutland@filosofi.uu.se ABSTRACT: In his recent book, Teleological Realism, Scott Sehon defends a teleological account of explanations in common sense psychology [CSP], arguing that if such explanations were causal, CSP would b

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Future People, the All Affected Principle, and the Limits of the Aggregation Model of Democracy Future People, the All Affected Principle, and the Limits of the Aggregation Model of Democracy 1 Torbjörn Tännsjö Stockholm University Abstract: Contrary from what seems to be the received wisdom in political theory, there is no way that we can affect future people, at least not people who live several

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Fresh Air Fresh Air?* Folke Tersman Stockholm University & University of Auckland 1. Introduction Imagine a closed room where the oxygen is running low. The people in the room are starting to doze off, and some are even on the verge of drifting into unconsciousness. When fresh air is finally let in, some are enlivened and energized, whereas others, who are in a sadder state, are less easily revive

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Introduction 1 ON THE FULFILLMENT OF MORAL OBLIGATION Michael J. Zimmerman Department of Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Greensboro m_zimme2@uncg.edu ABSTRACT: This paper considers three general views about the nature of moral obligation and three particular answers (with which these views are typically associated) concerning the following question: if on Monday you lend me a book that

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Descartes on Virtue Descartes on Virtue∗ By Lilli Alanen and Frans Svensson (Uppsala University) 1. Introduction In letters to Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia and Queen Christina of Sweden, as well as in parts of the Passions of the Soul, Descartes provide at least the outlines of an ethical theory.1 Most energy is devoted to the characterization of an ideal of moral virtue, which according to Desca

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Introduction 1 ON AN APPARENT ASYMMETRY IN ATTITUDE DESERT David Alm Department of Philosophy, Lund University David.Alm@fil.lu.se ABSTRACT: It is possible for persons to deserve evaluative attitudes such as admiration and disdain. There is an apparent asymmetry between positive and negative attitudes, however. While the latter appear to be subject to what I will call a "control requirement," the

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Introduction Printed from: Hommage à Wlodek. Philosophical Papers Dedicated to Wlodek Rabinowicz. Ed. T. Rønnow-Rasmussen, B. Petersson, J. Josefsson & D. Egonsson, 2007. www.fil.lu.se/hommageawlodek 1 CONSENSUS BY AGGREGATION AND DELIBERATION Richard Bradley Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method London School of Economics r.bradley@lse.ac.uk ABSTRACT: On the face of it both aggreg

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Introduction 1 PLEASURE, PREFERENCE, AND HAPPINESS: VARIATIONS ON THEMES FROM MILL Johan Brännmark Department of Philosophy, Lund University johan.brannmark@fil.lu.se ABSTRACT: Mill’s qualitative hedonism has been subject to much debate. It was formulated to strike a balance between classical hedonism and perfectionist conceptions of happiness and many have thought that either it is an abandonment

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2nd draft Nov 13 2006 Printed from: Hommage à Wlodek. Philosophical Papers Dedicated to Wlodek Rabinowicz. Ed. T. Rønnow-Rasmussen, B. Petersson, J. Josefsson & D. Egonsson, 2007. www.fil.lu.se/hommageawlodek Feasibility in Action and Attitudeϕ G. Brennan* and N. Southwood** I Introduction According to the principle of “ought-implies-can”, (OC) A ought to X in C only if A can X in C. There are man

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Cambridge, September 6 Printed from: Homage à Wlodek. Philosophical Papers Dedicated to Wlodek Rabinowicz. Eds. T. Rønnow-Rasmussen, B. Petersson, J. Josefsson & D. Egonssson, 2007. www.fil.lu.se/HomageaWlodek WELL-BEING AND CHANGING PREFERENCES Krister Bykvist Jesus College, Oxford krister.bykvist@jesus.ox.ac.uk ABSTRACT: How do we determine the well-being of a person when her preferences are not

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The Derivation of the Principle of Alternate Possibilities from "Oug Printed from: Hommage à Wlodek. Philosophical Papers Dedicated to Wlodek Rabinowicz. Ed. T. Rønnow-Rasmussen, B. Petersson, J. Josefsson & D. Egonsson, 2007. www.fil.lu.se/hommageawlodek AUTONOMY AND THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF VALUES David Copp University of Florida dcopp@phil.ufl.edu ABSTRACT: An agent is autonomous only if she

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It is my duty to (φ from a sense that it is my duty to φ) The Right and the Morally Good: A commentary on the first chapter of Ross’s The Right and the Good Roger Crisp St Anne’s College, Oxford During the twentieth century, it became all but impossible for anyone plausibly to claim that they had carefully read most significant past and contemporary works in philosophy. The focus on ongoing debate

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Introduction 1 ON GEACH ON GOOD Sven Danielsson Department of Philosophy University of Uppsala sven.danielsson@filosofi.uu.se ABSTRACT: Some objections to Geach’s claim that ‘good’ is always essentially attributive are discussed and rejected. Fifty years ago, P. T. Geach argued that good is always essentially attributive, never predicative. He thought that every meaningful good- ascription either

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Phil 760 Printed from: Homage à Wlodek. Philosophical Papers Dedicated to Wlodek Rabinowicz. Eds. T. Rønnow-Rasmussen, B. Petersson, J. Josefsson & D. Egonssson, 2007. www.fil.lu.se/HomageaWlodek Happiness and Subjective Desire Satisfaction: Wayne Davis’s Theory of Happiness* Fred Feldman University of Massachusetts at Amherst ffeldman@philos.umass.edu ABSTRACT: There is a lively debate about the

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swp0000.dvi Egalitarianism, option luck and insurance markets Marc Fleurbaey∗ August 31, 2006 Abstract It is argued here that individuals should never be held responsi- ble for being lucky or unlucky, so that the notion of option luck is prima facie unacceptable. But applying the Conditional Equality and Egalitarian Equivalence criteria to problems of allocation under risk provides a rationale for

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Introduction Printed from: Hommage à Wlodek. Philosophical Papers Dedicated to Wlodek Rabinowicz. Ed. T. Rønnow-Rasmussen, B. Petersson, J. Josefsson & D. Egonsson, 2007. www.fil.lu.se/hommageawlodek 1 MUTUAL RECOGNITION, COMMON KNOWLEDGE, AND JOINT ATTENTION Margaret Gilbert Department of Philosophy University of California, Irvine Margaret.gilbert@uci.edu Introduction In this paper I discuss thr

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