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ABSTRACT: “Plato’s Republic: The Myth of Meritocracy and the Elimination of Conflict.”

“Plato’s Republic: The Myth of Meritocracy and the Elimination of Conflict”
David Nagy

According to an almost ubiquitous interpretation of Plato’s political theory in the Republic, Plato believes that the ideal city-state, the Kallipolis, is a monarchy/aristocracy, where everyone does what they’re naturally suited for and only those naturally rational govern. Continue reading ABSTRACT: “Plato’s Republic: The Myth of Meritocracy and the Elimination of Conflict.” →

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ABSTRACT: “Habermas’ Formal Distinction between Morality and Ethics: Difficulties with Non-Human Animals and Liberal Eugenics.”

“Habermas’ Formal Distinction between Morality and Ethics: Difficulties with Non-Human Animals and Liberal Eugenics.”
Jamie Lindsay

In this paper, I argue that Jürgen Habermas is unable to adequately account for the quasi-moral obligations towards animals that he defends, given his formalism, Continue reading ABSTRACT: “Habermas’ Formal Distinction between Morality and Ethics: Difficulties with Non-Human Animals and Liberal Eugenics.” →
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ABSTRACT: “Towards a Theory of Adjudication: Public Reason as Public Meaning“

“Towards a Theory of Adjudication: Public Reason as Public Meaning“
Joshua Keton

Since H.L.A. Hart’s The Concept of Law spurred a tectonic shift in analytic jurisprudence linguistic considerations have moved to center stage in many philosophical theories of judicial interpretation.  Continue reading ABSTRACT: “Towards a Theory of Adjudication: Public Reason as Public Meaning“ →