Danish Yearbook of Philosophy vol. 36


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Danish Yearbook of Philosophy - Volume 36




Danish Yearbook of Philosophy vol. 30


Book Description

Danish Yearbook of Philosophy - Volume 30







Danish Yearbook of Philosophy Vol. 37


Book Description

Danish Yearbook of Philosophy - Volume 37




Danish Yearbook of Philosophy Vol. 29


Book Description

Danish Yearbook of Philosophy - Volume 29




Danish Yearbook of Philosophy vol .27


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Danish Yearbook of Philosophy - Volume 27




Danish Yearbook of Philosophy vol. 40


Book Description

Danish Yearbook of Philosophy - Volume 40




Danish Yearbook of Philosophy vol. 38


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The Danish Yearbook of Philosophy series publishes contributions in English, German and French. This series mainly publishes articles relating to Danish philosophy, or by authors with ties to Danish philosophy. Volume 38 includes articles such as: Privileged Access and Two Kinds of Semantic Externalism; Quasirealism or Minimalism?; The Ethics of Understanding; The Metaethical Foundations of Human Rights; and Egalitarianism and Repugnant Conclusions.




Constructing the Self


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Constructing the Self analyzes the narrative conception of self, filling a serious gap in philosophy and grounding discussion in other disciplines. It answers the questions: • What are the connections between our interpretations, selfhood, and conscious phenomenal experience? • Why do we believe that our interpretations of our life-defining events are narrative in nature? • From the myriad of thoughts, actions, and emotions which constitute our experiences, how do we choose what is interpretively important, the tiny subset that composes the self? By synthesizing the different approaches to understanding the self from philosophy of mind, developmental psychology, psychopathology, and cognitive science, this monograph gives us deeper insight into what being minded, being a person, and having a self are, as well as clarifies the difference and relation between conscious and unconscious mental states and normal and abnormal minds. The explication also affords new perspectives on human development and human emotion. (Series A)




The Ethics of Proportionate Punishment


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The philosophical discussion of state punishment is well on in years. In contrast with a large number of ethical problems which are concerned with right and wrong in relation to a narrowly specified area of human life and practice and which hav- at least since the early 70’s - been regarded as a legitimate part of philosophical thinking constituting the area of applied ethics, reflections on punishment can be traced much further back in the history of western philosophy. This is not surprising. That the stately mandated infliction of death, suffering, or deprivation on citizens should be met with hesitation - from which ethical reflections may depar- seems obvious. Such a practice certainly calls for some persuasive justification. It is therefore natural that reflective minds have for a long time devoted attention to punishment and that the question of how a penal system can be justified has constituted the central question in philosophical discussion. Though it would certainly be an exaggeration to claim that the justification question is the only aspect of punishment with which philosophers have been concerned, there has in most periods been a clear tendency to regard this as the cardinal issue. Comparatively much less attention has been devoted to the more precise questions of how, and how much, criminals should be punished for their respective wrong-doings. This may, of course, be due to several reasons.




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