Jussi Suikkanen, Author at PEA Soup

On January 29, 2017 By Jussi Suikkanen In Ideas, Moral Responsibility Comments (8) 3

Moral Responsibility and Wrong Kind of Reasons

This post is a question for those who know more about the debates about moral responsibility. The question is: why is the wrong kind of reasons problem discussed so extensively in the buck-passing/value theory literature but relatively little in the moral responsibility literature? The only discussions I have been able to find are in a couple of Stephen Darwall’s papers where he discusses what we can learn from Strawson. Maybe the issue has been discussed more extensively in which case I would be very thankful for advice… (more…)

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On October 12, 2016 By Jussi Suikkanen In Ideas, Normative Ethics, Value Theory Comments (5) 1

Does the Shape of an Outcome Matter?

I am interested in knowing whether consequentialists have thought and whether they should think that the shape of an outcome matters when it comes to how good the given outcome of an action or a policy is. Before we get to this question, I want to first motivate this thought with the obvious analogy of an individual’s life. (more…)

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On October 5, 2016 By Jussi Suikkanen In Metaethics, News and Events, Normative Ethics Comments Off on New Methods of Ethics 2 Programme Like

New Methods of Ethics 2 Programme

HERE and below is the programme for the second New Methods of Ethics conference, which will be held here at the University of Birmingham on the 4th and the 5th of January 2017. The conference is free and open to all, but please book a place by emailing me (jussiphil@gmail.com) as there are limited places available. Also, thanks for all of those who attended the first conference few weeks ago. (more…)

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On July 20, 2016 By Jussi Suikkanen In Metaethics, News and Events, Normative Ethics Comments Off on New Methods of Ethics 1 Programme Like

New Methods of Ethics 1 Programme

HERE is the programme of the first New Methods of Ethics Conference, which will be held here at the University of Birmingham in September (15th and 16th). The conference is free and open to all, but please book a place by emailing me (jussiphil@gmail.com) as there are limited places available. If you have any questions about attending the conference, feel free to email me at any point. The programme for the second conference in January will follow shortly.

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On February 18, 2016 By Jussi Suikkanen In Call For Papers, News and Events Comments Off on CfA: The New Methods of Ethics Like

CfA: The New Methods of Ethics

I am organising two conferences here at Birmingham on the methods of moral philosophy. The first one of these will take place on the 15th and 16th of September 2016 and the keynote speakers at this conference will be Antti Kauppinen (Tampere), Shaun Nichols (Arizona), and Catherine Wilson (York). The second conference will be on the 4th and 5th of January 2017 with the keynotes from Tristram McPherson (Ohio State), Valerie Tiberius (Minnesota), and Ralph Wedgwood (USC). In addition to the keynote speakers, four speakers for both conferences will be selected on the basis of the submitted abstracts. More information about the conferences and the call for abstracts can be found from below. The deadline for the abstracts will be on the 15th of May.

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On October 12, 2015 By Jussi Suikkanen In Applied Ethics, Call For Papers, News and Events Comments Off on CFA: Topics in Global Justice: Agency, Power and Policy Like

CFA: Topics in Global Justice: Agency, Power and Policy

The second annual conference of the Centre for the Study of Global Ethics in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Birmingham welcomes submissions on any topic related to global ethics, but will prioritize work focusing on the 2016 theme of agency, power, and policy. The conference itself will be on 26.-27. 5. 2016, and the deadline for abstracts 1 November, 2015. Full details below.

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On August 24, 2015 By Jussi Suikkanen In Discussions Comments (25) Like

JESP discussions at PEA Soup: Matt King’s “Manipulation Arguments and the Moral Standing to Blame” with a Critical Précis from Patrick Todd

Welcome everyone to PEA Soup‘s second JESP discussion. The target article this time is Matt King‘s (University of Alabama, Birmingham) recent “Manipulation Arguments and the Moral Standing to Blame“, which is a very interesting exploration of when we (and God) are in a position to blame other people and what implications such considerations have for more general debates about moral responsibility. To kick things off, below is Patrick Todd‘s (Edinburgh) helpful critical introduction. It is very illuminating especially because the target article itself is in part a critical discussion of Patrick’s 2012 Phil Imprint article “Manipulation and Moral Standing: an Argument for Incompatibilism“.

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