PEA Soup is very pleased to host this discussion on relational morality with R. Jay Wallace (University of California, Berkeley) and Stephen Darwall (Yale). These two leading voices each examine the topic, providing both complementary and contrasting views, which should prompt a lively discussion below. — Morality and the Other   By R. Jay Wallace  I still remember my excitement when I first read Stephen Darwall’s The Second-Person Standpoint. I’d assigned it in a graduate seminar I was teaching at Berkeley in the spring of 2007, and I was immediately taken by the way the book f ..read more

From the 25th to the 27th of October, PEA Soup will be hosting a discussion with R. Jay Wallace (University of California, Berkeley) and Stephen Darwall (Yale). These two leading voices will each examine the topic of relational morality, providing contrasting views on the subject, which hopefully will prompt a lively discussion. Join us from the 25th to the 27th ..read more

In this new series, PEA Soup is hosting book discussions in which philosophers introduce a book that influenced them or that they found important. This is the second discussion of the series, the first was back in April with Daniel Viehoff on Joseph Raz’s “The Morality of Freedom”. Without further delay, here is Sophia Moreau on Barbara Herman’s “The Moral Habitat”: Barbara Herman’s book The Moral Habitat is a remarkable achievement.  Those who approach moral, political or legal philosophy from a Kantian standpoint will no doubt find it fascinating and important because it offers a revise ..read more

From September 11th to 13th, PEA Soup will host a discussion of Barbara Herman’s The Moral Habitat, with a review by Sophia Moreau from the University of Toronto. In this new series, PEA Soup is hosting book discussions in which philosophers introduce a book that influenced them or that they found important. The first from this series was back in April with Daniel Viehoff on Joseph Raz’s “The Morality of Freedom”. We look forward to this next installment and encourage you to participate when the forum opens on the 11th ..read more

In a new series, PEA Soup is hosting book discussions in which philosophers introduce a book that influenced them or that they found important. The first post is by Daniel Viehoff, who introduces The Morality of Freedom by Joseph Raz. The comment section will be open Monday 3rd – Friday 7th of April. Joseph Raz’s The Morality of Freedom is a densely argued book about foundational topics in political philosophy. To many readers (including the students in my classes to whom I sometimes assign small parts of it) the book seems rather forbidding: its style can be austere, and the ideas it devel ..read more

Welcome to our Ethics Review Forum of Kristi A. Olson ‘s The Solidarity  Solution: Principles for a Fair Income Distribution (OUP), reviewed by Tom Parr. Below, you’ll find a description of the book, along with a condensed version of Tom’s review. Kristi’s response to Tom will appear in the comments below. From OUP’s blurb: Kristi A. Olson asks: What is a fair income distribution? She rejects equal income shares: equal pay undercompensates workers in dangerous and onerous jobs. The envy test, which takes both income and work into account, fares better. Yet, a distribution in which no on ..read more

Welcome to our Ethics Review Forum on Kimberley Brownlee’s Being Sure of Each Other: An Essay on Social Rights and Freedoms (OUP), reviewed by Jesse Tomalty. Below, you’ll find a description of the book, as well as a condensed version of Jesse’s review. Kimberley’s response to Jesse’s review will appear in the comments. Please join us in continuing the discussion!   From OUP’s blurb: We are deeply social creatures. Our core social needs–for meaningful social inclusion–are more important than our civil and political needs and our economic welfare needs, and we won’t secure those other t ..read more

We are excited to host Part II of the discussion of Jennifer Lackey’s 2020 book The Epistemology of Groups (Oxford). The discussion is in two parts: Part I, posted here, addresses group attitudes, while Part II, posted below, deals with group speech. This discussion is the work of Brian Ball, Head of Faculty in Philosophy at New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University in London, with MA students Louise Bickerstaff and Henry Wang (Part I: Group Attitudes), and Will Francis and Florita Gudeikaite (Part II: Group Speech). Part II: Group Speech By Brian Ball, Will Francis, and Florit ..read more

We are excited to host the following discussion of Jennifer Lackey’s 2020 book The Epistemology of Groups (Oxford). The discussion is in two parts: Part I, posted here, addresses group attitudes, while Part II, to follow on Wednesday, deals with group speech. This discussion is the work of Brian Ball, Head of Faculty in Philosophy at New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University in London, with MA students Louise Bickerstaff and Henry Wang (Part I: Group Attitudes), and Will Francis and Florita Gudeikaite (Part II: Group Speech). Part I: Group Attitudes By Brian Ball, Louise B ..read more

From September 11th to 13th, PEA Soup will host a discussion of Barbara Herman’s The Moral Habitat, with a review by Sophia Moreau from the University of Toronto. In this new series, PEA Soup is hosting book discussions in which philosophers introduce a book that influenced them or that they found important. The first from this series was back in April with Daniel Viehoff on Joseph Raz’s “The Morality of Freedom”. We look forward to this next installment and encourage you to participate when the forum opens on the 11th. The post Upcoming – PEA Soup Book Review: Barbara Herman’s “The Moral Habi ..read more