A Critique of Scanlon’s Contractualism

Contractualism and Justification

T. M. Scanlon I first began thinking of contractualism as a moral theory 38 years ago, in May of 1979. The idea was not entirely original. I was of course familiar with Rawls’ theory of justice, and influenced by it. A more direct source for the idea of justifiability to others as the basis of morality lay in remarks of Tom Nagel’s in Moral Questions. Rawls and Nagel had, perhaps, the wisdom no...

Contractualism and the Moral Status of Animals

While contractualism seems to solve some of the more pressing concerns of other moral theories, it does not conclusively address the moral status of non-human animals. Peter Carruthers claims that contractualism excludes animals from having full moral status. I argue that Carruthers’ arguments are fatally flawed due to his reliance on contradictory claims, unlikely assumptions, and flagrant vio...

Critique of Research Book (Literature)/A Critique of Kimia of Rumi’s Haram, Sadaf Golmoradi

A Critique of Kimia of Rumi’s Haram Sadaf Golmoradi/ Professor at Tehran Farhangian University, [email protected] Abstract The present research is aimed at introducing and reviewing Kimia of Rumi’s Haram. Although the book does not mention in the title that it is in face a critique but we see that it is an essay based on "... the critique of novels Kimiakhatoon, Rumi’s Daughter, and the ...

Forensic psychiatry: critique of a critique.

To paraphrase Mark Twain, "Forensic psychiatrists are the only psychiatrists that blush or need to." Dr. Alan Stone attempts to measure forensic psychiatry with an ethical ruler and finds it sadly short. The Hinckley trial was the most recent example that evoked yet another reexamination of the insanity defense and the role of psychiatrists in that process. Although this trial is never specific...

Critique and Commentary: A Critique on Gems of Dari Language, Arash Amraei