tory embarrassment or collapse, which in clinical terms is represented most obviously by a reduction in the blood-pressure. There are a number of causes of that state, that is, it is not a definite clinical entity, it is only a train of symptoms, and it is essential for a reception officer to sort out the cases rather than merely to regard transfusion as efficacious for the treatment of every o...

Evolutionary debunking arguments (EDAs) are arguments that appeal to the evolutionary origins of evaluative beliefs to undermine their justification. This paper aims to clarify the premises and presuppositions of EDAs-a form of argument that is increasingly put to use in normative ethics. I argue that such arguments face serious obstacles. It is often overlooked, for example, that they presuppo...