Författare: Jesper Ahlin Marceta

In December, I asked philosophy people on Facebook for must-read philosophy papers. Here is the result. Enjoy! (Rendered with EndNote.) Adams, R. M. (1985). Involuntary Sins. The Philosophical Review, 94(1), 3–31. Anderson, E. S. (1999). What Is the Point of Equality? Ethics, 109(2), 287–337. Annas, J. (2004). Being Virtuous and Doing the Right Thing. Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, 78(2), 61–75. Anscombe, G. E. M. (1981). Causality and Determination Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Mind (pp. 133–147): University of Minnesota Press. Carnap, R. (1950). Empiricism, semantics, and ontology. Revue Internationale de Philosophie, 4(11), 20–40. —. (1963). On…

CS/CUF Uppsala

I wrote these brief notes as starting points for discussions in a PhD course I took on Aristotle’s ethics. The topics are eudaimonia, phronesis, the doctrine of the mean, and akrasia. Basic knowledge of Aristotle’s ethics is presumed. Eudaimonia One of the fundamental elements in Aristotle’s ethics is the notion of eudaimonia, which is sometimes translated into “happiness” or “flourishing”. Eudaimonia is the sole good; all other things are good only in so far as they contribute to it. It is a complex concept. First, while happiness and flourishing are states, Aristotle intends eudaimonia to be understood as an activity. Furthermore, individual…

I have been asked to reflect upon the future of classical liberalism. Among the many challenges classical liberals face, I decided to focus on only one; what classical liberals can do about the contemporary political debate. Naturally, my choice entails the questions whether there is a problem with contemporary political debate and, if so, whether classical liberalism can provide normative guidance with regards to it. Both are interesting in themselves. Classical liberalism unquestionably provides guidance in politics. However, that is not the same as providing guidance in political debate. Debating is something that consenting adults engage in privately. What does classical liberalism have to do with such private matters? And, from a classical…

Timbro

I januari 2016 tänkte jag efter och skrev ned vilka böcker jag hade läst under det föregående året. Jag har därefter flera gånger gått tillbaka till blogginlägget med rubriken “Bokåret 2015: en odyssé” för att hitta boktips eller påminna mig själv om någon detalj i läsningen. Bättre än mitt eget blogginlägg är läsmaskinen Erik Hultgrens med rubriken “Mitt bokår 2015”. Jag har under året som gått följt Eriks råd och fört små anteckningar om alla böcker jag har läst. Här är därför årets bokinlägg: bokåret 2016. Till skillnad från i förra årets inlägg väljer jag i år att endast nämna böcker som jag har läst…

Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift 119(2), 335–337

Tidskrift för politisk filosofi 21(3), 29–36

Tidskrift för politisk filosofi 21(1), 33–43

Licentiatavhandling, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan