Category: Philosophy and Law
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The Philosophy of Invading a Beagle Breeding Facility (guest post)
Later this week, at least two philosophers will risk arrest by taking part in the largest-ever open rescue in the history of animal activism.
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When Philosophy Enters the Criminal Court: Black Male Studies as Expert Testimony (guest post)
To what extent should theoretical approaches to understanding the world offered up by the humanities be sensitive to empirical evidence? And how might the…
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Ordinary Language Philosophy in Supreme Court Gun Case (updated)
What is a weapon? That question was the focus of a recent US Supreme Court decision, Bondi v. Vanderstock.
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A Philosopher’s Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee
“If we do not want to slide towards illiberalism, no one should be above the law.”
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Complications: The Ethics of the Killing of a Health Insurance CEO (guest post)
NOTE: The author of this post concludes that the killing of Brian Thompson was wrong. (I’ve added this statement because some people sharing the…
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New Resource: Database of Philosophical Research on Policing (guest post)
Ben Jones (Penn State) and some of his colleagues have launched a Policing, Policy, and Philosophy Initiative.
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Logic and the Law
“‘And’ may be read ‘or,’ and ‘or’ may be read ‘and’ if the sense requires it.”
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A Philosopher Helps A Former Prisoner Dig Deep Into His Experiences, Thoughts, and Art
“I realized I couldn’t be what the officials were expecting of me. You got to put that in your head so they can’t break…
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Speech, Harm, and Mill
I think the current debates about free speech are a good thing, because for far too long there has been much less debate about…
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Supreme Court Rules Civil Rights Law Protects LGBT Workers, Echoing Philosophers’ Brief
The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling this morning in the case of Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, holding that Title VII of…
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Philosophers File Amicus Brief on LGBT Discrimination Cases
This fall, the Supreme Court will be looking at a trio of cases concerning the protection Federal employment discrimination law provides to lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
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Philosophers: Consider Signing Amicus Brief on Insanity Defense
“Does a state’s abolition of the insanity defense comport with fundamental principles of justice and pluralist toleration?” That is the question taken up in…
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Philosophers Appointed To High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence
The European Commission (EC), which proposes and administers European Union (EU) law and policy, has created a new High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence, the aim…
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Judge Cites Philosophers in Decision on Chimpanzee Case
The State of New York Court of Appeals rendered a verdict yesterday in a case involving the question of whether chimpanzees are persons, and in…