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Words (2024)
Book Chapter
Miller, J. (in press). Words. In Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Linguistics. Oxford University Press

Ordinary speakers seem to have a good grasp on how to answer the question ‘what are words?’. Words are the things that are printed on this page, or are the things that are appearing on your computer screen. Words are the things that we use to speak a... Read More about Words.

Kant and Overdemandingness I: The Demandingness of Imperfect Duties (2024)
Journal Article
Saunders, J., Slater, J., & Sticker, M. (2024). Kant and Overdemandingness I: The Demandingness of Imperfect Duties. Philosophy Compass, 19(6), Article e12998. https://doi.org/10.1111/phc3.12998

The Overdemandingness Objection maintains that an ethical theory or principle that demands too much should be rejected, or at least moderated. Traditionally, overdemandingness is considered primarily a problem for consequentialist ethical theories. R... Read More about Kant and Overdemandingness I: The Demandingness of Imperfect Duties.

Vera Keller, The Interlopers: Early Stuart Projects and the Undisciplining of Knowledge Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023. Pp. 368. ISBN 978-1-4214-4592-2. $60.00 (hardcover). (2024)
Journal Article
Rossetter, T. (2025). Vera Keller, The Interlopers: Early Stuart Projects and the Undisciplining of Knowledge Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023. Pp. 368. ISBN 978-1-4214-4592-2. $60.00 (hardcover). British Journal for the History of Science, 58(1), 145-146. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007087424000657

The Conceptualisation of Penal Populism: Dispelling Misunderstandings (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hu, J. (2024, May). The Conceptualisation of Penal Populism: Dispelling Misunderstandings. Paper presented at 24th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, Edinburgh

This presentation examines the concept of penal populism and its impact on criminal law and policymaking. Penal populism refers to the social trend where there is radical support for harsher punishments for criminals, prioritising community and victi... Read More about The Conceptualisation of Penal Populism: Dispelling Misunderstandings.

Defeating the Evil-God Challenge: In Defence of God’s Goodness (2024)
Book
Symes, J. (2024). Defeating the Evil-God Challenge: In Defence of God’s Goodness. Bloomsbury. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350419315

The evil-god challenge is one of the most popular topics in contemporary philosophy of religion. In this landmark text, Jack Symes offers the most detailed examination of the challenge to date. Exploring the nature of god through the leading schools... Read More about Defeating the Evil-God Challenge: In Defence of God’s Goodness.

Environmental Materialities and the History of Pandemics. (2024)
Journal Article
Webster, E. (2024). Environmental Materialities and the History of Pandemics. Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, 79(4), 363–379. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhmas/jrae007

Over the last several decades, a growing group of environmental and medical historians have argued that engagement with the materiality of disease is critical to eroding the false boundaries between environment and health, and especially to the histo... Read More about Environmental Materialities and the History of Pandemics..