Bernard Williams, Republicanism, and the Liberalism of Fear
(2011)
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Brooks, T. (2011). Bernard Williams, Republicanism, and the Liberalism of Fear. Theoretical and Applied Ethics, 1(3), 57-60
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Respect for Nature: The Capabilities Approach (2011)
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Brooks, T. (2011). Respect for Nature: The Capabilities Approach. Ethics, Policy & Environment, 14(2), 143-146. https://doi.org/10.1080/21550085.2011.578363In ‘Respect for everything,’ David Schmidtz offers powerful arguments in favour of a respect for nature over species egalitarianism (Schmidtz, this issue, pp. 127–138). While I accept much of his account, I argue that his understanding of respect may... Read More about Respect for Nature: The Capabilities Approach.
Autonomy, Freedom, and Punishment (2011)
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Brooks, T. (2011). Autonomy, Freedom, and Punishment
Rethinking Remedial Responsibilities (2011)
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Brooks, T. (2011). Rethinking Remedial Responsibilities. Ethics and Global Politics, 4(3), 195-202. https://doi.org/10.3402/egp.v4i3.7140How should we determine which nations have a responsibility to remedy suffering elsewhere? The problem is pressing because, following David Miller, ‘[it] is morally intolerable if (remediable) suffering and deprivation are allowed to continue . . . w... Read More about Rethinking Remedial Responsibilities.
Punishment: Political, not Moral (2011)
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Brooks, T. (2011). Punishment: Political, not Moral. New Criminal Law Review: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal, 14(3), 427-438
Is Bradley a Retributivist? (2011)
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Brooks, T. (2011). Is Bradley a Retributivist?. History of Political Thought, 32(1), 83-95Perhaps the least controversial area of F.H. Bradley's writings relates to his views on punishment. Commentators universally recognize Bradley's theory of punishment as a retributivist theory of punishment. This article challenges the received wisdom... Read More about Is Bradley a Retributivist?.
Justifying Terrorism (2010)
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Brooks, T. (2010). Justifying Terrorism. Public Affairs Quarterly, 24(3), 189-195Virginia Held's recent How Terrorism Is Wrong offers us any number of important contributions to how we think about terrorist violence. My discussion will focus on only one of these contributions, namely, how terrorism may be justified. This justific... Read More about Justifying Terrorism.
The View from the Journal of Moral Philosophy. (2010)
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Brooks, T. (2010). The View from the Journal of Moral Philosophy. APA newsletters, 10(1), 16-17Let me begin with my most sincere thanks to the APA Committee on the Status of Women for the kind invitation to speak on this important panel. While I believe that the Journal of Moral Philosophy (henceforth, JMP) has a welcome record, I seek only to... Read More about The View from the Journal of Moral Philosophy..
A Critique of Pragmatism and Deliberative Democracy (2009)
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Brooks, T. (2009). A Critique of Pragmatism and Deliberative Democracy. Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society, 45(1), 50-54Robert B. Talisse's A Pragmatist Philosophy of Democracy is a genuine tour de force. His aim is both to defend a particular view of pragmatism originating with the work of Charles Sanders Peirce and, at the same time, argue in favour of a new view of... Read More about A Critique of Pragmatism and Deliberative Democracy.
D. Miller et "Distributing Responsibilities". (2009)
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Brooks, T. (2009). D. Miller et "Distributing Responsibilities". Archives de philosophie du droit, 52, 381-386D. Miller considère que sa théorie de la connexion peut se révéler précieuse en soulignant la complexité de l’attribution de la responsabilité réparatrice afin de soulager la misère du monde. L’auteur apprécie à sa juste valeur cette exploration des... Read More about D. Miller et "Distributing Responsibilities"..
The Problem with Polygamy (2009)
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Brooks, T. (2009). The Problem with Polygamy. Philosophical Topics, 37(2), 109-122. https://doi.org/10.5840/philtopics20093727Polygamy is a hotly contested practice and open to widespread misunderstandings. This practice is defined as a relationship between either one husband and multiple wives or one wife and multiple husbands. Today, “polygamy” almost exclusively takes th... Read More about The Problem with Polygamy.
Punishment and Reincarnation (2008)
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Brooks, T. (2008). Punishment and Reincarnation. Journal of Indian Philosophy and Religion, 13, 21-38
Bringing the Republic to Life: Teaching Plato's The Republic to First-Year Students (2008)
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Brooks, T. (2008). Bringing the Republic to Life: Teaching Plato's The Republic to First-Year Students. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 3(3), 211-221. https://doi.org/10.1177/1746197908090079I have taught Plato's Republic for several years although seminars on this text can be difficult and pose certain challenges, most especially with first year students new to university: the ancient Greeks seem a long way from the technocratic society... Read More about Bringing the Republic to Life: Teaching Plato's The Republic to First-Year Students.
Was Green a Utilitarian in Practice? (2008)
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Brooks, T. (2008). Was Green a Utilitarian in Practice?. Collingwood and British Idealism Studies, 14(1), 5-15Was Thomas Hill Green a Millian utilitarian in practice? Controversially, David Weinstein claims that he was. This paper examines the theories of crime and punishment held by Green and John Stuart Mill. I argue that this special focus raises new and... Read More about Was Green a Utilitarian in Practice?.
Shame on You, Shame on Me? Nussbaum on Shame Punishment (2008)
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Brooks, T. (2008). Shame on You, Shame on Me? Nussbaum on Shame Punishment. Journal of Applied Philosophy, 25(4), 322-334. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5930.2008.00403.xShame punishments have become an increasingly popular alternative to traditional punishments, often taking the form of convicted criminals holding signs or sweeping streets with a toothbrush. In her Hiding from Humanity, Martha Nussbaum argues agains... Read More about Shame on You, Shame on Me? Nussbaum on Shame Punishment.
A Two-Tiered Reparations Theory: A Reply to Wenar (2008)
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Brooks, T. (2008). A Two-Tiered Reparations Theory: A Reply to Wenar. Journal of Social Philosophy, 39(4), 666-669. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9833.2008.00449.xIn his recent article “Reparations for the Future” that appeared in this Journal, Leif Wenar argues for a theory of reparations that is forward-looking and not backward-looking. I will begin by presenting Wenar's account. I will argue contra Wenar th... Read More about A Two-Tiered Reparations Theory: A Reply to Wenar.
Rethinking Punishment (2007)
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Brooks, T. (2007). Rethinking Punishment. International Journal of Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law, 1, 27-34
The Fall Paradox (2007)
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Brooks, T. (2007). The Fall Paradox. Philosophy and Theology, 19(1-2), 3-5. https://doi.org/10.5840/philtheol2007191/21In the Garden of Eden, the serpent convinces Eve to eat fruit from the Tree of Conscience, which she does and shares with Adam. Adam and Eve act in contravention to God’s orders against eating fruit from the tree. Traditional interpretations have sug... Read More about The Fall Paradox.
Equality and Democracy: The Problem of Minimal Competency (2007)
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Brooks, T. (2007). Equality and Democracy: The Problem of Minimal Competency. Ethical Perspectives, 14(1), 3-12. https://doi.org/10.2143/ep.14.1.2021809Thomas Christiano defends the intrinsic justice of democracy grounded in the principle of equal consideration of interests. Each citizen is entitled to a single vote, equal in weight to all other citizens. The problem with this picture is that all ci... Read More about Equality and Democracy: The Problem of Minimal Competency.
No Rubber Stamp: Hegel's Constitutional Monarch (2007)
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Brooks, T. (2007). No Rubber Stamp: Hegel's Constitutional Monarch. History of Political Thought, 28(1), 91-119Perhaps one of the most controversial aspects of Hegel's Philosophy of Right for contemporary interpreters is its discussion of the constitutional monarch. This is true despite the general agreement amongst virtually all interpreters that Hegel's mon... Read More about No Rubber Stamp: Hegel's Constitutional Monarch.