A schoolchild should be taught grammar—for the same reason that a medical student should study anatomy
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DOI: 10.1002/ca.23704
Abstract: I think all of our readership will agree with this nearly forgotten quote from White (2006) (Figure 1). Elwyn Brooks White (1899–1985) was born in New York and was a celebrated American author who contributed… read more here.
Keywords: anatomy; schoolchild taught; taught grammar; anatomy schoolchild ... See more keywords
Reason Holism, Individuation, and Embeddedness
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DOI: 10.1007/s10677-018-9948-9
Abstract: The goal of this paper is to promote what I call ‘the embedded thesis’ as a general constraint on how moral reasons behave. Dancy’s reason holism will be used as a foil to illustrate the… read more here.
Keywords: dancy reason; reason; reason holism; individuation ... See more keywords
Public Reason as Highest Law
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DOI: 10.1007/s10982-017-9308-2
Abstract: This essay addresses Rawls’ claim in Political Liberalism that the U.S. Supreme Court would have power to overturn an amendment repealing the First Amendment. I argue that the argument succeeds if one conceives of public… read more here.
Keywords: theory; reason highest; public reason; reason ... See more keywords
Strong Political Liberalism
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DOI: 10.1007/s10982-023-09491-z
Abstract: Public reason liberalism demands that political decisions be publicly justified to the citizens who are subjected to them. Much recent literature emphasises the differences between the two main interpretations of this requirement, justificatory and political… read more here.
Keywords: reason; liberalism; philosophy; strong political ... See more keywords
How and why we reason from is to ought
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-018-02041-4
Abstract: Originally identified by Hume, the validity of is–ought inference is much debated in the meta-ethics literature. Our work shows that inference from is to ought typically proceeds from contextualised, value-laden causal utility conditional, bridging into… read more here.
Keywords: mind; rationality; reason ought; reason ... See more keywords
The weight of truth
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-024-04709-6
Abstract: Belief is said to be subject to a norm of truth. A norm, intuitively, tells us what we ought to or may do. What sort of claim can truth make on us? On one standard… read more here.
Keywords: truth norm; reason; weight truth; truth ... See more keywords
I Would Do Anything for Law (and That’s a Problem): Criminalization, Value, and Motives
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DOI: 10.1007/s11572-019-09520-w
Abstract: It is widely accepted that (1) criminalization creates a prudential reason to refrain from the criminalized conduct in order to avoid punishment, and (2) prudence is the wrong reason to refrain from wrongdoing. According to… read more here.
Keywords: law; reason refrain; refrain wrongdoing; criminalization ... See more keywords
The Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Diverticulitis Outcomes: Another Reason to Lose Weight
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DOI: 10.1007/s11695-022-06026-8
Abstract: We have read with great interest the original work by Patel et al., who, using the US Nationwide Readmissions Database, assessed both clinical outcomes and recurrence of diverticulitis after bariatric surgery [1]. The authors included… read more here.
Keywords: bariatric surgery; surgery; severe obesity; reason ... See more keywords
Burden of care is the primary reason why insured women terminate in vitro fertilization treatment.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.02.130
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To study the reason(s) why insured patients discontinue in vitro fertilization (IVF) before achieving a live birth. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Private academically affiliated infertility center. PATIENT(S) A total of 893 insured women who had… read more here.
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Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Complications in Hospitalized Cats: An Observational Pilot Study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tcam.2020.100456
Abstract: OBJECTIVES There is little information about complications associated with peripheral catheter use in cats. The primary objective of this study was to determine the main reason for catheter removal in cats hospitalized in the Intensive… read more here.
Keywords: peripheral intravenous; catheter; removal; intensive care ... See more keywords
Knowing Yourself and Being Worth Knowing
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DOI: 10.1017/apa.2018.19
Abstract: Abstract Philosophers have often understood self-knowledge's value in instrumentalist terms. Self-knowledge may be valuable as a means to moral self-improvement and self-satisfaction, while its absence can lead to viciousness and frustration. These explanations, while compelling,… read more here.
Keywords: self knowledge; worth knowing; value; reason ... See more keywords