ETHICS journal

Fraser, Chris. Zhuāngzǐ: Ways of Wandering the Way. Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 224. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 136, No 2

David B. Wong reviews Chris Fraser’s “Zhuāngzǐ: Ways of Wandering the Way” for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/738313 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Dougherty, Tom. Consent Under Duress. Oxford University Press, 2025. Pp. 208. $100.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 136, No 2

Scott A. Anderson reviews Tom Dougherty’s “Consent Under Duress” for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/738306 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Cornell, Nicolas. Wrongs and Rights Come Apart. Harvard University Press, 2025. Pp. 304. $49.95 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 136, No 2

Brendan de Kenessey reviews Nicolas Cornell’s “Wrongs and Rights Come Apart” for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/738305 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Chris Bousquet and Tyler Colby Re review Elizabeth Anderson’s “Hijacked: How Neoliberalism Turned the Work Ethic Against Workers and How Workers Can Take It Back” for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/738304 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Does the Same Theory of Welfare Apply to All Welfare Subjects?* | Ethics: Vol 136, No 2 Does the same theory of welfare apply to all welfare subjects? In a recent article, Eden Lin argues that it does. Here, I present a set of objections to Lin’s arguments and defend the opposing view. A...

Michal Masny discusses Eden Lin’s “Welfare Invariabilism” in the ETHICS Discussion, “Does the Same Theory of Welfare Apply to All Welfare Subjects? at doi.org/10.1086/738318 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Acts simultaneously required – and wrong. Can blame be placed? Margaret Shea explores in “Blameworthy Required Acts and Deontic Status Tracing” at doi.org/10.1086/738311 philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Persons, Authority, and Advance Directives* | Ethics: Vol 136, No 2 I aim to clarify the moral authority of an advance directive that pertains to one’s later dementia-afflicted self. I develop the principle of Unity-Relative Autonomy, according to which the basis of s...

Theodore Naylor explores bodily autonomy, sovereignty, and decision-making authority for the aging person in “Persons, Authority, and Advance Directives” at doi.org/10.1086/738303 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

What We May Expect of Each Other* | Ethics: Vol 136, No 2 In this article, I present an informative account of moral obligations in terms of reasons and show how it can be put to use to solve some pressing problems in moral philosophy. The core idea is that ...

“What We May Expect of Each Other” by Benjamin Kiesewetter at doi.org/10.1086/738316 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

A Dilemma for Expressive Arguments Against Markets* | Ethics: Vol 136, No 2 An expressive (or semiotic) argument holds that some social practice is objectionable because it has an objectionable meaning or is required in order to express something valuable. Such arguments have...

ETHICS Free Article: “A Dilemma for Expressive Arguments Against Markets” - Julian David Jonker asks “Are there any viable expressive arguments in ethics in general and about markets in particular?” at: doi.org/10.1086/738309 philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

The Size of the Universe Against Robust Realism* | Ethics: Vol 136, No 2 Does the vast and empty universe have metaethical upshots, perhaps supporting metaethical nihilism or at least counting against robust moral realism? Philosophers have not been kind to this cliché, an...

What does our small corner of an expansive universe have to say about robust realism? Luke Elson explores in “The Size of the Universe Against Robust Realism” at doi.org/10.1086/738320 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Sin, Tyranny, and the Metaphysics of Money* | Ethics: Vol 136, No 2 It is commonly assumed that states pay for goods and services with money collected through taxation. Taxation is coercive, and according to political liberals, the use of funds acquired through taxati...

Must states use money collected through taxation to pay for goods and services, or is there another way? “Sin, Tyranny, and the Metaphysics of Money” by David Birks and Ian Carroll
at: doi.org/10.1086/738317 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Ethics | Vol 136, No 2

The January 2026 issue of ETHICS is now available on the University of Chicago Press site www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/et/2026/... #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Unequal Risks of Mistaken Conviction Are Unavoidable: Why Profile Evidence Is Not Uniquely Unfair* | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1 Di Bello and O’Neil argue that innocent defendants in criminal trials have a right to not be exposed to a greater risk of false conviction than other innocent defendants facing similar charges. They a...

An ETHICS Discussion on Marcello Di Bello and Collin O’Neil’s, “Profile Evidence, Fairness, and the Risks of Mistaken Convictions” by Nevin Climenhaga “Unequal Risks of Mistaken Conviction Are Unavoidable: Why Profile Evidence Is Not Uniquely Unfair” at doi.org/10.1086/736739 #philsky

The Aim of Practical Reasoning* | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1 What are we trying to figure out when we are trying to figure out what to do? My view is that there must be some substantive answer to this question: practical reasoning must be directed at some subst...

What are we trying to figure out when we are trying to figure out what to do? Matthew Silverstein answer in The Aim of Practical Reasoning at doi.org/10.1086/736747 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Feasibility: Superfluous or Moralized* | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1 Recent analytical political theory has sought to develop a conceptual analysis of feasibility for the purpose of specifying the “ought implies can” principle. Two central premises of this debate are (...

Is feasibility relevant to our deliberations? Hallvard Sandven explores in Feasibility: Superfluous or Moralized at doi.org/10.1086/736744 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

The Constitutive Inheritance Account of the Ethical Significance of Belief* | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1 On the “Isolation Account” of belief’s ethical significance, our beliefs can be noninstrumentally ethically significant independently of their epistemic status and in isolation from other attitudes or...

Do our beliefs about others gain ethical significance from other attitudes? Z Quanbeck argues for in The Constitutive Inheritance Account of the Ethical Significance of Belief at doi.org/10.1086/736735 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

You’ve Changed!* | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1 According to the Quality Theory, reasons to love are properties of the beloved. By contrast, according to the Relationship Theory, love is justified by features of a relationship with the beloved. Ins...

Capturing our changing perspectives on love: David North’s You’ve Changed! at doi.org/10.1086/736730 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Discrimination, Noncomplicity, and Reasons That Mask Disdain* | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1 Some people seek exemptions from discrimination laws to avoid complicity with acts they view as immoral. Noncomplicity is a valuable part of living with integrity—conforming actions to one’s values. A...

Exploring conflicts between discrimination and noncomplicity: Scott Altman’s Discrimination, Noncomplicity, and Reasons That Mask Disdain free at doi.org/10.1086/736746 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Our AI Policy has now been posted: www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/et/...

The ETHICS annual editorial from Douglas W. Portmore, discussing quicker decision times and coming guidelines for AI use at the journal, free at: doi.org/10.1086/736441 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Zack, Naomi. Intersectionality: A Philosophical Framework. Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 200. $30.99 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1

Hilkje Charlotte Hänel reviews Naomi Zack’s “Intersectionality: A Philosophical Framework” for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/736745 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Wendel, W. Bradley. Canceling Lawyers: Case Studies of Accountability, Toleration, and Regret. Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 304. $40.99 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1

Robert C. Hughes reviews W. Bradley Wendel’s “Canceling Lawyers: Case Studies of Accountability, Toleration, and Regret” for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/736737 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Laura Silva reviews Krista K. Thomason’s “Dancing with the Devil: Why Bad Feelings Make Life Good” for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/736732 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Schouten, Gina. The Anatomy of Justice: On the Shape, Substance, and Power of Liberal Egalitarianism. Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 240. $100.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1

Collis Tahzib reviews Gina Schouten’s “The Anatomy of Justice: On the Shape, Substance, and Power of Liberal Egalitarianism” for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/736748 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Rogers, Melvin L. The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought. Princeton University Press, 2023. Pp. 400. $35.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1

Kimberly Ann Harris reviews Melvin L. Rogers’s “The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought” for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/736738 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Nili, Shmuel. Philosophizing the Indefensible: Strategic Political Theory. Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 224. $105.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1

Enzo Rossi reviews Shmuel Nili’s “Philosophizing the Indefensible: Strategic Political Theory” for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/736740 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

McQueen, Paddy. Regret. Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 296. $95.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1

Jake Wojtowicz reviews Paddy McQueen’s “Regret” for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/736734 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Kukathas, Chandran. Immigration and Freedom. Princeton University Press, 2021. Pp. 384. $39.95 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1

Michael Blake reviews Chandran Kukathas’s “Immigration and Freedom” for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/736736 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Frowe, Helen, and Matravers, Derek. Stones and Lives: The Ethics of Protecting Heritage in War. Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 208. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1

Cécile Fabre reviews Helen Frowe and Derek Matravers’s “Stones and Lives: The Ethics of Protecting Heritage in War” for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/736741 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Dorfman, Avihay, and Harel, Alon. Reclaiming the Public. Cambridge University Press, 2024. Pp. 208. $39.99 (paper). | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1

Nikolas Kirby reviews Avihay Dorfman and Alon Harel’s “Reclaiming the Public” for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/736733 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy