ETHICS journal

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

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

Ethics | Vol 136, No 1

The October 2025 issue of ETHICS is now available on the University of Chicago Press site www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/et/2025/... #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Joyce, Richard. Morality: From Error to Fiction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 256. $100.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

Morality: From Error to Fiction by Richard Joyce gets an ETHICS review by Christopher Cowie at doi.org/10.1086/735378 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Hazlett, Allan. The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 192. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

Daniel Drucker reviews Allan Hazlett’s The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735384 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Dennis Klimchuk reviews Christopher Essert’s Property Law in the Society of Equals for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735376 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Boult, Cameron. Epistemic Blame: The Nature and Norms of Epistemic Relationships. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 240. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

Sebastian Schmidt reviews Cameron Boult’s Epistemic Blame: The Nature and Norms of Epistemic Relationships for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735381 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Benson, Jonathan. Intelligent Democracy: Answering the New Democratic Scepticism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 272. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

Should we prefer democracy over alternative social orders? Jonathan Benson’s Intelligent Democracy: Answering the New Democratic Scepticism gets an ETHICS review from Kai Spiekermann at doi.org/10.1086/735380 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Beaver, David, and Stanley, Jason. The Politics of Language. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2023. Pp. 520. $39.95 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

“a whole new set of conceptual tools to start rebuilding the philosophy of language” – Bianca Cepollaro reviews David Beaver and Jason Stanley’s The Politics of Language for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735382 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Abramson, Kate. On Gaslighting. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2024. Pp. 232. $24.95 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

The specifics of gaslighting and its serious consequences: Quill R Kukla reviews Kate Abramson’s On Gaslighting for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735391 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

A.S. Arridge discusses Thomas Schmidt’s previous ETHIC article, “The Balancing View of Ought” with How Should We Understand the Balancing View of Ought? at doi.org/10.1086/735392 philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Katie Zhou explores the hopes and costs of gender avowal in Gender, Gender Expression, and the Dilemma of the Body, a free ETHICS article at doi.org/10.1086/735387 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

By the Devil’s Own Lights* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4 Citing the basis on which an agent acts explains her acting in a distinctive way: it brings the action within the purview of rational agency. Many have appealed to the guise of the good thesis to secu...

By the Devil’s Own Lights, rejecting the guise of the good but retaining the rational intelligibility underpinning of basing explanation, by Christopher Blake-Turner at doi.org/10.1086/735388 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Derk Pereboom reviews Carolina Sartorio’s Causalism: Unifying Action and Free Action for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735390 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

“the blameworthy artist is responsible in just the same way that the blameworthy thief is.” Maximilian Kiener reviews Matt King’s Simply Responsible: Basic Blame, Scant Praise, and Minimal Agency for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735393 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy

Morality: From Error to Fiction by Richard Joyce gets an ETHICS review by Christopher Cowie at doi.org/10.1086/735378 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Please join in The PEASoup Blog, on Gender, Gender Expression, and the Dilemma of the Body, a free article by Katie Zhou at doi.org/10.1086/735387 with a précis by Cressida Heyes peasoupblog.com/2025/07/gend... #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Hazlett, Allan. The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 192. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

Daniel Drucker reviews Allan Hazlett’s The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735384 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Please join in The PEASoup Blog, on Gender, Gender Expression, and the Dilemma of the Body, a free article by Katie Zhou at doi.org/10.1086/735387 with a précis by Cressida Heyes peasoupblog.com/2025/07/gend... #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Starting Tomorrow: 7/30/25: The ETHICS/PEASoup Blog Discussion, July 30, on Gender, Gender Expression, and the Dilemma of the Body, a free article by Katie Zhou at doi.org/10.1086/735387 with a précis by Cressida Heyes peasoupblog.com/2025/07/gend... #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil

Essert, Christopher. Property Law in the Society of Equals. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2024. Pp. 248. $110.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

Dennis Klimchuk reviews Christopher Essert’s Property Law in the Society of Equals for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735376 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Boult, Cameron. Epistemic Blame: The Nature and Norms of Epistemic Relationships. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 240. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

Sebastian Schmidt reviews Cameron Boult’s Epistemic Blame: The Nature and Norms of Epistemic Relationships for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735381 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

The upcoming ETHICS/PEASoup Blog Discussion, July 30-31, on Gender, Gender Expression, and the Dilemma of the Body, a free article by Katie Zhou at doi.org/10.1086/735387 with a précis by Cressida Heyes peasoupblog.com/2025/07/gend... #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy

Benson, Jonathan. Intelligent Democracy: Answering the New Democratic Scepticism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 272. $90.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

Should we prefer democracy over alternative social orders? Jonathan Benson’s Intelligent Democracy: Answering the New Democratic Scepticism gets an ETHICS review from Kai Spiekermann at doi.org/10.1086/735380 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Beaver, David, and Stanley, Jason. The Politics of Language. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2023. Pp. 520. $39.95 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

“a whole new set of conceptual tools to start rebuilding the philosophy of language” – Bianca Cepollaro reviews David Beaver and Jason Stanley’s The Politics of Language for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735382 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

The specifics of gaslighting and its serious consequences: Quill R Kukla reviews Kate Abramson’s On Gaslighting for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/735391 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

None Above or Below* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4

The politics of hierarchy and inferiority in the ETHICS Review Essay None Above or Below by Alex Guerrero on Niko Kolodny’s “The Pecking Order: Social Hierarchy as a Philosophical Problem” at doi.org/10.1086/735385 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Feeling Free* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4 Jonathan Gingerich uses examples from literature and song to introduce a kind of freedom he calls “spontaneous freedom.” He argues that spontaneous freedom is central to our ordinary talk of freedom b...

Is “Spontaneous Freedom” as described by Jonathan Gingerich in the ETHICS article the “standard kind of freedom”? Daniel Morgan discusses in Feeling Free at doi.org/10.1086/735379 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy

Rage against the Machine* | Ethics: Vol 135, No 4 David Estlund has recently asked how structural injustice can warrant resentment and indignation, given that it cannot fully be traced to culpable conduct. This article answers Estlund’s question. I p...

Rage Against the Machine, wherein Stephanie Collins discusses structural injustice as examined by David Estlund in the ETHICS article, “What’s Unjust about Structural Injustice?” Discussion at doi.org/10.1086/735394 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy