TM Scanlon offers a qualified defense of normative cognitivism—the view that there are
irreducibly normative truths about reasons for action. He responds to three familiar objections: …

How do we judge whether an action is morally right or wrong? If an action is wrong, what
reason does that give us not to do it? Why should we give such reasons priority over our other …

… Scanlon. 594 tm scanlon mathematical ones, we have a set of putatively objective beliefs
in which we are inclined to invest a certain degree of confidence and importance. Yet on …

The doctrine of double effect holds that an action that aims at the death of an innocent person,
either as its end or as a means to its end, is always wrong. In particular, it holds that such …

These essays in political philosophy by TM Scanlon, written between 1969 and 1999, examine
the standards by which social and political institutions should be justified and appraised. …

A RGUMENTS in moral philosophy frequently turn on appeals to some standard on the
basis of which the benefits and sacrifices of different people can be compared. In applying …

Persecution for the expression of opinions seems to me perfectly logical. If you have no doubt
of your premises or your power and want a certain result with all your heart you naturally …

I. Introduction Freedom of expression, as a philosophical problem, is an instance of a more
general problem about the nature and status of rights. Rights purport to place limits on what …

Ancient Greek athletics offer us a clear window on many important aspects of ancient culture,
some of which have distinct parallels with modern sports and their place in our society. …

I believe that it is possible within this general theory of morality to explain the significance of
various familiar moral notions such as rights, welfare, and responsibility in a way that …