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    Extending the Is-ought Problem to Top-down Artificial Moral Agents.Robert James M. Boyles - 2022 - Symposion: Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences 9 (2):171–189.
    This paper further cashes out the notion that particular types of intelligent systems are susceptible to the is-ought problem, which espouses the thesis that no evaluative conclusions may be inferred from factual premises alone. Specifically, it focuses on top-down artificial moral agents, providing ancillary support to the view that these kinds of artifacts are not capable of producing genuine moral judgements. Such is the case given that machines built via the classical programming approach are always composed of two parts, namely: (...)
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    The Private Language Argument: Another Footnote to Plato?Arnold Cusmariu - 2022 - Symposion: Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences 9 (2):191-222.
    A valid and arguably sound private language argument is built using premises based on Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations augmented by familiar analytic distinctions and concepts of logic. The private language problem and the solution presented here can be plausibly traced to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. Both literatures missed the connection.
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    Sen and Žižek on the One-dimensional View of Pathological Subjective Violence.Marlon Jesspher De Vera - 2022 - Symposion: Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences 9 (2):223-231.
    This paper presents an argument synthesized from the works of Sen and Žižek on how the one-dimensional view of pathological subjective violence is a mystification of the idea of violence. First, the paper provides an elaboration of the concept of objective violence as opposed to (but nonetheless still in relation to) subjective violence. Second, the paper follows with a discussion of the dialectics of the colonized mind as an example of how the objective violence of past colonialism is linked to (...)
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    Should the State Teach Ethics? A Schematism.Landon Frim - 2022 - Symposion: Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences 9 (2):233-259.
    Should the state teach ethics? There is widespread disagreement on whether (and how) secular states should be in the business of promoting a particular moral viewpoint. This article attempts to schematize, and evaluate, these stances. It does so by posing three, simple questions: (1) Should the state explicitly promote certain ethical values over others? (2) Should the state have ultimate justifications for the values it promotes? (3) Should the state compel its citizens to accept these ultimate justifications? Logically, each question (...)
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    The Social Ontology of Alain Badiou’s Being and Event.Min Seong Kim - 2022 - Symposion: Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences 9 (2):261-277.
    The innovation of Alain Badiou’s theory of change, which has attracted a great amount of attention from scholars working in disciplines across humanities, social sciences, and art over the past two decades, cannot be appreciated independently of the account of situations prior to an event’s irruption, namely, the order of being that is conceived using modern set theory in his treatise on general ontology. Retracing the meticulous systematicity with which pre-evental situations are conceived in Being and Event, this paper offers (...)
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    “A Superior Anthropological Perspective.” On Kant’s Anthropo-cosmological Conception of Ideal.Fernando Silva - 2022 - Symposion: Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences 9 (2):279-298.
    The topic of the ideal, that is, the topic of the possible or impossible human attainment of the absolute is ascribed divergent treatments throughout Kant’s work. Namely, it is either promptly accepted as possible by the critical Kant, and seen as something attainable by a means other than an infinite approximation (which would indeed imply a violation of autonomy, but denies the genuineness of the ideal), or it is rejected as impossible by the non-critical Kant, that is, it is seen (...)
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    The Stoic Sage Does not Err: An Error?Scott Aikin - 2022 - Symposion: Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences 9 (1):69-82.
    The Stoics held that the wise person does not err. This thesis was widely criticized in the ancient world and runs afoul of contemporary fallibilist views in epistemology. Was this view itself an error? On one line, the view can be modified to accommodate many of the critical lines against it. Some of these lines of modification are consistent with traditional Stoic value theory. However, others require larger modifications to Stoic axiology. A version of the no errors thesis emerges as (...)
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    Introduction.Scott Aikin & William O. Stephens - 2022 - Symposion: Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences 9 (1):7-10.
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    Stoic Minimalism: ‘Just Enough Stoicism’ for Modern Practitioners.Chuck Chakrapani - 2022 - Symposion: Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences 9 (1):11-29.
    Stoic Minimalism may be described as ‘just enough Stoicism.’ Just enough for what? Just enough to lead the good life. Just enough to cope with the stress of modern life. Just enough to not be rattled by the constant changes that characterize the times we live in. Just enough to be resilient in the face of misfortune. Just enough to have the freedom to reject unproven or unprovable concepts. In essence, Stoic Minimalism is an attempt to retain whatever is valuable (...)
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    Stoic Ethical Theory: How Much Is Enough?Christopher Gill - 2022 - Symposion: Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences 9 (1):31-49.
    How much theory is enough for a complete account of ancient Stoic ethics and for modern life-guidance? Stoic ethics was presented either purely in its own terms or combined with the idea of human or universal nature. Although the combination of ethical theory with human and universal nature provides the most complete account, each of these modes of presentation was regarded as valid and can provide modern life-guidance.
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    The Promises and Problems of Two Stoic Big Tents.Alyssa Lowery - 2022 - Symposion: Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences 9 (1):143-156.
    Stoicism’s tremendous recent popularity provides an opportunity to update the tradition for a contemporary audience. In this paper, I review one such update: Stoicism’s conception as a ‘big tent,’ first as depicted by two prominent figures in contemporary Stoicism – Ryan Holiday and Massimo Pigliucci – then how it fares in light of two challenges, Stoic Resignation and Stoic Reductionism. I conclude by arguing for a self-determination that emphasizes Stoic ethical commitments and attends to its social features, even at the (...)
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    Prohairesis and a Stoic-Inspired Feminist Autonomy.Emily McGill - 2022 - Symposion: Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences 9 (1):83-104.
    The idea that the ancient Stoics are feminists is relatively common. Even those critical of this position acknowledge that certain features of Stoicism render the philosophical program appropriate for a feminist reimagining. Yet less attention has been paid to developing a positive theory of Stoic feminism. I begin this task by outlining Stoic insights for a feminist conception of personal autonomy. I argue that, present in the Stoic doctrine of prohairesis, we find a dual conception of personal autonomy according to (...)
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    Stoic Conservatism.Tristan J. Rogers - 2022 - Symposion: Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences 9 (1):125-141.
    What might a Stoic approach to politics look like? David Goodhart aptly describes the political divide pervading Western societies in terms of the ‘somewheres,’ who are communitarian, rooted in particular places, and resistant to social and political change, versus the ‘anywheres,’ who are cosmopolitan, mobile, and enthusiastic embracers of change. Stoicism recognizes a similar distinction. This paper defends a conservative interpretation of Stoic politics. According to ‘Stoic conservatism,’ cosmopolitanism is an ethical ideal through which we perform the obligations assigned by (...)
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  14. Stoicism and Food Ethics.William O. Stephens - 2022 - Symposion: Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences 9 (1):105-124.
    The norms of simplicity, convenience, unfussiness, and self-control guide Diogenes the Cynic, Zeno of Citium, Chrysippus, Seneca, Musonius Rufus, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius in approaching food. These norms generate the precept that meat and dainties are luxuries, so Stoics should eschew them. Considerations of justice, environmental harm, anthropogenic global climate change, sustainability, food security, feminism, harm to animals, personal health, and public health lead contemporary Stoics to condemn the meat industrial complex, debunk carnism, and select low input, plant-based foods.
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    The Environmental Battle Hymn of the Stoic God.Kai Whiting, Aldo Dinucci, Edward Simpson & Leonidas Konstantakos - 2022 - Symposion: Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences 9 (1):51-68.
    In Stoic theology, the universe constitutes a living organism. Humankind has often had a detrimental impact on planetary health. We propose that the Stoic call to live according to Nature, where God and Nature are one and the same, provides a philosophical basis for re-addressing environmental degradation. We discuss the value of the logocentric framework and aligning oneself with Divine will and natural law in order that living beings can thrive.
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