{"product_id":"a-companion-to-applied-philosophy-isbn-9781118869130","title":"A Companion to Applied Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003eApplied philosophy has been a growing area of research for the last 40 years. Until now, however, almost all of this research has been centered around the field of ethics. \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Applied Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e breaks new ground, demonstrating that all areasof philosophy, including epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind, can be applied, and are relevant to questions of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis perennial topic in philosophy provides an overview of these various applied philosophy developments, highlighting similarities and differences between various areas of applied philosophy, and examining the very nature of this topic. It is an area to which many of the towering figures in the history of philosophy have contributed, and this timely Companion demonstrates how various historical contributions are actually contributions within applied philosophy, even if they are not traditionally seen as such.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Companion contains 42 essays covering major areas of philosophy; the articles themselves are all original contributions to the literature and represent the state of the art on this topic, as well as offering a map to the current debates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introductory Articles 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Nature of Applied Philosophy 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKasper Lippert‐Rasmussen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Methodology of Applied Philosophy 18\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Archard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Value of Applied Philosophy 34\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSuzanne Uniacke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Epistemology 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Applied Epistemology 51\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Coady\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Gender and Feminist Epistemology 61\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNancy Daukas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Epistemology of Deliberative Democracy 76\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFabienne Peter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Information Markets 89\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKristoffer Ahlstrom‐Vij\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Epistemology for (Real) People 103\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Bishop and J.D. Trout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Are Conspiracy Theorists Epistemically Vicious? 120\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles R. Pigden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Experts in the Climate Change Debate 133\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBen Almassi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Freedom of Expression, Diversity, and Truth 147\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKlemens Kappel, Bjørn Hallsson, and Emil F.L. Møller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Metaphysics and Philosophy of Language 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Applied Metaphysics 165\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatherine Hawley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Applied Philosophy of Language 180\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmma Borg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Social Ontology and War 196\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSeumas Miller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Metaphysics of Gender 211\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNatalie Stoljar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Existence of the Dead 224\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteven Luper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Freedom of Expression and Derogatory Words 236\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCaroline West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Ethics 253\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Applied Moral Philosophy 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Arneson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Neuroethics and Responsibility 270\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNeil Levy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Non‐ideal Theory 284\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eZofia Stemplowska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Death: Badness and Prudential Reasons 297\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJens Johansson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Law 311\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Applied Political and Legal Philosophy 313\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichelle Madden Dempsey and Matthew Lister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Legal Human Rights Theory 328\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSamantha Besson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Collectivism and Reductivism in the Ethics of War 342\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHelen Frowe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Freedom of Association 356\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKimberley Brownlee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Neuroethics and Criminal Justice 370\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJesper Ryberg and Thomas Søbirk Petersen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Deliberative Democracy 383\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Christiano and Sameer Bajaj\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Tax Ethics: Political and Individual 397\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeoffrey Brennan and George Tsai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Benefiting from Wrongdoing 411\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAvia Pasternak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Freedom of Religion and Expression 424\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLarry Alexander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Philosophy of Science 439\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Applied Philosophy of Social Science: The Case of the Social Construction of Race 441\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIsaac Wiegman and Ron Mallon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Social Constructivism in Social Science and Science Wars 455\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinn Collin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Did Climate Change Cause That? 469\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Corry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Aesthetics 485\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Applied Aesthetics 487\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Davies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Thought Experiments in Aesthetics 501\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaisley Livingston and Mikael Pettersson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Aesthetic Value, Artistic Value, and Morality 514\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrea Sauchelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 The Applied Philosophy of Humor 527\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNoël Carroll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Philosophy of Religion 539\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Applied Philosophy of Religion 541\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eC.A.J. Coady\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Thinking about Reported Miracles 555\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimothy Mcgrew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Religion and Neuroscience 567\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMonima Chadha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX History of Applied Philosophy 583\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Ancient Applied Philosophy 585\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChris Megone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Modern Applied Philosophy: Kant on Theory and Practice 599\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAllen Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 612\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKasper Lippert-Rasmussen\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Political Theory at the University of Aarhus and Professor II in Philosophy at the University of Tromsø. Recent publications include \u003ci\u003eBorn Free and Equal?\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and \u003ci\u003eLuck Egalitarianism\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). He is an associate editor of \u003ci\u003eEthics\u003c\/i\u003e and was Chair of the Society for Applied Philosophy from 2012 to 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Coady\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He has published on many topics in applied epistemology, including expertise, conspiracy theory, rumor, and the blogosphere. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eConspiracy Theories: The Philosophical Debate\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), the author of \u003ci\u003eWhat To Believe Now: Applying Epistemology to Contemporary Issues\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), and the co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Climate Change Debate: An Epistemic and Ethical Enquiry\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). He has also published on metaphysics, philosophyof law, police ethics, the ethics of horror films, and the ethics of cricket.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKimberley Brownlee\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Her research focuses on the ethics of sociability, social rights, social virtues, and freedom of association. 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