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How moral philosophers can help society

What can moral philosophers do to help contribute to social and policy questions?

Authors

Dr Kian Mintz=Woo

Year
2026
Category
Journal Article
Full Citation

Mintz-Woo, Kian. How moral philosophers can help society. Synthese 206, article 294 (2025). 

Link to Publication
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-025-05382-

Abstract

This work tackles this question in both a blog post ( https://justice-everywhere.org/general/choose-your-own-philosophical-policy-role/ ) and an academic article. The defended position is "convergent evaluation": laying out the philosophical positions, mapping those to policy options using valid arguments and indicating the strengths and weaknesses of those positions--without any special role for the philosopher's own view!

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