Norms & Normativity
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Thanks, You Shouldn’t Have
On the meaning of a gift and the nature of manners.
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It’s Not Just About Forks
On the misrepresentation of social norms in metaethics.
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Varieties of Social Norms
What I learned from my students’ examples of the everyday norms they face.
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Thick Rules in Ice Cream Shops
Models, experts and thick social norms: what Larry David misunderstands about etiquette.
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Normativity as Measuring Up
Tracing the normative problem (and its solution) back to sticks and rulers.
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The Hangman’s Judgement
How a reluctant hangman’s pleas shed light on the difference between moral and social judgements.
