T. M. Scanlon
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T. M. Scanlon is an American moral philosopher best known for his contractualist theory of morality, especially as developed in his influential book "What We Owe to Each Other."
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| T. M. Scanlon canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ moral philosopher ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | Anglo-American moral philosophy ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1940-06-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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University of Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford University
Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer | Harvard University ⓘ |
| familyName | Scanlon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contractualism
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metaethics ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ normative ethics ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| fullName | Thomas Michael Scanlon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Stuart Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary moral philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Rawls
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Kantian ethics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
distributive justice
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moral responsibility ⓘ reasons and value ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| notableConcept | reasonable rejectability standard for moral principles ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
buck-passing account of value
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morality as what we owe to each other ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Being Realistic About Reasons
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Moral Dimensions: Permissibility, Meaning, Blame NERFINISHED ⓘ The Difficulty of Tolerance NERFINISHED ⓘ What We Owe to Each Other NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | professor of philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
analytic philosophy
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contractualism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy, and Civil Polity at Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retirementStatus | professor emeritus at Harvard University ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Harvard University
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Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theorized | contractualist theory of morality ⓘ |
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