CURRICULUM VITAE

David Copp

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Reviews

Review of Philosophy, Morality and International Affairs, edited by V. Held, S. Morgenbesser, and T. Nagel, in The Philosophical Review, Vol 85, No 2 (April, 1976), pp 241-242.

Review of Satisfaction of Interest and the Concept of Morality, by Steven A. Smith, in The Philosophical Review, Vol 86, No 1 (January, 1977), pp 112-114.

Review of On Human Conduct, by Michael Oakeshott, in The Philosophical Review, Vol 86, No 2 (April, 1977), pp235-238.

Review of Moral Reasoning and Truth, by Thomas D. Perry, in The Philosophical Review, Vol 87, No 3 (July, 1978), pp 460-463.

Review of On Justice, by J.R. Lucas, in The Philosophical Review, Vol 92, No 3 (July, 1983), pp 436-438.

Review of Utilitarianism and Cooperation, by Donald H. Regan, in The Philosophical Review, Vol 92, No 4 (October, 1983), pp617-622.

Review of Collective and Corporate Responsibility, by Peter A. French, in Ethics, Vol 96, No 3 (April, 1986), pp636-638.

Review of Rights and Goods: Justifying Social Action by Virginia Held, in The Philosophical Review, Vol 97, No 3 (July, 1988), pp 430-432. 

Review of Morals by Agreement by David Gauthier, in The Philosophical Review, Vol 98, No 3 (July, 1989), pp 411-414.

Review of Moral Reasons by Jonathan Dancy, in Philosophical Books, Vol 35, No 3 (july, 1994), pp 197-199.

Review of Moral Differences: Truth, Justice and Conscience in a World of Conflict, by Richard W. Miller, in The Philosophical Review, Vol 103, No 4 (October, 1994), pp. 723-726.

Review of Balance and Refinement: Beyond Coherence Methods of Moral Inquiry by Michael R. DePaul, in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Vol 56, No 4 (December, 1996), pp. 959-962.

Review of Rational Choice and Moral Agency, by David Schmidtz, forthcoming in The Philosophical Review.

Articles

"Leibniz's Thesis that not all Possibles are Compossible", Studia Leibnitiana, Volume 5, Number 1 (1973), pp 26-42.

"Justice and the Difference Principle", Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Volume 4, Number 2 (December, 1974), pp 229-240.

"Collective Actions and Secondary Actions", American Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 16, Number 3 (July, 1979), pp 177-186.

"The Iterated-Utilitarianism of J.S. Mill", Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Supplementary Volume V (1979), pp 75-98.

"Do Nations Have the Right of Self-Determination?" , in Stanley G French, ed., Philosophers Look at Canadian Confederation (Montral: Canadian Philosophical Association, 1979), pp 75-98.

"Hobbes on Artifical Persons and Collective Actions", The Philosophical Review, Volume 89, Number 4 (October, 1980), pp 579-606.

"Harman on Internalism, Relativism and Logical Form", Ethics, Volume 92, Number 2 (January, 1982), pp 227-242.

"Value Neutrality in the Techniques of Policy Analysis: Risk and Uncertainty", with Edwin Levy, Journal of Business Administration, Volume 13, Numbers 1 and 2 (1982), pp 161-190.

"Risk and Responsibility: Ethical Issues in Decision Making", with Edwin Levy, in W.A. Cragg, ed., Comtemporary Moral Issues (Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1983), pp 488-500.
Republished as "Risques et responsabilites: prise de decisions et problemes ethiques" (translation by Louise Rousselle), in W.A. Cragg, ed., Philosophie-Problemes Moraux: Environnement (Montreal: McGraw-Hill, 1990), pp 128-141.

"Pornography and Censorship: Introductory Essay". in David Copp and Susan Wendell, eds., Pornography and Censorship (1983), pp 15-41.

"Considered Judgements and Moral Justification: Conservatism in Moral Theory", in David Copp and David Zimmerman, eds., Morality, Reason and Truth (1984), pp 141-168.

"Introduction", in David Copp and David Zimmerman, eds., Morality, Reason and Truth (1984), pp 1-24.

"What Collectives Are: Agency, Individualism and Legal Theory", Dialogue, Volume 23, Number 2 (June, 1984), pp 249-269.

"Morality, Reason and Management Science: The Rationale of Cost-Benefit Analysis", Social Philosophy and Policy, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring, 1985), pp 128-151.
Republished in Ellen Frankel Paul, Fred D. Miller Jr., and Jeffrey Paul, eds., Ethics and Economics (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1985).

"Some Positions and Issues in Enviromental Ethics", in Philip P Hanson, ed., Environmental Ethics: Philosophical and Policy Perspectives (Burnaby, Canada: Simon Fraser University Publications, 1986), pp 181-195.

"Introduction: Deterrence and Disarmament", in David Copp, ed., Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence, and Disarmament, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Supplementary Volume XII (1986), pp 1-21.

"Moral Skepticism", Abstract, Nous, Volume 21, Number 1, 1987. Also in Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, Volume 60, Number 4 (1987).

"The Justice and Rationale of Cost-Benefit Analysis", Theory and Decision, Volume 23 (July, 1987), pp 65-87.

"Consequentialist Rights: L.W. Sumner's The Moral Foundation of Rights", Dialogue, Volume 28 (1989), pp 131-148.

"Explanation and Justification in Ethics", Ethics, Volume 100, Number 2 (January, 1990), pp 237-258.

"Responsibility for Collective Inaction", Abstract, Nous, Volume 24, Number 2 (April, 1990), pp 286-287.

"Contractarianism and Moral Skepticism", in Peter Vallentyne, ed., Contractarianism and Rational Choice: Essays on Gauthier (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990), pp 196-228.

"Normativity and the Very Idea of Moral Epistemology", Southern Journal of Philosophy, Volume 29, Supplement - 1990 Spindel Conference (1990), pp 203-233.

"Moral Skepticism", Philosophical Studies, Volume 62 (1991), pp 203-233.

"Moral Realism: Facts and Norms", Ethics, Volume 101 (1991), pp. 610-624.

"Responsibility for Collective Inaction", Journal of Social Philosophy, Volume 22, Number 2 (Fall, 1991).

"Meta-ethics", Encyclopedia of Ethics (New York, Garland Publishing Company, 1992), pp 790-798.

"Skepticism in Ethics", Encyclopedia of Ethics (New York, Garland Publishing Company, 1992), pp 1156-1159.

"Reason and Needs", in R.G. Frey and Christopher Morris, eds., Value, Welfare, and Morality (Cambridge University Press, 1993), pp 112-137.

"The Right to an Adequate Standard of Living: Autononmy and the Basic Needs", Social Philosophy and Policy, Volume 9 (1992), pp 231-261.
Reprinted in Ellen Frankel Paul, Fred D. Miller Jr., and Jeffrey Paul, eds., Economic Rights (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992).

"The Concept of Society", Dialogue, Volume 31 (1992), pp 184-212.

"The 'Possibility' of a Categorical Imperative: Kant's Groundwork, Part III", Philosophical Perspectives, Volume 6 (1992), 261-284.

"Could Political Truth be a Hazard for Democracy?" in David Copp, Jean Hampton, and John Roemer, eds., The Idea of Democracy (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993), pp 101-117.

"Quinn on Double Effect: The Problem of 'Closeness'", with John Martin Fischer and Mark Ravizza, Ethics, Volume 103 (July, 1993), pp 707-725.

"Pluralism and Stability in Liberal Theory", The Journal of Political Philosophy, Volume 4, No. 3 (September, 1996), pp 191-206.

"Moral Skepticism," in Donald M. Borchert, ed., The Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Supplement, (New York: Macmillan, 1996), pp 364-365.

"Moral Knowledge in Society-Centered Moral Theory", in Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Mark Timmons, eds., Moral Knowledge? (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996). pp 243-266.

"Moral Obligation and Moral Motivation", in Kai Nielsen and Jocyelyne Couture, eds., On the Relevance of Metaethics: New Essays on Metaethics, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, supp. Vol 21. (1995). pp 187-219.

"The Ring of Gyges: Overridingness and the Unity of Reason", Social Philosophy and Policy, Volume 14 (1997), pp 187-219.

"Democracy and Communal Self-Determination", in Jefferson McMahan and Robert McKim, eds., The Morality of Nationalism (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997), pp 277-300.

"Belief, Reason, and Motivation: Michael Smith's, The Moral Problem", Ethics, Volume 108, Number 1 (1997), pp 33-54.

"Defending the Principle of Alternate Possibilities: Blameworthiness and Moral Responsibility", Nous, Volume 31, Number 4 (1997), pp 441-456.

"Does Moral Theory Need the Concept of Society?" Analyse et Kritik, Volume 19 (1997), pp 189-212.

"Reasons and Societies: Kurt Baier's The Rational and the Moral Order", The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 48, Number 190 (1998), pp 96-102.

"Equality, Justice, and the Basic Needs", in Gillian Brock, ed., Necessary Goods (Totowa, N.J.: Rowman and Allanheld, 1998), pp 113-133.

"Morality and Society - The True and the Nasty: Reply to Leist, " Analyse et Kritik, Volume 20 (1998), pp 30-45.

"International Law and Morality in the Theory of Secession," The Journal of Ethics, Volume 2 (1998), pp 1-26.

"The Idea of a Legitimate State", Philosophy and Public Affairs, Volume 28 (1999), pp 3-45.

"Capitalism versus Democracy: The Marketing of Votes and the Marketing of Political Power," forthcoming in John D. Bishop, ed., Ethics and Capitalism (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000).

"Korsgaard on Normativity, Identity, and the Grounds of Obligation", forthcoming in Julian Nida-Rumelin, ed., Rationality, Realism, Revision (Berlin: de Gruyter, 2000).

"Rationality, Autonomy, and Basic Needs", forthcoming in Neil Roughley, ed., Being Human, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000).

"Milk, Honey, and the Good Life on Moral Twin Earth," forthcoming in Synthese.

"Gert on Reasons, Rationality, Harms, and Lists", forthcoming in Walter Sinnott-Armstong,ed., volume on Gert's moral theory.

"Reasons and Motivation - Gert's Rational Options", forthcoming in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.

"Ethical Naturalism, Naturalized Epistemology, and the First Person Perspective", forthcoming in Canadian Journal of Philosophy.

Anthologies

Pornography and Censorship: Scientific, Philosophical and Legal Studies, edited with Susan Wendell (Buffalo: Prometheus Books, 1983).

Morality, Reason and Truth: New Essays on the Foundations of Ethics, edited with David Zimmerman (Totowa, N.J.: Rowman and Allanheld, 1984).

On The Track of Reason: Essays in Honour of Kai Nielsen, edited with Rodger Beehler and Bela Szabados (Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1992).

The Idea of Democracy, edited with Jean Hampton and John Roemer, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993).

Special Journal Volumes

New Essays in the Philosophy of Mind, Second Series, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Supplementary Volume XI (1985), edited with J.J. MacIntosh.

Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence, and Disarmament, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Supplementary Volume XII (1986).

Canadian Philosophers Celebrating Twenty Years of the C.J.P., Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Supplementary Volume XVI (1990).

Books

Morality, Normativity, and Society (New York: Oxford University Press, 1995).

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