Croatian Journal of Philosophy

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The Croatian Journal of Philosophy is a peer-reviewed academic journal grounded in the tradition of analytic philosophy.

In "In Defence of the Right to Out Others", Miloš Kovačević argues against the understanding of the right to privacy as a right that prevents others from obtaining information about one’s sexual orientation through legal means... All CJP articles are open access, free of charge. #philsky

In Defence of the Right to Out Others - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Miloš Kovačević, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia Abstract: Unlike visible, stigmatised personal characteristics, sexual orientation can be relatively successfully hidden. By staying in the cl...

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In "Athenian Democracy[...]", E. Kulenović reconstructs and offers a critical evaluation of arguments put forward in debates concerning the nature of democratic rule in ancient Athens between the supporters and the opponents of democracy. All CJP articles are open access, free of charge. #philsky

Athenian Democracy: A Debate between its Advocates and Critics - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Enes Kulenović, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia Abstract: The article attempts to reconstruct and offer a critical evaluation of the arguments put forward in debates concerning the nature of dem...

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In "Repeatable Experiences of Music and Texts", Barbero and Calzavarini criticize Kivy's claim that, unlike music, reading is not an intrinsic repeatable activity, since […] the primary motivation for reading novels is to uncover the plot... All CJP articles are open access, free of charge. #philsky

Repeatable Experiences of Music and Texts - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Carola Barbero, University of Turin, Turin, ItalyFabrizio Calzavarini, University of Turin, Turin, Italy Abstract: In The Performance of Reading (2006), Peter Kivy argues that reading literary texts i...

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In "Dehumanisation Through Slurs", Sandy Berkovski argues that the claim that slurs dehumanise their targets is confusing, while the empirical evidence is sketchy [...] he claims the prospects for aligning slurs and dehumanisation are dim. All CJP articles are open access, free of charge. #philsky

Dehumanisation Through Slurs - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Y. Sandy Berkovski, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey Abstract: A claim sometimes made in the literature on slurs is that slurs dehumanise their targets. Here, I look at several different versions of...

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In "Theoretical Sources of Rawls’s Justice as Fairness: Kant, Hegel and Mill", Jinghua Chen seeks to show how Rawls draws on Kant, Hegel and Mill as important exemplars in the history of the moral and political philosophy of liberalism of freedom. All CJP papers are open access and free. #philsky

Theoretical Sources of Rawls’s Justice as Fairness: Kant, Hegel and Mill - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Jinghua Chen, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming City, PR China Abstract: Rawls regards the liberalism of Kant, Hegel and Mill as important exemplars in the history of the moral...

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In "Temporal Integration and the Basis of Moral Equality", Timothy J. Nulty argues against status-parity—that all people have equal moral status—by offering a novel account of the temporal integration of persons... All CJP papers are open access, free of charge. #philsky

Temporal Integration and the Basis of Moral Equality - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Timothy J. Nulty, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA Abstract: Belief in universal moral equality—that all people have equal moral status—has wide cultural and political acceptance and holds f...

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The newest issue of the Croatian Journal of Philosophy (volume 27, issue 77) is now fully available online. It contains six new standalone articles on self-respect, slurs, experiences of music and texts, Athenian democracy, etc... All articles in CJP are open access, free of charge. #philsky

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Current Issue — Vol. 26 No. 77 Articles Dehumanisation Through Slurs Y. Sandy Berkovski Repeatable Experiences of Music and Texts Carola Barbero and Fabrizio Calzavarini Athenian Democracy: A Debate b...

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In "Deliberation, Action and Freedom", Davor Pećnjak presents a cumulative argument for libertarianism concerning free will and mainly from a theistic perspective, which he connects with St Anselm's view on freedom of the will... All CJP articles are open access, free of charge. #philsky

Deliberation, Action and Freedom - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Davor Pećnjak, Institute of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia Abstract: In this article, I try to present a cumulative argument for libertarianism concerning free will and mainly from a theistic perspective...

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In "Two Kinds of Conceptual Engineering", Walter Veit and Heather Browning provide a distinction between two different and often conflicting kinds of conceptual engineering: naturalist conceptual engineering and moral conceptual engineering. All CJP articles are open access, free of charge. #philsky

Two Kinds of Conceptual Engineering - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Walter Veit, University of Reading, UKHeather Browning, University of Southampton, UK Abstract: The last decade has seen an explosion of meta-philosophical work on conceptual engineering. Beyond simpl...

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In "Large Language Models versus Fuzzy Cognitive Maps for Solving Moral Dilemmas", Lukas J. Meier compares conversational artificial intelligence bots, like ChatGPT, and tools based on fuzzy cognitive maps, like the algorithm METHAD. All articles in CJP are open access, free of charge. #philsky

Large Language Models versus Fuzzy Cognitive Maps for Solving Moral Dilemmas - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Lukas J. Meier, Harvard University, USA Abstract: Which is better at doing medical ethics: conversational artificial intelligence bots like ChatGPT or tools based on fuzzy cognitive maps? The article ...

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In "The Attribution of Rationality to Robots", Edoardo Datteri explores whether laypersons attribute rationality to artificial systems, and reflects on an emerging area of research in human-robot interaction from a philosophical perspective. All CJP papers are open access, free of charge. #philsky

The Attribution of Rationality to Robots - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Edoardo Datteri, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy Abstract: An increasing number of studies are attempting to determine, through quantitative experimentation, whether people adopt an intentional st...

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In "Enactive Problem Solving and Chatbot Architectures", Riccardo Viale and Shaun Gallagher defend the notion of enactive problem solving (EPS) and they consider how it applies to the use of therapeutic chatbots. All articles are open access, free of charge. #philsky

Enactive Problem Solving and Chatbot Architectures - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Riccardo Viale, Herbert Simon Society and University of Milano Bicocca, ItalyShaun Gallagher, University of Memphis, USA Abstract: In this paper we review different conceptions of rationality as they ...

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The newest issue of the Croatian Journal of Philosophy (vol. 26, no. 76) kicks off with a special issue on The Behavioral and Ethical Consequences of Large Language Models (three articles), along with four standalone articles. All articles are open access, free of charge. #philsky

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Current Issue — Vol. 26 No. 76 The Behavioral and Ethical Consequencesof Large Language Models Enactive Problem Solving and Chatbot Architectures Riccardo Viale and Shaun Gallagher The Attribution of ...

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In "Linguistic Plausible Deniability...", Mirela Fus-Holmedal investigates the role that the phenomenon of linguistic plausible deniability plays in the increasing prevalence of politically manipulative speech through dogwhistles, racial figleaves... All CJP papers are open acces. #philsky

Linguistic Plausible Deniability: The Catalyst for Political Manipulation - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Mirela Fus-Holmedal, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway Abstract: Risky politically manipulative speech has unexpectedly been on the rise. This paper investigates the ro...

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In "Separatory Confusion Does Not Corrupt", Alexandru Radulescu distinguishes between combinatory confusion, where I think that two people are one and the same, and the separatory confusion, where I think one person is two different people… All CJP papers are open acces. #philsky

Separatory Confusion Does Not Corrupt - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Alexandru Radulescu, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA Abstract: If I am confused, and I think two people are one and the same, that may impair my ability to refer to either of them. This is combi...

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In "Easy Does It: Unnsteinsson on Saying and Gricean Intentions", Indrek Reiland critically examines Unnsteinsson’s Collapse Argument, which contends that “Easy” views of saying something or expressing a proposition collapse into the Gricean view. All CJP papers are open acces. #philsky

Easy Does It: Unnsteinsson on Saying and Gricean Intentions - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Indrek Reiland, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria Abstract: This paper critically examines Unnsteinsson’s Collapse Argument, which contends that “Easy” views of saying something or expressing a pr...

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In "Sobel-esque Sequences and Felicity…", Adam Michael Sennet and Tyrus Fisher consider reverse Sobel sequences, NPI licensing, and related speaker judgments as they bear on von Fintel-style dynamic approaches to the semantics of subjunctive conditionals. All CJP papers are open acces. #philsky

Sobel-esque Sequences and Felicity Judgments in Philosophy of Language - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Adam Michael Sennet, University of California, Davis, USATyrus Fisher, Independent scholar Abstract: This paper considers reverse Sobel sequences, NPI licensing, and related speaker judgments as they ...

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In "Articulations and associations…", Matthew Stone accepts Stojnić and Lepore’s evidence for theorizing some slurs through associations at the level of articulations, but argues for continuing to account for slurs in part through prohibitions and through... All CJP papers are open access. #philsky

Articulations and associations: Comments on Stojnić and Lepore’s Inflammatory Language - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Matthew Stone, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA Abstract: I critically examine Stojnić and Lepore’s key claim from their book Inflammatory Language that articulations are particularly important ...

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In "Inflammatory Content: Reply to Stojnić and Lepore’s Inflammatory Language", Christopher Hom argues that a content-based view, which Stojnić and Lepore criticize, can be successfully defended. On the other hand, Hom criticizes Stojnić and Lepore's... All CJP papers are open acces. #philsky

Inflammatory Content: Reply to Stojnić and Lepore’s Inflammatory Language - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Christopher Hom, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA Abstract: In their Inflammatory Language, Stojnić and Lepore present four major criticisms of content-based views of pejorative language: 1) the Pr...

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In 'The Cost of Dying: Biological Naturalism and the Value of Life', Sun Demirli argues that life has only instrumental value—deriving its significance from the experiences, relationships, and projects it enables. On this view, death is not harmful in itself… All CJP papers are open acces. #philsky

The Cost of Dying: Biological Naturalism and the Value of Life - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Sun Demirli, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey Abstract: This paper explores the metaphysical and normative dimensions of death within a biological naturalist framework. It defends the view that p...

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In 'On the Ethics of the New Conspiracism', Juha Räikkä and Barbora Baďurová explain that a new conspiracism, known for either doubt-sowing or agitation, raises various new ethical problems and its practitioners face new kinds of blames. All CJP papers are open access. #philsky

On the Ethics of the New Conspiracism - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Juha Räikkä, University of Turku, Turku, FinlandBarbora Baďurová, Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia Abstract: Conspiracy theories and conspiracy theorizing have raised various ethical qu...

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In 'Words Without Intentions', J.T.M. Miller analyses a standard assumption in metaphysics of language that for a tokening of a word, intentions are jointly or independently necessary or sufficient. Miller offers a counterexample. All CJP papers are open access. #philsky

Words Without Intentions - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

J. T. M. Miller, University of Durham, Durham, UK Abstract: A commonly held position in the literature on the metaphysics of words holds that intentions are either jointly or independently necessary o...

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In 'Two Faces of Politics: Political Implications of Kant’s Aesthetics', Lukas Ivanauskas proposes an unorthodox reading of Kant’s aesthetics of the beautiful and the sublime in the light of Schmitt’s concept of the political. All CJP papers are open access. #philsky

Two Faces of Politics: Political Implications of Kant’s Aesthetics - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Lukas Ivanauskas, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania Abstract: This paper aims to define political life as transcendentally ideal and empirically real by proposing an unorthodox reading of Kant’s ...

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To the critics of her book 'The Critique of Judgment and the Unity of Kant’s Critical System' - Andrija Šoć, Monika Jovanović, Ted Kinnaman, and Luigi Filieri (all contained in this CJP special issue) - Lara Ostaric offers an exhaustive response. All CJP papers are open access. #philsky

Response to My Critics - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Lara Ostaric, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA Abstract: In this article, I give a short précis of my recently published book, The Critique of Judgment and the Unity of Kant’s Critical System, and...

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In ‘Commentary on Ostaric’s Critique of Judgment…’, Ted Kinnaman argues that Ostaric’s ‘moral image realism’ can’t secure a realist link between reflective judgment and nature, and that Kant’s real solution lies in aesthetic judgment and the role of pleasure. All CJP papers are open access. #philsky

Commentary on Ostaric’s Critique of Judgment and the Unity of Kant’s System - Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Ted Kinnaman, George Mason University, Fairfax, USA Abstract: In my commentary, I focus on Ostaric’s account of the relation between the faculty of reflective judgment and empirical reality. She empha...

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