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The Thirsty Traveler and Luck-Free Moral Luck by Samuel Kahn

“…This article is divided into three sections. In the first and second, I examine Sartorio’s account of the causal structure of the famous Thirsty Traveler…”
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Korsgaard's Expanded Regress Argument by KAHN, SAMUEL

“…Abstract In this discussion note, I aim to reconstruct and assess Korsgaard's recent attempt to extend her regress argument. I begin, in section 1, with a…”
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The nuclear envelope lamina network has elasticity and a compressibility limit suggestive of a molecular shock absorber by Dahl, Kris Noel, Kahn, Samuel M, Wilson, Katherine L, Discher, Dennis E

“…Mechanical properties of the nuclear envelope have implications for cell and nuclear architecture as well as gene regulation. Using isolated Xenopus oocyte…”
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On a Recent Attempt to Derive Positive Duties from Kant’s Formula of Universal Law by Kahn, Samuel J. M.

“…According to the positive duties objection, it is not possible to derive positive duties from Kant’s Formula of Universal Law (FUL). However, in his recent…”
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Consent and the Mere Means Principle by Kahn, Samuel

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What Makes Circumstantial Luck Different and Why it Matters by Kahn, Samuel

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Self-Interest, Justification, and Moral Belief by Kahn, Samuel

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Legal Obligation and Ability by Kahn, Samuel

“…In Wilmot-Smith's recent 'Law, "Ought", and "Can",' he argues that legal obligation does not imply ability. In this short reply, I show that Wilmot-Smith's…”
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The Apple of Kant's Ethics: i‐Maxims as the Locus of Assessment by Kahn, Samuel

“…I want to distinguish between maxims at three levels of ion. At the first level are what I shall call individual maxims, or i‐maxims: maxim tokens as adopted…”
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Kant and the trolley by Kahn, Samuel

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Reinterpreting FH in light of Kant’s claims about conscience by Kahn, Samuel

“…According to the standard reading of Kant’s ethics, application of the Formula of Humanity (FH) yields universal rules that are binding on all agents…”
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Kant and the duty to promote one's own happiness by Kahn, Samuel

“…In his discussion of the duty of benevolence in §27 of the Metaphysics of Morals, Kant argues that agents have no obligation to promote their own happiness,…”
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Why Positive Duties cannot Be Derived from Kant’s Formula of Universal Law by Kahn, Samuel

“…Ever since Hegel famously objected to Kant’s universalization formulations of the Categorical Imperative on the grounds that they are nothing but an empty…”
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Topographical Pattern Dynamics in Passive Adhesion of Cell Membranes by Hategan, Alina, Sengupta, Kheya, Kahn, Samuel, Sackmann, Erich, Discher, Dennis E.

“…Strong adhesion of highly active cells often nucleates focal adhesions, synapses, and related structures. Red cells lack such complex adhesion systems and are…”
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Kant’s Philosophy of Moral Luck by Kahn, Samuel

“…In the modern moral luck debate, Kant is standardly taken to be the enemy of moral luck. My goal in this paper is to show that this is mistaken. The paper is…”
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A Realistic Argument for Scientific Realism: How to be a Realist Without Really Knowing It by Kahn, Samuel

“…In this paper I provide a novel argument for scientific realism (SR). In contrast to most recent defenses of SR, my defense of SR does not rely on the…”
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Veganism, Animal Welfare, and Causal Impotence by Kahn, Samuel

“…Proponents of the utilitarian animal welfare argument (AWA) for veganism maintain that it is reasonable to expect that adopting a vegan diet will decrease…”
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Defending the Traditional Interpretations of Kant’s Formula of a Law of Nature by Kahn, Samuel

“…In this article I defend the traditional interpretations of Kant’s Formula of a Law of Nature from recent attacks levelled by Faviola Rivera-Castro, James…”
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Nary an Obligatory Maxim from Kant’s Universalizability Tests by Kahn, Samuel J. M.

“…In this paper I argue that there would be no obligatory maxims if the only standards for assessing maxims were Kant’s universalizability tests. The paper is…”
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The Guise of the Objectively Good by Kahn, Samuel

“…This paper argues that there is good reason to regard the guise of the objectively good as false. I argue there is good reason to think that it is not the case…”
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