Publications

Books

[1] A Philosophical Perspective on Folk Moral Objectivism
New York: Routledge. 2022.

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Reviewed by:
Joel Marks in Philosophical Quarterly, forthcoming 


[2] Moral Reality and the Empirical Sciences
New York: Routledge. 2018.

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Reviewed by:
Jason R. Raibley in Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2020.01.18
Aaron P. Elliott in Ethics 129 (4), 731-736
Razvan Sofroni in Grazer Philosophische Studien 96 (4), 646-654
Joel Marks in Ethical Perspectives 25 (3), 569-571
Michael Klenk in International Journal for the Study of Skepticism 10, 78-86
Antonio Gaitán Torres in Journal of Moral Philosophy 18 (5), 558-561


Journal Articles            

[1] Broad, Subjective, Relative: The Surprising Folk Concept of Basic Needs (with Tobu Tomabechi and Ivar Hannikainen) 
Philosophical Studies. Forthcoming.

[2] How to Do Empirical Political Philosophy: A Case Study of Miller’s Argument for Needs-Based Justice
Erkenntnis. Forthcoming.

[3] Moral Progress, Knowledge and Error: Do People Believe in Moral Objectivity? (with Lieuwe Zijlstra and Jacob Dijkstra)
Philosophical Psychology. 2022.

[4] The Typicality Effect in Basic Needs (with Ivar Hannikainen)
Synthese. 2022.

[5] Thought Experiments and Experimental Ethics (with Norbert Paulo)
Inquiry 76 (1), 355-383. 2023.
Republished in Slovenian as Misaoni Eksperimenti I Eksperimentalna Etika. a priori: naučno-popularni časopis 2 (1). Translation by Ana Galić.

[6] Implicit Metaethical Intuitions: Validating and Employing a New IAT Procedure (with Johannes Wagner and Jen Wright)
Review of Philosophy and Psychology 14, 1-31. 2023.

[7] An Empirical Argument against Moral Non-Cognitivism (with Jen Wright)
Inquiry 66 (6), 1141–1169. 2023.

[8] Should Morality be Abolished? An Empirical Challenge to the Argument from Intolerance (with Jen Wright)
Philosophical Psychology 35 (3), 350-385. 2021.

[9] Natural Hazards under Climate Change Conditions: A Case Study of Expectations and their Normative Significance in Protecting Alpine Communities (with Florian Ortner, Lukas Meyer, Oliver Sass and Miriam Hofer)
Natural Hazards Review 23 (2), 1-15. 2022.

[10] Basic Needs in Normative Contexts
Philosophy Compass 16 (5), e12732. 2021.
Accompanied by: Teaching & Learning Guide for: Basic Needs in Normative Contexts. Philosophy Compass 16 (5), e12732. 2021.

[11] The Relativistic Car: Applying Metaethics to the Debate about Self-Driving Vehicles
Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 24, 833–850. 2021.

[12] Against Overgeneralization Objections to the Argument from Moral Disagreement
South African Journal of Philosophy 39 (3), 261-273. 2020.

[13] X-Phi and Impartiality Thought Experiments: Investigating the Veil of Ignorance (with Norbert Paulo)
Diametros 17 (64), 72-89. 2020.

[14] Anti-Realist Pluralism: A New Approach to Folk Metaethics (with Jen Wright)
Review of Philosophy and Psychology 11 (1), 53-82. 2020.

[15] Camus on the Value of Art
Philosophia 48, 365-376. 2020.
Republished in Hungarian as Camus a művészet értékéről. Új Forrás 2020/10, 56-70. Translation by Zsófi Pavlovics.

[16] Empirical Research on Folk Moral Objectivism (with Jen Wright)
Philosophy Compass 14 (5), 1-15. 2019.

[17] Open Borders and the Ideality of Approaches: An Analysis of Joseph Carens’ Critique of the Conventional View regarding Immigration
European Journal of Analytic Philosophy 15 (1), 17-34. 2019.

[18] How to Measure Moral Realism
Review of Philosophy and Psychology 9 (3), 647–670. 2018.

[19] Camus’ Feeling of the Absurd
Journal of Value Inquiry 52 (4), 477–490. 2018. 

[20] How to Determine whether Evolution Debunks Moral Realism
Jahrbuch für Wissenschaft und Ethik 23 (1), 25-60. 2019.

[21] Can the Empirical Sciences Contribute to the Moral Realism/Anti-Realism Debate?
Synthese 195 (11), 4907–4930. 2018.

[22] Entschädigung für historisches Unrecht: Das Argument des anhaltenden Unrechts
Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie 104 (3), 380-396. 2018.

[23] On the Contribution of Philosophical and Geoscientific Inquiry to Geoethics (qua Applied Ethics)
Annals of Geophysics 60 (7). 2017.

[24] Ethical but Upsetting Geoscience Research: A Case Study (with Florian Ortner)
Annals of Geophysics 60 (7). 2017.

[25] Are Moral Judgements Adaptations? Three Reasons Why It Is so Difficult to Tell
South African Journal of Philosophy 36 (3), 425-439. 2017.

[26] Revisiting Folk Moral Realism
Review of Philosophy & Psychology 8 (2), 455-476. 2017.

[27] Further Problems with Projectivism
South African Journal of Philosophy 35 (1), 92-102. 2016.

[28] Wie schlüssig ist Albert Camus’ frühe Logik des Absurden?
Allgemeine Zeitschrift für Philosophie 41 (1), 59-76. 2016.

[29] Moral Judgements and Emotions: A Less Intimate Relationship than Recently Claimed
Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology 35 (3), 177-195. 2015.

[30] Climate Change Inaction and Moral Nihilism
Ethics, Policy & Environment 18 (2), 202-214. 2015.

[31] Absurdism as Self-Help: Resolving an Essential Inconsistency in Camus’ Early Philosophy
Journal of Camus Studies 2014, 91-102. 2014.

[32] Camus’ Early “Logic of the Absurd”
Journal of Camus Studies 2011, 98-117. 2011.


Chapters                 

[1] The Explanatory Redundancy Challenge to Moral Properties
Gaitan, Antonio T.; Viciana, Hugo; Aguiar, Fernando (eds.): Issues in Experimental Moral Philosophy. New York: Routledge, 104-124. 2023.

[2] Big Data und Quick Data in der Philosophie
Wendland, Matthias; Eisenberger, Iris; Niemann, Rainer (eds.): Smart Regulation: Theorie- und evidenzbasierte Politik. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck. 2023

[3] Basic Needs
Sellers, Mortimer; Kirste, Stephan (eds.): Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy. Dordrecht: Springer. 2022.

[4] Basic Needs and Sufficiency: The Foundations of Intergenerational Justice (with Lukas Meyer)
Gardiner, Stephen (ed.): The Oxford Handbook of Intergenerational Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2022.
Republished in Italian as Bisogni di base e sufficienza: I fondamenti della giustizia intergenerazionale. Lessico di Etica Pubblica 1/2022. Translation by Andrea Osti and Flora Geerts.

[5] Insufficient Effort Responding in Experimental Philosophy
Lombrozo, Tania; Knobe, Joshua; Nichols, Shaun (eds.): Oxford Studies in Experimental Philosophy, Volume 4. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 214-256. 2022.

[6] Psychologische Forschung zum moralischen Realismus und ihre metaethischen Implikationen
Paulo, Norbert; Bublitz, Christoph (eds.): Empirische Ethik: Grundlagentexte aus Psychologie und Philosophie. Berlin: Suhrkamp, 423-454. 2020.

[7] The Effects of Morality on Acting against Climate Change
Garner, Richard; Joyce, Richard (eds.): The End of Morality. New York: Routledge, 202-219. 2019.
Republished in Polish as Wpływ moralności na przeciwdziałanie zmianom klimatycznym. Edukacja Etyczna 17/2020, 17-41. Translation by Maciej Kałuża.

[8] Lastenteilung in der europäischen Asylpolitik
Meyer, Lukas; Reiter, Barbara (eds.): Wem gehört das Klima? Graz: Grazer Universitätsverlag, 21-25. 2017.

[9] Unsere Verantwortung gegenüber Flüchtlingen
Meyer, Lukas; Reiter, Barbara (eds.): Wem gehört das Klima? Graz: Grazer Universitätsverlag, 43-47. 2017.


Conference Articles 

[1] Natural Hazards and the Normative Significance of Expectations in Protecting Alpine Communities (with Florian Ortner, Lukas Meyer and Oliver Sass)
European Geosciences Union (ed.): Geophysical Research Abstracts: Abstracts of the European Geosciences Union General Assembly. Munich: Copernicus. 2017.

[2] Art in the Face of the Absurd
Majetschak, Stefan; Weiberg, Anja (eds.): Contributions of the 39th International Wittgenstein Symposium. Kirchberg am Wechsel: Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society, 196-198. 2016.

[3] Moral Disagreement, Anti-Realism, and the Worry about Overgeneralization
Kanzian, Christian; Mitterer, Josef; Neges, Katharina (eds.): Contributions of the 38th International Wittgenstein Symposium. Kirchberg am Wechsel: Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society, 245-247. 2015.

[4] How Does Moral Nihilism Affect our Taking Action against Climate Change?
Proceedings of the 13. International Conference of ISSEI. 2013.


Edited Volumes

[1] Special Issue on Ethics and Risks (with Lukas Meyer, Harald Stelzer, Adriana Placani and Eike Düvel)
Ethical Perspectives 25 (3). 2018.

[2] Special Issue on Legitimate Expectations (with Lukas Meyer and Pranay Sanklecha)
Moral Philosophy & Politics 4 (2). 2017.


Commentaries        

[1] Comment on Sabine Hohl and Dominic Roser. Stepping in for the Polluters? Climate Justice under Partial Compliance
Analyse & Kritik 33 (2), 501-508. 2012.


Introductions             

[1] Ethics and Risks: Approaches and Issues  (with Adriana Placani and Eike Düvel)
Ethical Perspectives 25 (3), 355-361. 2018.

[2] Introduction to the Special Issue on Legitimate Expectations (with Lukas Meyer and Pranay Sanklecha)
Moral Philosophy & Politics 4 (2), 173-175. 2017.


Book Reviews       

[1] Review of Jeff Sebo’s “Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves: Why Animals Matter for Pandemics, Climate Change, and Other Catastrophes”
Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 26 (3), 485-488. 2023.

[2] Review of Joel Marks’s “Reason and Ethics: The Case Against Objective Value”
Philosophical Quarterly. 2023.

[3] Review of Toby Ord's "The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity" (with Benedikt Namdar)
Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 24 (3), 855-857.

[4] Review of Robin Attfield’s “Environmental Ethics: A Very Short Introduction”
Environmental Values 28 (4), 507-509. 2019.

[5] Review of Iddo Landau’s “Finding Meaning in an Imperfect World”
Philosophical Quarterly 69 (275), 435-438. 2019.

[6] Review of Kieran Setiya’s “Midlife: A Philosophical Guide”
Ethical Perspectives 25 (3), 575-579. 2018.

[7] Review of Erik J. Wielenberg’s “Robust Ethics: The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Godless Normative Realism”
Ethical Perspectives 22 (3), 509-513. 2015.


Op-eds, Blog Posts, etc.

[1] My Research Life
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Researchers Network. 2022.

[2] Interview „Hilft besser zu denken und besser zu handeln“
Der Grazer. 2022.

[3] Experteninterview zum Thema moralische Entwicklung
Warum? Wege zur Ethik (School Book for Highschool Students / Westermann). 2022.

[4] Der verdrängte Tod
Philosophy Blog praefaktisch.de. 2021

[5] Wir stehen am Abgrund (with Benedikt Namdar)
Der Standard. 2021.

[6] Das Paradies muss waren
Die Presse. 2020.

[7] Die andere Pest
Philosophy Blog praefaktisch.de. 2020.

[8] Who Should Save the Climate? (with Benedikt Namdar)
Climate Footnotes: Insights on Climate Research. 2020

[9] Mehr Demut, weniger Moral
Der Standard. 2020. 

[10] Is Moral Relativism Really a Problem?
Scientific American. 2019.

[11] Nun sag, wie hältst du’s mit der Moral?
FWF Online Magazine scilog (scilog.fwf.ac.at/). 2019.

[12] Sich besser fühlen dank analytischer Philosophie
Philosophy Blog praefaktisch.de. 2019.

[13] Insufficient Effort Responding in Experimental Philosophy, Part II: Survey
The New Experimental Philosophy Blog (xphiblog.com). 2019.

[14] Insufficient Effort Responding in Experimental Philosophy, Part I: Recommendations
The New Experimental Philosophy Blog (xphiblog.com). 2019.

[15] Vertrauen ist gut, Kontrolle ist besser: Experimentelle Philosophie und die Qualität empirischer Daten
Philosophy Blog praefaktisch.de. 2018.