Alexander Greenberg

Researcher. Criminal Law, Legal Philosophy, Ethics, Epistemology, and Mind. Senior Teaching Fellow @SotonPhilosophy. Erstwhile gardener.

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@rickbur1n I love David Niven as the supposedly *27* year-old Carter in a Matter of Life and Death. Something about facing a heavenly trial must prematurely age you

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@Andr6wMale If Disney Girls hasn’t been mentioned, it should be on the list.

(Sorry I didn’t check the list is already long!)

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@timcrane102 @keith_wilson ‘More of a comment than a question’

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@JakeWojtowicz Nigel Farage is younger than Brad Pitt

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@kedinesson Congrats Kajsa!

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@SpinningHugo (I realise that this is a diversion from the ECHR question ...)

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@SpinningHugo Two questions (from genuine curiosity): 1. Do you think ouster clauses are inconsistent with the rule of law? 2. Do you think the Rwanda bill contains ouster clauses?

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@alsnotepad Ok yes! That’s a better reason I think to doubt it’s an example. The parts don’t look like they have value in those cases (if you agree with Dancy). I *think* that initially gave me some hesitation about whether they fit the bill, but then I forgot about that in my follow-up.

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@alsnotepad If you agree with Dancy (but not just him) that the pleasure felt by those who enjoy public hangings is in no way good - ie it’s not a ‘silver lining’ that we can find solace in (cf Singer on the value of Hitler’s happiness) - then I think it would count.

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@alsnotepad Dancy’s examples of immoral pleasures? Taking pleasure in fox hunting or enjoying public hangings. The badness of the whole there seems to infect the (typical) goodness of pleasure.

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@timcrane102 I am sorry, Tim. Condolences

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@KimptonNye @DMortini Perhaps some other dimension might do better (if eg normalcy is a gradable concept), but then the task is to identify the relevant dimension, not (primarily) to set the threshold. But perhaps where-to-set-the-threshold questions can be ways to qualify some accounts.

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@KimptonNye @DMortini Eg what relevant dimension do eyewitness testimony (acceptable) and demographic statistical evidence (unacceptable) fall along? Reliability? Doesn’t obviously sort the cases right.

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@keithfrankish I’d say there are two reasons to avoid it: 1) it can be a kind of grandstanding; 2) it makes the conversation annoying to follow for 3rd parties (and for everyone actually).

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Ah yes. One of Williamson’s most lasting philosophical contributions.

[Page about Timothy Williamson, philosopher. @TWilliamson55]

“I find claiming expenses for my travels way more stressful than actual travelling.” Tim Williamson

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Registration is open for the Southampton-Humboldt Normativity Conference (18-19th December), which I'm organising with Daniel Whiting. Come along!

[SotonPhilosophy @SotonPhilosophy]

The Southampton-Humboldt Normativity conference will take place in Southampton 18-19th December. Keynotes: Alison Hills (@PhilFacOx), Alessandra Tanesini (@cardiffphilos). For full line up and registration see: https://t.co/tA0q44uOmV

[Alexander Greenberg @adgreenberg]

@Guy_fletcher_ Lovely to quasi-see you too! And hope you had a good visit. :)

[King's YTL Centre for Politics, Philosophy & Law @YTLKings]

The Second Conference in Tribute to Joseph Raz is this weekend. Register soon!

📆: Fri, Oct 27--Sun, Oct 29
📍: @KingsCollegeLon @KCL_Law

👇Link to registration, schedule, & papers

https://t.co/wRvNYUSaJh

[SotonPhilosophy @SotonPhilosophy]

The Southampton-Humboldt Normativity conference will take place in Southampton 18-19th December. Keynotes: Alison Hills (@PhilFacOx), Alessandra Tanesini (@cardiffphilos). For full line up and registration see: https://t.co/tA0q44uOmV