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Papers by David Archard
Journal of Applied Philosophy, Feb 1, 2016
International Journal of Philosophical Studies, 1996
Just between ourselvesAnti‐Libertarianism: Markets, Philosophy and Myth By Alan Haworth, Routledg... more Just between ourselvesAnti‐Libertarianism: Markets, Philosophy and Myth By Alan Haworth, Routledge, 1994. Pp. x + 154. ISBN 0–415–08253–6. £35.00.Justice Edited by Alan Ryan, Oxford University Press, 1993. Pp. 200 ISBN 019–878037–0. £25.00.Justice: Interdisciplinary Perspectives Edited by Klaus R. Scherer, Cambridge University Press, 1992. Pp. xi + 302. ISBN 0–521–41503–9. £40.00.Justice and World Order: A Philosophical Inquiry By Janna Thompson, Routledge,
Journal of Philosophy of Education
I offer an account of sexual ethics, and thus of an education in sexual morality, that tries to m... more I offer an account of sexual ethics, and thus of an education in sexual morality, that tries to make some sense of how a view of consent as central to those ethics might be combined with an education in certain virtues. I do so by exploring what some see as the shortcomings of a standard of consent, namely, how it can deal with instances of prima facie bad sex. I consider and reject various attempts to show that consensuality is sufficient for morally good sex. I then show how a needed supplement to the standard of consent can appeal to a broader view of why consent matters. This in turn connects to those personal and interpersonal virtues that the 2019 Department of Education guidance on relationships and sex education suggests should be taught. Finally, I provide an account of why more than consensuality is needed in the case of sex. In short, I insist on the critical importance of consent but supplement the standard of consent by an appeal to why consent matters and does so especially in the case of sex.
Chapter 23 Corporate Responsibility for Children's Diets Tom MacMillan, Elizabeth Dowler and... more Chapter 23 Corporate Responsibility for Children's Diets Tom MacMillan, Elizabeth Dowler and David Archard How to improve children's diets is one of ... reported as the opinion that parents are responsible for children's diets, in the sense of controlling them as set out by Bristow. ...
Journal of Medical Ethics, 2021
The pace of change and, indeed, the sheer number of clinical ethics committees (not to be confuse... more The pace of change and, indeed, the sheer number of clinical ethics committees (not to be confused with research ethics committees) has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Committees were formed to support healthcare professionals and to operationalise, interpret and compensate for gaps in national and professional guidance. But as the role of clinical ethics support becomes more prominent and visible, it becomes ever more important to address gaps in the support structure and misconceptions as to role and remit. The recent case of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust v MX, FX and X ([2020] EWHC 1958 (Fam), [21]–[23] and [58]) has highlighted the importance of patient/family representation at clinical ethics committee meetings. The court viewed these meetings as making decisions about such treatment. We argue that this misunderstands the role of ethics support, with treatment decisions remaining with the clinical team and those providing their consent...
The Family: A Liberal Defence, 2010
Chapter 1 carefully distinguished between matters having to do with a definition of ‘the family’ ... more Chapter 1 carefully distinguished between matters having to do with a definition of ‘the family’ and claims about the ideal form of the family. I offered a minimal and functional definition of ‘the family’ as a multigenerational group, normally stably co-habiting, whose adults take primary custodial responsibility for the dependent children. I criticised the view that ‘the family’ should be persuasively defined in terms of a preferred ideal, and acknowledged the clear evidence that both historically and in the current period the family exhibits a variety of different forms. However I did concede that a functional definition of ‘the family’ allows for an evident appraisal of those different forms, namely one in terms of the extent to which any particular family or type of family does serve its defining role — the custodial care of dependent children.
The Family: A Liberal Defence, 2010
The Family: A Liberal Defence, 2010
Johann Gottlieb Fichte: Grundlage des Naturrechts, 2001
Rights and childhood, 1993
The Blackwell Companion to Philosophy
In a now celebrated phrase, Peter Laslett announced that 'for the moment, anyway, political ... more In a now celebrated phrase, Peter Laslett announced that 'for the moment, anyway, political philosophy is dead'. He did so in his 1950 introduction to the first collection of essays entitled Philosophy, Politics and Society. The sixth series was published in 1992, and the ...
The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy, 2010
Oxford Handbooks Online, 2005
No one would dispute that children should not be treated cruelly, but disagreement persists about... more No one would dispute that children should not be treated cruelly, but disagreement persists about the proper limits of parental punishment — whether, for instance, a child may be chastised by a slap. Few would dispute that children should have some say in what happens to them, but the idea that children should have the very same rights of choice as adults is defended as self-evident by some whilst dismissed as evidently mistaken by others. Our understanding of the moral status of the child is crucially influenced by our understanding of the nature and character of childhood. This is not simply a matter of setting boundaries of age, though this is important.
The Cambridge Companion to Life and Death
The Philosophical Quarterly, 1995
Journal of Applied Philosophy, Feb 1, 2016
International Journal of Philosophical Studies, 1996
Just between ourselvesAnti‐Libertarianism: Markets, Philosophy and Myth By Alan Haworth, Routledg... more Just between ourselvesAnti‐Libertarianism: Markets, Philosophy and Myth By Alan Haworth, Routledge, 1994. Pp. x + 154. ISBN 0–415–08253–6. £35.00.Justice Edited by Alan Ryan, Oxford University Press, 1993. Pp. 200 ISBN 019–878037–0. £25.00.Justice: Interdisciplinary Perspectives Edited by Klaus R. Scherer, Cambridge University Press, 1992. Pp. xi + 302. ISBN 0–521–41503–9. £40.00.Justice and World Order: A Philosophical Inquiry By Janna Thompson, Routledge,
Journal of Philosophy of Education
I offer an account of sexual ethics, and thus of an education in sexual morality, that tries to m... more I offer an account of sexual ethics, and thus of an education in sexual morality, that tries to make some sense of how a view of consent as central to those ethics might be combined with an education in certain virtues. I do so by exploring what some see as the shortcomings of a standard of consent, namely, how it can deal with instances of prima facie bad sex. I consider and reject various attempts to show that consensuality is sufficient for morally good sex. I then show how a needed supplement to the standard of consent can appeal to a broader view of why consent matters. This in turn connects to those personal and interpersonal virtues that the 2019 Department of Education guidance on relationships and sex education suggests should be taught. Finally, I provide an account of why more than consensuality is needed in the case of sex. In short, I insist on the critical importance of consent but supplement the standard of consent by an appeal to why consent matters and does so especially in the case of sex.
Chapter 23 Corporate Responsibility for Children's Diets Tom MacMillan, Elizabeth Dowler and... more Chapter 23 Corporate Responsibility for Children's Diets Tom MacMillan, Elizabeth Dowler and David Archard How to improve children's diets is one of ... reported as the opinion that parents are responsible for children's diets, in the sense of controlling them as set out by Bristow. ...
Journal of Medical Ethics, 2021
The pace of change and, indeed, the sheer number of clinical ethics committees (not to be confuse... more The pace of change and, indeed, the sheer number of clinical ethics committees (not to be confused with research ethics committees) has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Committees were formed to support healthcare professionals and to operationalise, interpret and compensate for gaps in national and professional guidance. But as the role of clinical ethics support becomes more prominent and visible, it becomes ever more important to address gaps in the support structure and misconceptions as to role and remit. The recent case of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust v MX, FX and X ([2020] EWHC 1958 (Fam), [21]–[23] and [58]) has highlighted the importance of patient/family representation at clinical ethics committee meetings. The court viewed these meetings as making decisions about such treatment. We argue that this misunderstands the role of ethics support, with treatment decisions remaining with the clinical team and those providing their consent...
The Family: A Liberal Defence, 2010
Chapter 1 carefully distinguished between matters having to do with a definition of ‘the family’ ... more Chapter 1 carefully distinguished between matters having to do with a definition of ‘the family’ and claims about the ideal form of the family. I offered a minimal and functional definition of ‘the family’ as a multigenerational group, normally stably co-habiting, whose adults take primary custodial responsibility for the dependent children. I criticised the view that ‘the family’ should be persuasively defined in terms of a preferred ideal, and acknowledged the clear evidence that both historically and in the current period the family exhibits a variety of different forms. However I did concede that a functional definition of ‘the family’ allows for an evident appraisal of those different forms, namely one in terms of the extent to which any particular family or type of family does serve its defining role — the custodial care of dependent children.
The Family: A Liberal Defence, 2010
The Family: A Liberal Defence, 2010
Johann Gottlieb Fichte: Grundlage des Naturrechts, 2001
Rights and childhood, 1993
The Blackwell Companion to Philosophy
In a now celebrated phrase, Peter Laslett announced that 'for the moment, anyway, political ... more In a now celebrated phrase, Peter Laslett announced that 'for the moment, anyway, political philosophy is dead'. He did so in his 1950 introduction to the first collection of essays entitled Philosophy, Politics and Society. The sixth series was published in 1992, and the ...
The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy, 2010
Oxford Handbooks Online, 2005
No one would dispute that children should not be treated cruelly, but disagreement persists about... more No one would dispute that children should not be treated cruelly, but disagreement persists about the proper limits of parental punishment — whether, for instance, a child may be chastised by a slap. Few would dispute that children should have some say in what happens to them, but the idea that children should have the very same rights of choice as adults is defended as self-evident by some whilst dismissed as evidently mistaken by others. Our understanding of the moral status of the child is crucially influenced by our understanding of the nature and character of childhood. This is not simply a matter of setting boundaries of age, though this is important.
The Cambridge Companion to Life and Death
The Philosophical Quarterly, 1995