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Books by WSU faculty
Philosophy
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Freedom and Determinism
Ed. by Joseph Keim Campbell and David Sheir, professors, philosophy, et al
From the publisher: This collection of contemporary essays by prominent contemporary thinkers on the topics of determinism and free agency concentrates primarily on two areas: the problem of free will and determinism (i.e., the compatibility problem), and the metaphysics of moral responsibility. There are also essays on the related fields of determinism and action theory. With an opening essay written by the editors that sets the terms of the discussion, the book provides a remarkably comprehensive set of articles that are of value to a wide audience, from students of philosophy to scholars.
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Law and Social Justice
Ed. by Joseph Keim Campbell and David Shier, associate professors of philosophy, et al
These essays by leading scholars illustrate the complexity and range of philosophical issues raised by consideration of law and social justice. The essays examine such broad foundational issues as instrumentalist versus Kantian conceptions of rights as well as such specific problems as the admissibility of evidence of causation in toxic tort cases. They consider a variety of subjects, including the implications of deliberative democracy for privacy rights, equality as a principle of distributive justice, the paradox of "moral luck," the treatment of intellectual property in China and its roots in Chinese tradition, and the extent to which initial acquisition of goods yields full property rights. Two special sections at the end of the volume discuss the treatment of law and social justice in the work of Wittgenstein and Jules L. Coleman.
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