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  • Some questions about Killoren’s Extended Narrativity Hypothesis

    In my previous post, I presented an account of moral status in terms of final value and direct obligations. About a year ago, another featured author, David Killoren, presented his "Extended Narrativity Hypothesis" (ENH) to acount for a the different obligations we have towards livestock and our pets (which he sums up elsewhere as a…

  • Moral status worth having

    By Nicolas Delon I first want to thank Marcus and the Cocoon for hosting me in the next couple weeks. I'm glad, after years following the Cocoon, to get the opportunity to write from the other side. Much of what follows draws from relatively recent work but much of it is also prospective work-in-progress. In…

  • Featured Early-Career Author: Nicolas Delon

    I'm happy to introduce the Cocoon's newest Featured Early-Career Author: Nicolas Delon. Nicolas received his PhD in philosophy in 2014 from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, and is now Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow in Environmental Studies at NYU. Nicolas' research focuses on animal ethics and moral status, but he has interests in ethics more generally, including moral psychology, experimental…

  • What’s the big deal about illusions?

    By Luis Favela Before I begin my final post as a Featured Early-Career Author here on The Philosophers’ Cocoon, I’d like to again thank Marcus for providing a forum for people like me to share our work in a safe and fun environment. Thanks, Marcus! Now, to the post: In this final post, I will…