<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[index]]></title><description><![CDATA[index]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:20:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.josephulatowski.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[On the puzzle of the self-torturer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crux of the puzzle of the self-torturer is how one takes reasonable advantage of collecting $10,000 without ending up the worse for...]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/on-the-puzzle-of-the-self-torturer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63537cb553953e5de7de03b2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2022 05:20:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/320b95_aa6ae286478b493e831e8766ca3dba15~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_773,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sceptical Vertigo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is a paper I wrote fifteen years ago and never did anything with it other than present it at the American Philosophical Association...]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/sceptical-vertigo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">638302cf2868831830ad4d31</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_5261bffd7a4043e5b20dcfc1780588ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equitable distribution in Rawls' <em>Law of Peoples</em>]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does Rawls endorse a duty of assistance when it comes to liberal societies?]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/equitable-distribution-in-rawls-em-law-of-peoples--em</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6370b710420c3c61dfce3b81</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_45394e50574742584d396f~mv2_d_3968_2976_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economic class and well-being in Rawls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does a conception of well-being matter for Rawls' Difference Principle?]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/economic-class-and-well-being-in-rawls</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63700054ccabb704aae2a555</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_f0c3df07014c40c9b78ada7fddf28e78~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where should I look for the truth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want to resolve disagreements, then think about how you and your interlocutor understand truth.]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/where-should-i-look-for-the-truth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a7e7b9d638b9a9dc800403</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:49:26 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multi-modal practical reasoning]]></title><description><![CDATA[What should you do if the choice between two options would have equally good and equally bad outcomes?]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/multi-modal-practical-reasoning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a78e9bf3fc6c89a4c229da</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_b52180f53dbf44489f160bd153e90245~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wittgenstein on incontinence]]></title><description><![CDATA[What are Wittgenstein's views on akrasia?]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/wittgenstein-on-incontinence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a6c6fc661c18e892fb7c05</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/314a1d70f2e8463ba1bf217d732149f4.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distinguishing zombies from non-zombies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is there a way of distinguishing zombies from non-zombies? ]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/distinguishing-zombies-from-non-zombies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a50cb123d5a50313b90c7f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_66374e6e4f6b4d31796555~mv2_d_3382_2246_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distinguishing between one's own actions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The coarse- and fine-grained accounts of act individuation suffer from a problem of vagueness and this post attempts to set out how.]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/distinguishing-between-one-s-own-actions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a4697397a6a6d0773c8e60</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never ever read a review of your book]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some book reviewers shouldn't write criticisms of good books. Here's an instance of that phenomenon.]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/never-ever-read-a-review-of-your-book</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a464be1f8a3794ca54d1d4</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_7c494d818f5f417f9a7cdc5a68c2ad5c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to choose between two equally desirable things?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If we desire x and there are two xs, then how do we rationally choose between them? The only reasonable action is to not have either of them]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/how-to-choose-between-two-equally-desirable-things</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a3b88dcdcd5237802801a6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_524c616b5f785a62357355~mv2_d_5800_3867_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does belief in free will affect behaviour?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A study by Voos and Schooler shows that belief in determinism increases cheating. An alternative explanation is possible.]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/does-belief-in-free-will-affect-behaviour</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a319a0a78b132e0f7afbc5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_b1e63dfa846949918cc4be279f7b331b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On refereeing, redux]]></title><description><![CDATA[Refereeing for professional academic journals is a mess. Here are some arguments that fail to be considered important in the debate.]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/on-refereeing-redux</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a179905de582e30cf9f261</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2022 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is university study a waste of time?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a lot of discussion about the usefulness of university study. Here I argue that removing it as a metric would be a mistake.]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/is-university-study-a-waste-of-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a158ca24f9004959a32b35</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_71932bd46e6a4dd4be93df6ba8b2d739~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muybridge, hi-speed photography, and the problem of act individuation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eadweard Muybridge's hi-speed photography gave us insight about gait analysis and the problem of act individuation.]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/muybridge-hi-speed-photography-and-the-problem-of-act-individuation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a07cfa79dddb9da19f1a74</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is there an identity of intuitions had by philosophers and non-philosophers?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are the intuitions of philosophers identical to the intuitions of non-philosophers? This post considers a few possible positions.]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/is-there-an-identity-of-intuitions-had-by-philosophers-and-non-philosophers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">629ef0e5d5c53b2a2e487b0d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a09049ba14e4bee98fc95fa879897ff.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_703,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mele's agnosticism toward act individuation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Al Mele's work on intentional action has not considered act individuation an important issue. Here, I summarise his position.]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/mele-s-agnosticism-toward-act-individuation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">629eee99cb1500243ca8641e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_5f4d686d56567754796a59~mv2_d_3456_2304_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kant on the problem of relevant descriptions and the problem of act individuation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking a stab at a Kantian analysis of the problem of relevant descriptions and how it links up with the problem of act individuation.]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/kant-on-the-problem-of-relevant-descriptions-and-the-problem-of-act-individuation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">629e9bf290f5594b4edb5752</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2022 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The problem of relevant descriptions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Which description of action should be used to test whether a maxim ought to be acted upon? ]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/the-problem-of-relevant-descriptions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">629de5a6c65f5d6b8447faaf</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth as an epistemic goal of science]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is truth the epistemic goal of science? ]]></description><link>https://www.josephulatowski.net/post/truth-as-an-epistemic-goal-of-science</link><guid isPermaLink="false">629b41567e113c5e86304244</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_3cc49c23f2b4481c9f9c268149adf95d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>