Marc Ramsay, Associate Professor

Philosophy Department, Acadia University

Phone: 902-585-1261

Email: mramsay@acadiau.ca

Publications:

Journal Articles

 “The Status of Hearers' Rights in Freedom of Expression” in Legal Theory Vol. 18, Issue 1 (March 2012), pp. 31-68.

 “Twinning and Fusion as Arguments Against the Moral Standing of the Early Human Embryo” in Utilitas Vol. 23, Issue 2 (June 2011), pp. 183-205. 

“The Religious Beliefs of Tort Victims:  Religious Thin Skulls or Failures of Mitigation?” in Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence Vol. 20, Issue 2 (2007), pp. 399-427.

“Fallibilism and the Burdens of Judgment” in Contemporary Political Theory  Vol 6, Issue 2 (May 2007), pp. 150-174. 

 “The Buyer/Seller Asymmetry:  Corrective Justice and Material Non-Disclosure” in University of Toronto Law Journal  Vol 56, Issue 1  (Jan 2006), pp. 115-149.

 “Teleological Egalitarianism vs. the Slogan” in Utilitas Vol. 17, Issue 1 (March 2005),  pp. 93-116. 

 “Liberalism and the Prevention of Evil:  A Response to Kekes” in Dialogue Vol. XLII, Issue 3 (Summer 2003), pp. 481-498.

 “Pluralism and Gray’s ‘Liberal Syndrome’” in Social Theory and Practice, Vol. 28, Issue 4 (October 2002), pp. 553-576.

Chapters/Contributions

“Juvenile Justice” (forthcoming) in International Encyclopedia of Ethics (Blackwell).

“Political Liberalism and Moral Education: Reflections on Mozert v. Hawkins” in Taking Responsibility For Children, eds Samantha Brennan and Robert Noggle (Laurier University Press, 2007).