Dr Joe Slater
- Lecturer in Moral or Political Philosophy (Philosophy)
email:
Joe.Slater@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns:
He/him/his
Publications
2024
Slater, J. (2024) Political decision-making, lottocracy, and AI. Conatus, (Accepted for Publication)
Archer, A., Wojtowicz, J., Kadlac, A., Slater, J. , Baron-Schmitt, N. and Windgätter, N. (2024) Book symposium: Alfred Archer and Jake Wojtowicz’s Why it’s OK to be a Sports Fan. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, (doi: 10.1080/17511321.2024.2367073) (Early Online Publication)
Slater, J. (2024) Open-textured moral concepts. South African Journal of Philosophy, (Accepted for Publication)
Slater, J. , Humphries, J. and Hicks, M. T. (2024) ChatGPT Isn’t ‘Hallucinating’—It’s Bullshitting! Scientific American, 17 July.
Hicks, M. T., Humphries, J. and Slater, J. (2024) ChatGPT is bullshit. Ethics and Information Technology, 26, 38. (doi: 10.1007/s10676-024-09775-5)
Saunders, J., Slater, J. and Sticker, M. (2024) Kant and overdemandingness I: the demandingness of imperfect duties. Philosophy Compass, 19(6), e12998. (doi: 10.1111/phc3.12998)
2023
Slater, J. (2023) The SIA can’t just go with the FLO. HEC Forum, (doi: 10.1007/s10730-023-09510-5) (Early Online Publication)
Slater, J. (2023) Just judge: the jury on trial. American Philosophical Quarterly, 60(2), pp. 169-186. (doi: 10.5406/21521123.60.2.05)
Slater, J. (2023) History of utilitarianism. In: Fieser, J. and Dowden, B. (eds.) The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. IEP.
Slater, J. (2023) Satisficers still get away with murder. Ergo, 10, 47. (doi: 10.3998/ergo.5184)
2021
Slater, J. (2021) Nepotism on The Orville. In: Johnson, D. K. and Berry, M. R. (eds.) Exploring The Orville: Essays on Seth MacFarlane's Space Adventure. McFarland and Company, Inc.: Jefferson, North Carolina, pp. 209-225. ISBN 9781476681924
Slater, J. (2021) Miller's tale: why the sympathy principle is inadequate. Kriterion, 35(1), pp. 97-111. (doi: 10.1515/krt-2021-0006)
2020
Slater, J. (2020) Paul Woodruff (ed.), The Ethics of Giving: Philosophers’ Perspectives on Philanthropy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018), 240 pages. ISBN: 9780190648879. Hardback: $34.95. Journal of Moral Philosophy, 17(4), pp. 464-467. (doi: 10.1163/17455243-01704007)[Book Review]
Slater, J. (2020) Satisficing consequentialism still doesn't satisfy. Utilitas, 32(1), pp. 108-117. (doi: 10.1017/S0953820819000402)
2019
Slater, J. (2019) Review - Ethics Beyond the Limits. Metapsychology Online Reviews, 26(36), [Book Review]
Slater, J. (2019) Jamie Carlin Watson’s Winning Votes by Abusing Reason: Responsible Belief and Political Rhetoric. Res Publica, 25(1), pp. 127-132. (doi: 10.1007/s11158-018-09414-z)[Book Review]
2017
Slater, J. (2017) Androids: artificial persons or glorified toasters. In: Ewing, J. and Decker, K. S. (eds.) Alien and Philosophy: I Infest, Therefore I Am. Series: The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series. Wiley Blackwell: Hoboken, NJ, pp. 17-24. ISBN 9781119280811 (doi: 10.1002/9781119280873.ch2)
2014
Slater, J. (2014) Barney Stinson's theory of truth. In: Von Matterhorn, L. (ed.) How I Met Your Mother and Philosophy: Being and Awesomeness. Series: Popular culture and philosophy (81). Open Court: Chicago, pp. 169-180. ISBN 9780812698350
2013
Slater, J. (2013) Why it's wrong to make monsters - or babies. In: Michaud, N. (ed.) Frankenstein and Philosophy: The Shocking Truth. Series: Popular culture and philosophy (79). Open Court: Chicago, pp. 261-272. ISBN 9780812698367
Articles
Slater, J. (2024) Political decision-making, lottocracy, and AI. Conatus, (Accepted for Publication)
Archer, A., Wojtowicz, J., Kadlac, A., Slater, J. , Baron-Schmitt, N. and Windgätter, N. (2024) Book symposium: Alfred Archer and Jake Wojtowicz’s Why it’s OK to be a Sports Fan. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, (doi: 10.1080/17511321.2024.2367073) (Early Online Publication)
Slater, J. (2024) Open-textured moral concepts. South African Journal of Philosophy, (Accepted for Publication)
Slater, J. , Humphries, J. and Hicks, M. T. (2024) ChatGPT Isn’t ‘Hallucinating’—It’s Bullshitting! Scientific American, 17 July.
Hicks, M. T., Humphries, J. and Slater, J. (2024) ChatGPT is bullshit. Ethics and Information Technology, 26, 38. (doi: 10.1007/s10676-024-09775-5)
Saunders, J., Slater, J. and Sticker, M. (2024) Kant and overdemandingness I: the demandingness of imperfect duties. Philosophy Compass, 19(6), e12998. (doi: 10.1111/phc3.12998)
Slater, J. (2023) The SIA can’t just go with the FLO. HEC Forum, (doi: 10.1007/s10730-023-09510-5) (Early Online Publication)
Slater, J. (2023) Just judge: the jury on trial. American Philosophical Quarterly, 60(2), pp. 169-186. (doi: 10.5406/21521123.60.2.05)
Slater, J. (2023) Satisficers still get away with murder. Ergo, 10, 47. (doi: 10.3998/ergo.5184)
Slater, J. (2021) Miller's tale: why the sympathy principle is inadequate. Kriterion, 35(1), pp. 97-111. (doi: 10.1515/krt-2021-0006)
Slater, J. (2020) Satisficing consequentialism still doesn't satisfy. Utilitas, 32(1), pp. 108-117. (doi: 10.1017/S0953820819000402)
Book Sections
Slater, J. (2023) History of utilitarianism. In: Fieser, J. and Dowden, B. (eds.) The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. IEP.
Slater, J. (2021) Nepotism on The Orville. In: Johnson, D. K. and Berry, M. R. (eds.) Exploring The Orville: Essays on Seth MacFarlane's Space Adventure. McFarland and Company, Inc.: Jefferson, North Carolina, pp. 209-225. ISBN 9781476681924
Slater, J. (2017) Androids: artificial persons or glorified toasters. In: Ewing, J. and Decker, K. S. (eds.) Alien and Philosophy: I Infest, Therefore I Am. Series: The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series. Wiley Blackwell: Hoboken, NJ, pp. 17-24. ISBN 9781119280811 (doi: 10.1002/9781119280873.ch2)
Slater, J. (2014) Barney Stinson's theory of truth. In: Von Matterhorn, L. (ed.) How I Met Your Mother and Philosophy: Being and Awesomeness. Series: Popular culture and philosophy (81). Open Court: Chicago, pp. 169-180. ISBN 9780812698350
Slater, J. (2013) Why it's wrong to make monsters - or babies. In: Michaud, N. (ed.) Frankenstein and Philosophy: The Shocking Truth. Series: Popular culture and philosophy (79). Open Court: Chicago, pp. 261-272. ISBN 9780812698367
Book Reviews
Slater, J. (2020) Paul Woodruff (ed.), The Ethics of Giving: Philosophers’ Perspectives on Philanthropy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018), 240 pages. ISBN: 9780190648879. Hardback: $34.95. Journal of Moral Philosophy, 17(4), pp. 464-467. (doi: 10.1163/17455243-01704007)[Book Review]
Slater, J. (2019) Review - Ethics Beyond the Limits. Metapsychology Online Reviews, 26(36), [Book Review]
Slater, J. (2019) Jamie Carlin Watson’s Winning Votes by Abusing Reason: Responsible Belief and Political Rhetoric. Res Publica, 25(1), pp. 127-132. (doi: 10.1007/s11158-018-09414-z)[Book Review]