philosophical inquiries

Philosophical Inquiries is an Italian philosophical journal published in English. Its aim is to cover a wide range of philosophical questions of broad interest and belonging to diverse fields, such as epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, aesthetics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and philosophy of law. It seeks to bring together international scholars committed to cutting edge research on pressing questions in those fields. The scholars who belong to the journal's Editorial Board, Advisory Board, and Executive Board do not belong to what might be called a "school" nor do they privilege any exclusive philosophical style in their works. Over the years, they have shared concerns, and, on many occasions, have worked together on national and international research projects; and we believe that, as a scholarly group, they exemplify what a respectful scientific community should ideally look like and how it should cooperate.

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Essays
Stephen Kearns and Alfred R. Mele, Have Compatibilists Solved the Luck Problem for Libertarians? pp. 9-36
Leonardo Marchettoni, Brandom’s Theory of the Institution of Norms pp. 37-58
William Simkulet, In Control pp. 59-75

Focus
Cesare Beccaria: Utilitarianism, Contractualism and Rights
Mario Ricciardi and Filippo Santoni de Sio, Cesare Beccaria: Utilitarianism, Contractualism and Rights pp. 79-86
Richard William Davies, Limiting the Death Penalty: Beccaria’s polemical styles pp. 87-106
Dale Jacquette, Beccaria on Discounting Intentions in Adjudicating Punishments for Crimes pp. 107-120
Mark D. White, On Beccaria, the Economics of Crime, and the Philosophy of Punishment pp. 121-137

Past Present
Paolo Parrini, About the “Parting of the Ways”: Three Roads or Four? Schlick’s Reviews for the Vierteljahrsschrift für wissenschaftliche Philosophie und Soziologie and Husserl’s Phenomenology pp. pp. 141-159
Moritz Schlick, Five Reviews pp. 161-177