The ''Journal of Applied Philosophy'' is a
peer-reviewed academic journal
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published by
Wiley-Blackwell
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on behalf of the
Society for Applied Philosophy and edited by
Elizabeth Brake
Elizabeth Brake is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Rice University. She is known for her works on ethics and political philosophy.
Brake coined the term amatonormativity to describe the widespread, but false, belief that eve ...
(
Rice University
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). It covers a broad spectrum of issues in all areas of applied philosophy, including work on the
environment
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medicine
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science
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engineering
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policy
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law
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politics
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economics
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According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2017
impact factor
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of 1.018, ranking it 24th out of 51 journals in the category "Ethics".
Journal for Applied Philosophy Annual Essay Prize
The ''Journal of Applied Philosophy'' awards an annual prize of £1,000 to the best article published in the year's volume.
* 2017: Natasha McKeever “Is the Requirement of Sexual Exclusivity Consistent with Romantic Love?”
* 2016: Federico Picinali “Base Rates of Negative Traits: Instructions for Use in Criminal Trials”
* 2015:
Cheshire Calhoun
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“Geographies of Meaningful Living”
* 2014: Christopher Morgan-Knapp “Economic Envy”
* 2013: Daniel Friedrich “A Duty to Adopt”
* 2012: Avery Kolers “Floating Provisos and Sinking Islands”
* 2011: Jakob Elster “How Outlandish Can Imaginary Cases Be?”
Society for Applied Philosophy Annual Lectures
Each year since 2010, the Journal of Applied Philosophy has published the Annual Lecture hosted by the Society of Applied Philosoph
*2017: Philip Pettit presented the lecture, 'Three Mistakes about Doing Good (and Bad)'. Read the articl
here
*2016: Arthur Ripstein presented the lecture, 'Reclaiming Proportionality'. Read the articl
here
*2015: Shelley Kagan presented the lecture, 'What's Wrong with Speciesism?'.
*2014: Julia Annas presented the lecture, 'Applying Virtue to Ethics'. Read the paper based on this tal
here
*2013: Larry Temkin presented the lecture, 'Universal Healthcare in the Developing World: Solution or Siren? Some Preliminary Thoughts'. Read the paper based on this lectur
here
*2012: Joseph Raz presented the lecture 'Death in Our Life'. The paper based on this lecture can be rea
here
*2011: Amartya Sen presented the lecture 'The Global Reach of Human Rights'. The paper based on this talk can be rea
here
*2010: Philip Kitcher presented the lecture 'Militant Modern Atheism'. The paper based on this talk can be foun
here
See also
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List of ethics journals
This is a list of peer-reviewed, academic journals in the field of ethics.
''Note'': there are many important academic magazines that are not true peer-reviewed journals. They are not listed here.
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Philosophy journals
Applied philosophy
Publications established in 1984
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