Journal of Practical Ethics

The Journal of Practical Ethics is an open access journal in moral and political philosophy (and related areas), published by the Uehiro Oxford Institute, located at the University of Oxford.

Our vision is to build an open access journal that will bring the best work in philosophy to bear on pressing issues of public, political or interdisciplinary interest. We believe that the ideas and arguments of many moral and political philosophers are of significant relevance to problems in contemporary life. Not only are these arguments of interest to a wide general public, but they are of relevance to many other academics, political and social leaders. However, there is less than optimal penetration of this philosophical work. It will aim to disseminate excellent research in practical and applied ethics to a broad, global audience comprised of both academic and non-academic readers, with high impact.

Every issue of the Journal of Practical Ethics is available online, free of charge. It is an invitation only, blind-peer-reviewed journal. It is entirely open access online, and print copies may be ordered at cost price via a print-on-demand service. Authors and reviewers are offered an honorarium. The Journal aims to bring the best in academic moral and political philosophy, applied to practical matters, to a broader student or interested public audience. It seeks to promote informed, rational debate, and is not tied to any one particular viewpoint. The Journal will present a range of views and conclusions within the analytic philosophy tradition. It is funded through the generous support of the Uehiro Foundation in Ethics and Education.

Forthcoming Special Issue - now online

The purpose of this journal is to bring the best work in philosophy to bear on pressing issues of public, political or interdisciplinary interest and to disseminate it to a broad, global audience comprised of both academic and non-academic readers, with high impact. To this end, we have developed a debate format for two forthcoming special issues. These two issues will focus on the topic of manipulation.

Debates concerning what manipulation is, as well as the normative status of manipulation, have seen renewed interest in recent years. Just last year, and within months of each other, two book-length accounts of manipulation and its normative status were published: Robert Noggle’s Manipulation: Its Nature, Mechanisms, and Moral Status, and Shlomo Cohen’s The Concept and Ethics of Manipulation.

The first issue, scheduled for publication in September 2026, comprises four articles by these two authors. Each author introduces their view, and each responds to the other’s view. The next issue (March 2027) will include articles by four different authors commenting on the exchange in this issue. We hope these two issues can serve as a resource for readers of all types to get up to date on two new, robustly developed views on this highly relevant topic, as well as a reflection of the broader contemporary debate on manipulation.


All articles available to read on the JPE's forthcoming page

Editorial

Manipulation: A Debate, Gabriel De Marco & Ben Davies (Special Issue Editors) | https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/jpe/news/240/

Articles

The Mistake Account of Manipulation, Robert Noggle, Central Michigan University (Philosophy, Anthropology & Religion) | https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/jpe/news/241/

How to Think about the Basic Moral Status of Manipulation, Shlomo Cohen, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/jpe/news/242/

Author Commentaries

Reflections on Cohen’s Account of Manipulation, Robert Nogglehttps://journals.publishing.umich.edu/jpe/news/243/

On Noggle's "Mistake Account", Shlomo Cohenhttps://journals.publishing.umich.edu/jpe/news/244/


 

Current Issue: Volume 13(1), October 2025

Volume 13 • Issue 1 • 2025

Contents

'Together again: The value of our encounters, offline', Emily McTernan | Link: https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/jpe/article/id/8206/

'The Moral Importance of Low-Welfare Species', Jakob Lohmar | Link:  https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/jpe/article/id/8207/

'Promises and Consent', Arjan S. Heir | Link:  https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/jpe/article/id/8208/

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