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Benjamin Matheson

@benjaminmatheso

Assistant Professor at the University of Bern and PI of a SERI-Funded ERC Starting Grant on "Collective Guilt and Shame" (CoGS).

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Joined March 2017
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My paper "Blame and Redemption" is now forthcoming in Philosophical Studies!
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This is a follow on from my paper "Blameworthiness is Terminable": academic.oup.com/pq/article/…
Blameworthiness is Terminable

Blameworthiness is Terminable

Abstract. A theory of blameworthiness must answer two fundamental questions. First, what makes a person blameworthy when they act? Secondly, what makes a p

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It's also a spiritual sequel to my paper "Fame and Redemption": onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Fame and redemption: On the moral dangers of celebrity apologies

Fame and redemption: On the moral dangers of celebrity apologies

Click on the article title to read more.

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Episode 11 of the Philosophy of Emotion Podcast is now live: thecogsproject.substack.com/…
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Episode 10 of the Philosophy of Emotion Podcast is now available! thecogsproject.substack.com/…
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Episode 8 of the Philosophy of Emotion Podcast is now available! I interview Constant Bonard on whether emotions can drive environmental mitigation. thecogsproject.substack.com/…
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Check out this article that me and Alfred Archer wrote on political apologies! psyche.co/ideas/good-apologi…
Good apologies don’t close the book: they open a new chapter | Psyche Ideas

Good apologies don’t close the book: they open a new chapter | Psyche Ideas

Beyond setting the record straight, a successful political apology must be part of a larger, ongoing commitment

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A few of my thoughts about artistic wrongs and artistic redemption were included this article about the possible comeback of Fab Morvan (of Milli Vanilli) latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
How Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli mounted one of the greatest comebacks in Grammy history

How Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli mounted one of the greatest comebacks in Grammy history

Can Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli find redemption at the Grammys in the audiobook category, decades after the Recording Academy revoked his duo's best new artist award?

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New paper online now: “Consigning Injustice of History with Political Apologies” (by me and Alfred Archer). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Consigning Injustice to History with Political Apologies

Consigning Injustice to History with Political Apologies

Failures to remember the past properly can constitute a range of different wrongs. In this article, we identify a novel kind of wrong that often occurs through political apologies: consigning an...

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In moments of anger, we often feel certain that our position is right, both morally and factually. | iai.tv/articles/anger-is-not… But philosopher Benjamin Matheson examines how anger can both reveal and obscure moral reality.

Anger is not a guide to truth or morality

In moments of anger, we often feel certain that our position is right, both morally and factually. Sometimes we even imagine we are right because we are angry. But as philosophers have long noted,...

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Anger is not a guide to truth or morality

Anger is not a guide to truth or morality

In moments of anger, we often feel certain that our position is right, both morally and factually. Sometimes we even imagine we are right because we are angry. But as philosophers have long noted,...

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My over-analysis of children's stories continues: philosophicalparent.substack…...
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I am pleased to reveal what the main sources of insight and inspiration for my present and future work has been: children’s stories. Here’s one thought I had about Mog, which also features in a book I’ve been working on for a while. substack.com/home/post/p-176…
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New paper online now: “Consigning Injustice of History with Political Apologies” (by me and Alfred Archer). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Consigning Injustice to History with Political Apologies

Consigning Injustice to History with Political Apologies

Failures to remember the past properly can constitute a range of different wrongs. In this article, we identify a novel kind of wrong that often occurs through political apologies: consigning an...

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I am pleased to reveal what the main sources of insight and inspiration for my present and future work has been: children’s stories. Here’s one thought I had about Mog, which also features in a book I’ve been working on for a while. substack.com/home/post/p-176…
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Taylor Cyr@taylorwcyr11 Aug 2025
Episode 101! Season 11! We’re still doing this! Excited to do a series on historical figures. We’re doing ancient/medieval to start, but maybe we’ll do another season on 16th-19th century figures down the line.
The Free Will Show (@thefreewillshow) profile pictureThe Free Will Show@thefreewillshow11 Aug 2025
Next week we’ll begin our eleventh season, which will focus on ancient and medieval figures in Western philosophy and their views on free will. In next week’s episode, Eric Brown kicks things off with a discussion of Plato.
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Episode 3 of The Philosophy of Emotion Podcast is now available! Alfred Archer on affective artifacts and affective injustice. thecogsproject.substack.com/…
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Episode 2 of The Philosophy of Emotion Podcast is available now! This episode features Krista Thomason talking about Shame and Negative Emotions.
Benjamin Matheson (@benjaminmatheso) profile pictureBenjamin Matheson@benjaminmatheso1 May 2025
Episode 2 of The Philosophy of Emotion Podcast will be released on May 8th. The next episode features Krista Thomason talking about Shame and Negative Emotions. thecogsproject.substack.com/…
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