Publications

Thematically (chronologically below)

Historical injustive and group membership

Godman, M & R.P Garner (forthcoming) “A Troubled Inheritance: Overcoming the Temporality Problem in Cases of Historical Injustice” Journal of Social Philosophy

Godman, M. (forthcoming) “The Nordic Racial Hygiene Studies: Science, Interactivity and Cultural Domination” Philosophical Perspectives on Cultural Domination Edited by Harold Kincaid and Raphael van Riel (Routledge)

Human Kinds (of various types and the ontological, epistemic, political implications thereof)

Marchionni, C. Zahle, J. & M. Godman (2024) Reactivity in the human sciences. European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 14 (8) https://doi.org/10.1007/s13194-024-00571-y.

Godman, M., & Marchionni, C. (2022). What should scientists do about (harmful) interactive effects?. European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 12(4), 63.

Godman, M. (2021) The Epistemology and Morality of Human Kinds. Routledge, Focus in Philosophy series, Abingdon Oxon.

Godman, M., Mallozzi, A. and D. Papineau (2020) “Essential Properties are Super-Explanatory: Taming Metaphysical ModalityJournal of the American Philosophical Association, 6(3), 316-334.

Godman, M. (2018) “Gender as a Historical Kind: A Tale of Two Genders?Biology and Philosophy 33, no. 3-4: 21.

Godman, M. (2016) “Cultural Syndromes: Socially Learned but RealFilosofia Unisinos, 17(2), 185-191.

Godman, M. (2015) “The Special Science Dilemma and How Culture Solves ItAustralasian Journal of Philosophy, 93(3), 491-508.

Godman, M. (2013) “Psychiatric Disorders qua Natural Kinds: The case of the ‘Apathetic children’”.  Biological Theory,  7 (2), 144-152.

Godman, M. (2017) “Review of Thomas W. Polger & Lawrence A. Shapiro’s The Multiple Realization Book“, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Book Reviews, 2007.05.09  (Book Review)

Godman, M. “Review of P. D. Magnus’ Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds: From Planets to Mallards“, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 28 (3), 1–4. (Book Review)

Species and Other Biological Kinds 

Godman, M. (2021) The Epistemology and Morality of Human Kinds. Routledge, Focus in Philosophy series, Abingdon Oxon.

Godman, M. (2021) “Scientific realism with historical essences: the case of speciesSynthese 198, 3041–3057 . 

Godman, M., Mallozzi, A. and D. Papineau (2020) “Essential Properties are Super-Explanatory: Taming Metaphysical ModalityJournal of the American Philosophical Association, 6(3), 316-334.

Godman, M and D. Papineau (2020) “Species have historical not intrinsic essences” in A. Bianchi (Ed.), Language and Reality from a Naturalistic Perspective: Themes from Michael Devitt,  (pp. 355-367) Cham: Springer Press.

Godman, M. (2019) “A Modern Synthesis of Philosophy and Biology” in K. Becker & I. Thomson (eds.), History of Philosophy, 1945 to 2015. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 210-220.

Godman M. (2016)  ”Möjliga Träskindividers Omöjliga Medlemskap” in I. Niiniluoto, T. Tahko & T. Toppinen (eds.), Mahdollisuus/Möjlighet, Helsingfors: Filosofiska Föreningen i Finland, 87–93. (Trans. from Swedish: “Possible swamp individuals; impossible membership”, in Possibility, Helsinki: Philosophical Society in Finland)

Disability and Morality

Godman, M. (2021) Alzheimer’s disease and relationships of value. Think, 20(57), 39-51. doi:10.1017/S1477175620000330.

Godman, M. (2018) “Should Individuals With Psychopathy be Compensated for their Fearlessness? Or How Neuroscience Matters for Equality.” in B. Donnelly-Lazarov, D. Patterson & P. (eds.), Neurolaw and Responsibility for Action: Concepts, Crimes and Courts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 228-243.

Godman, M. & Jefferson, A. (2017)  “On Blaming and Punishing Psychopaths” in Criminal Law and Philosophy. 11(1), 127–142.

Godman, M. (2014)  “Review of Neil Levy’s Hard Luck: How Luck Undermines Free Will and Moral Responsibility“,  Analysis, 74 (1): 86-88. (Book Review)

Philosophy of psychology and the social motivation hypothesis

Godman, M. (2021) Alzheimer’s disease and relationships of value Think, 20(57), 39-51. doi:10.1017/S1477175620000330,

Godman, M., Nagatsu, M. and M. Salmela (2014) “The Social Motivation Hypothesis for Pro-social Behaviour”  Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 44(5), 563–587.

Godman, M. (2013) “Why we do things together: The social motivation for joint sction”.  Philosophical Psychology,  26 (4), 588-603

Godman, M. (2016) “Cultural syndromes: socially learned but realFilosofia Unisinos, 17(2), 185-191.

Ethics of emerging technologies

Carlsen, H., Dreborg, K., Godman, M., Hansson, S.O., Johansson, L. & Wikman-Svahn. P. (2010) “Assessing socially disruptive technological change” Technology in Society, 32 (3): 209-218.

Godman, M.  &  Hansson, S.O. (2009) “European public advice on nanobiotechnology – Four convergence seminars, Nanoethics,  3(1): 43-59.

Godman, M. (2008) “But is it unique to nanotechnology? Reframing nanoethics”, Science and Engineering Ethics,14(3): 391-403.

Blog Posts

Godman, M. “Psychopathy: Madness or Badness?”, Imperfect Cognition Blog post, May 17, 2016.

Godman, M. “Cultural syndromes and the Costs and Benefits of Imperfect Cognitions” Imperfect Cognition Blog post, May 6, 2014.

Report

Public Advice on the Development of Nanobiotechnology, Final Report on the Four European Convergence seminars. Part of NanoBio-RAISE (6th Framework EU report), Nov. 2007. With S.O. Hansson

Chronologically

2024/forthcoming

Godman, M & R.P Garner (forthcoming) “A Troubled Inheritance: Overcoming the Temporality Problem in Cases of Historical Injustice” Journal of Social Philosophy

Godman, M, (forthcoming) “The Nordic Racial Hygiene Studies: Science, Interactivity and Cultural Domination” Philosophical Perspectives on Cultural Domination Edited by Harold Kincaid and Raphael van Riel (Routledge Press)

Marchionni, C. Zahle, J. & M. Godman (2024) Reactivity in the human sciences. European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 14 (8) https://doi.org/10.1007/s13194-024-00571-y.

2022

Godman, M., & Marchionni, C. (2022). What should scientists do about (harmful) interactive effects? European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 12(4), 63. 2021

2021

Godman, M. “Scientific realism with historical essences: the case of speciesSynthese 198, 3041–3057

Godman, M. The Epistemology and Morality of Human Kinds. Routledge, Focus in Philosophy series, Abingdon Oxon

Godman, M. Alzheimer’s disease and relationships of value. Think, 20(57), 39-51. 

2020

Godman, M., Mallozzi, A. and D. Papineau “Essential Properties are Super-Explanatory: Taming Metaphysical ModalityJournal of the American Philosophical Association, 6(3), 316-334.

Godman, M and D. Papineau  “Species have historical not intrinsic essences” in A. Bianchi (Ed.), Language and Reality from a Naturalistic Perspective: Themes from Michael Devitt.  (pp. 355-367) Cham: Springer Press.

2019

Godman, M. (2019) “A Modern Synthesis of Philosophy and Biology” in K. Becker & I. Thomson (eds.), History of Philosophy, 1945 to 2015. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 210-220.

2018

Godman, M. (2018) “Gender as a historical kind: A tale of two genders?” in Biology and Philosophy 33, no. 3-4: 21.

Godman, M. “Should Individuals With Psychopathy be Compensated for their Fearlessness? Or How Neuroscience Matters for Equality.” in B. Donnelly-Lazarov, D. Patterson & P. (eds.), Neurolaw and Responsibility for Action: Concepts, Crimes and Courts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 228-243.

2017

Godman, M. “Review of Thomas W. Polger & Lawrence A. Shapiro’s The Multiple Realization Book“, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Book Reviews, 2007.05.09  (Book Review)

Godman, M. & Jefferson, A. “On Blaming and Punishing Psychopaths” in Criminal Law and Philosophy. 11(1), 127–142

2016

Godman, M. “Cultural Syndromes: Socially Learned but Real” in Filosofia Unisinos, 17(2), 185-191.

Godman M.  ”Möjliga Träskindividers Omöjliga Medlemskap” in I. Niiniluoto, T. Tahko & T. Toppinen (eds.), Mahdollisuus/Möjlighet, Helsingfors: Filosofiska Föreningen i Finland, 87–93. (Trans. from Swedish: “Possible swamp individuals; impossible membership”, in Possibility, Helsinki: Philosophical Society in Finland)  

2015

Godman, M.”The Special Science Dilemma and How Culture Solves It” in Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 93(3), 491-508.

2014 

Godman, M., Nagatsu, M. and M. Salmela “The Social Motivation Hypothesis for Pro-social Behaviour” in Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 44(5), 563–587.

Godman, M. “Review of P. D. Magnus’ Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds: From Planets to Mallards“, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 28 (3), 1–4. (Book Review)

Godman, M.  “Review of Neil Levy’s Hard Luck: How Luck Undermines Free Will and Moral Responsibility“,  Analysis, 74 (1): 86-88. (Book Review)

2013

Godman, M. “Why we do things together: The Social Motivation for Joint Action”.  Philosophical Psychology,  26 (4), 588-603

Godman, M. & Kingma, E. “Interdisciplinary Workshop in the Philosophy of Medicine: Minds and Bodies in Medicine“, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 19, 564-571.

Godman, M. “Psychiatric Disorders qua Natural Kinds: The case of the ‘Apathetic children’”.  Biological Theory,  7 (2), 144-152.

2010

Carlsen, H., Dreborg, K., Godman, M., Hansson, S.O., Johansson, L. & Wikman-Svahn. P. “Assessing socially disruptive technological change” Technology in Society, 32 (3): 209-218.

2009

Godman, M.  &  Hansson, S.O.  “European public advice on nanobiotechnology – Four convergence seminars, Nanoethics,  3(1): 43-59.

2008

Godman, M. “But is it unique to nanotechnology? Reframing nanoethics”, Science and Engineering Ethics,14(3): 391-403.