About

Introduction

Joe Mintoff has been a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Newcastle, having received his doctorate from the Australian National University. His primary research interests are in the areas of ethics, in particular the nature of the good life. His articles have appeared in Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Dialogue, Ethics and the Australasian Journal of Philosophy.

Research

Refereed Journal Articles

Mintoff, J. G. (2006) 'Could an Egoist be a Friend?’, American Philosophical Quarterly, Vol 43, pp.101-118

Mintoff, J. G. (2004) 'Is an Agreement an Exchange of Intentions?’, Pacific Philosophical Quarterly,Vol 85, pp.44-67

Mintoff, J. G. (2004) 'Rule Worship and the Stability of Intention’, Philosophia, Vol 31, pp.401-426

Mintoff, J. G. (2004) 'Tabensky on The Unity of Life and the Skill of Living’, South African Journal of Philosophy, Vol 23, pp.353-364

Mintoff, J. G. (2003) 'Can Utilitarianism Justify Legal Rights with Moral Force?’, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol 151, pp.887-915

Mintoff, J. G. (2002) 'How Can Intentions Make Actions Rational?’, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Vol 32, pp.331-354

Mintoff, J. G. (2001) 'Buridan's Ass and reducible intentions’, Journal of Philosophical Research, Vol 26, pp.207-221

Mintoff, J. G. (2000) 'Is Rational Voluntary Constraint Possible?’, Dialogue, XXXIX pp.339-364

Mintoff, J. G. (1999) 'Are Decisions Motive-Perpetuating?’, Analysis, Vol 59, pp.266-275

Mintoff, J. G. (1999) 'Decision-making and the Backward Induction Argument’, Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Vol 80, pp.64-76

Mintoff, J. G. (1998) 'Defending Instrumental Reason’, Southern Journal of Philosophy, Vol 36, pp.393-415

Mintoff, J. G. (1998) 'Hume and Instrumental Reason’, Journal of Value Inquiry, Vol 32, pp.519-538

Grants and Funding

1997 Internal Grant, 'Pragmatic Intentions and Morality: an attempt to develop a pragmatic account of rational intention, and to apply the results to a justification of morality', University of Newcastle

1995 Internal Grant, 'Pragmatic Intentions and Morality: an attempt to develop a pragmatic account of rational intention, and to apply the results to a justification of morality', University of Newcastle

Research Supervision

Currently supervising four PhDs

• The foundation of Aristotle's ethics.
• The philosophical foundation foundation of artificial intelligence.
• Ethical Issues in Education
• Philosophical Issues Of Anglican Theology

Supervised one successful PhD since 2001

• 2005 'Moral Thinking'