Manipulation: A Debate

Posted by Rachel Gaminiratne on 2026-03-31

Editorial

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The Mistake Account of Manipulation | Robert Noggle

Posted by Rachel Gaminiratne on 2026-03-31

The Mistake Account of Manipulation

Robert Noggle, Central Michigan University (Philosophy, Anthropology & Religion)

ORCID 0000-0002-4682-3825

Assigned DOI: doi.org/10.3998/jpe.9951

Abstract

This paper discusses the four main elements of a theory of manipulation which I call the Mistake Account, and which I defend in my 2025 book on manipulation. This theory …

How to Think about the Basic Moral Status of Manipulation | Shlomo Cohen

Posted by Rachel Gaminiratne on 2026-03-31

How to Think about the Basic Moral Status of Manipulation

Shlomo Cohen, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

ORCID 0000-0002-9852-5221

Assigned DOI: doi.org/10.3998/jpe.9952

Abstract

Drawing on the broader theoretical framework that I developed in The Concept and Ethics of Manipulation, this paper examines the question of the basic moral status …

Author Commentary 'Reflections on Cohen’s Account of Manipulation' | Robert Noggle

Posted by Rachel Gaminiratne on 2026-03-31

Reflections on Cohen’s Account of Manipulation

Robert Noggle, Central Michigan University, Philosophy (Anthropology & Religion)

ORCID 0000-0002-4682-3825

Assigned DOI: doi.org/10.3998/jpe.9953

Shlomo Cohen’s book is outstanding, and I have learned much from it. His account of manipulation is quite different from mine, but that doesn’t prevent me from agreeing with much …

Author Commentary 'On Noggle's "Mistake Account" | Shlomo Cohen

Posted by Rachel Gaminiratne on 2026-03-30

On Noggle’s “Mistake Account”

Shlomo Cohen, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

ORCID 0000-0002-9852-5221

Assigned DOI: doi.org/10.3998/jpe.9954

What is manipulation and what is its moral status? Robert Noggle’s Manipulation: Its Nature, Mechanisms, and Moral Status (2025) and my The Concept and Ethics of Manipulation (2025) both expound theories that answer these …