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Perceptions of the appropriate response to norm violation in 57 societies
in: Nature Communications 12, 1481. AbstractNorm enforcement may be important for resolving conflicts and promoting cooperation. However, little is known about how preferred responses to norm violation
Jo Wolff: Philosophy and public policy
Jo (Jonathan) Wolff, Professor of Philosophy at University College London ABSTRACTMoral and political philosophers typically hope that their theories and arguments will have a positive influence on rea
Disagreement, Indirect Defeat, and Higher-Order Evidence
in Klenk, M. (ed.), Higher Order Evidence and Moral Epistemology, London: Routledge, 2020. (ISBN: 0367343207) AbstractSome philosophers question whether higher-order evidence can support the radical sk
A patch to the possibility part of Gödel’s Ontological Proof
in Analysis, Volume 80, Issue 2 AbstractKurt Gödel’s version of the Ontological Proof derives rather than assumes the crucial (yet controversial) Possibility Claim, that is, the claim that it is possib
Malcolm Fairbrother: Trust and Public Support for Environmental Protection
Dr Malcolm Fairbrother, University of Bristol ABSTRACTMost people say they are concerned about the serious environmental problems confronting the world today and threatening the well-being of future ge
Virginie Pérotin: Are more democratic firms more productive?
Virginie Pérotin, Professor of Economics at Leeds University Business School ABSTRACTFirms run by their employees are often thought to be more productive than other firms because of the effects of work
Understanding and exploiting information spreading and integrating information technologies
2011. Journal of Computer Science and Technology 26: 829-836. AbstractOur daily life leaves an increasing amount of digital traces, footprints that are improving our lives. Data-mining tools, like recomm
Anders Sandberg: The Survival Curve of Our Species: Handling Global Catastrophic and Existential Risks
Anders Sandberg, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford University ABSTRACTHow likely is humanity to be severely damaged by a global disaster, or go extinct? How bad would it be? This talk will review wo