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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
When is it appropriate to reprimand a norm violation? The roles of anger, behavioral consequences, violation severity, and social distance
Judgment and Decision Making, Vol. 12, No. 4, July 2017, pp. 396–407. Abstract Experiments on economic games typically fail to find positive reputational effects of using peer punishment of selfish behav
Managing values in climate science
Plos Climate Abstract Climate science has been deeply affected by social and political values in the last fifty years [1]. If we focus on climate denial and obfuscation, we might see the influence of va
Forensic Art and Documentary Film as Non-Governmental Rights Campaigns: Possibilities and Limitations
This project consists of three research-initiation workshops on aspects of a unifying theme: forensics in art and documentary film.
Appropriateness ratings of everyday behaviors in the United States now and 50 years ago
Frontiers of Psychology vol. 14, 2023 Abstract Introduction:A crucial aspect of social norms pertains to determining which behaviors are considered appropriate. Here we consider everyday behaviors. Some
Wayne Sumner: The Harms of Hate Speech
Wayne Sumner, University Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto. ABSTRACTFew people doubt that hate speech is capable of harming the minorities that it targets. This talk will explore the various ki
Shame or hope? How should we feel about climate change?
Is it okay to enjoy warmer summers, given they are caused by climate change? Should we feel shame when we fly? Is anxiety an overreaction, or a rational response to the current climate crisis? There i
Ambivalence: A new unified theory about its nature, grounds, and application to normative conflicts
Having mixed feelings about something can help us to deal with conflicts. Since this view on ambivalence challenges traditional approaches that see ambivalence as a flaw, this project aims to develop a new theory of ambivalence.
Making confident decisions with model ensembles
Philosophy of Science 88(3) 2021 Abstract Many policy decisions take input from collections of scientific models. Such decisions face significant and often poorly understood uncertainty. We rework the s
The indispensability of sufficientarianism
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, published online. doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2018.1479817 Abstract In this paper, I argue that sufficientarian principles are indispensabl
