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Information dynamics shape the sexual networks of Internet-mediated prostitution
2010. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107:5706-5711. Abstract Like many other social phenomena, prostitution is increasingly coordinated over the Internet. The online behavior affects the offline activity; the r
Laura Valentini: There Are No Natural Rights: Rights, Duties and Positive Norms
Laura Valentini, Associate Professor of Political Science at London School of Economics ABSTRACTMany contemporary philosophers—of a broadly deontological disposition—believe that there exist some pre-i. In this paper, I defend this unpopular view. I argue that all rights are grounded in —namely, norms constituted by the collective acceptance of gives “oughts”—, provided the norms’ content meets some independent standards of moral acceptability. This view, I suggest, does justice to the relational nature of rights, by explaining how it is that right-holders acquire the authority to demand certain actions (or omissions) from duty-bearers. Furthermore, the view does not divest human beings of fundamental moral protections. Even if, absent some rights-grounding positive norms, obligations cannot be to others, we still have (non-directed) placing constraints on how we may permissibly treat one Another.
Divine Placebo: Health and the Evolution of Religion
Human Ecology, 47, 157-163 Abstract In this paper, I draw on knowledge from several disciplines to explicate the potential evolutionary significance of health effects of religiosity. I present three mai
Offentliga samtal: Hur påverkar de starka berättelserna oss?
I seminarieserien Offentliga samtal – forskare möter praktiker bjuder vi in två forskare som presenterar sina resultat kring ett aktuellt ämne, för att sedan möta praktiker i ett samtal inför publik.
