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New method brings clarity to global economic and political change
Researchers at the Institute for Futures Studies and Uppsala University have developed a new method for studying complex social processes. The method makes it easy to discover dynamical patterns and re
William MacAskill: Should I donate now, or invest and donate later?
William MacAskill, Associate Professor in Philosophy at Lincoln College, Oxford ABSTRACTSuppose you are a philanthropist, and want to help others by as much as possible with your money. Should you dona
The need for nuance in the null hypothesis significance testing debate
Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 77 (2017), 4, p. 616-630. Abstract Null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) provides an important statistical toolbox, but there are a number of ways i
Defining Social Housing: A Discussion on the Suitable Criteria
Housing, Theory and Society 36(2): 149–166. doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2018.1459826. Abstract The term social housing has been characterized as a “floating signifier”, i.e. a term with no agreed-upon meanin
Three days of separation
The idea that we are only six introductions away from any other person on this planet is both beautiful and compelling. It has inspired research, provided inspiration to a film starring Will Smith and.
Why Inflicting Disability is Wrong: The Mere Difference View and The Causation Based Objection
I The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Disability, Adam Cureton and David Wasserman (eds). Oxford: Oxford University Press (2020) Abstract This Handbook introduces philosophers, as well as other scholars
How religiosity is transmitted to new generations and what inequality has to do with it
Many things that we deeply care about are related to the topic of religion: gender norms, sexual morals, work ethics but also altruism, charity and community. It is therefore an important question to Contrary to what you might expect, religion continues to play an important role in countries all over the world, as the figure shows.
Population Ethics and Different-Number-Based Imprecision
Theoria, Volume 82, Issue 2,p. 166–181,May 2016. DOI: 10.1111/theo.12094 Abstract Recently, in his Rolf Schock Prize Lecture, Derek Parfit has suggested a novel way of avoiding the Repugnant Conclusion
Adina Preda: Can there be positive human rights?
Research seminar with Adina Preda, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. Abstract This paper aims to establish that there can be human rights to socio-economic goods or services
Benefiting at the Expense of Climate Change
In: Mosquera, J. & O. Torpman (ed.), Studies on Climate Ethics and Future Generations vol. 6. Working Paper Series 2024:10–17 Abstract ‘For this by nature is equitable, that no one be made richer thro
