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07 November, 2022

Constructivist Contractualism and Future Generations

In The Oxford Handbook of Intergenerational Ethics, Stephen M. Gardiner (ed.), s. C36.S1 - C36.N20. Abstract In constructivist contractualist theories, such as Rawls’, principles of justice should mirror

Type of publication: Chapters | Arrhenius, Gustaf , Andersson, Emil
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20 June, 2019

Rawlsian Constructivism and the Assumption of Disunity

Journal of Political Philosophy, 27/1 (2019): 48–66. DOI: 10.1111/jopp.12157 Read the article: Rawlsian Constructivism and the Assumption of Disunity

Type of publication: Journal articles | Brandstedt, Eric , & Johan Brännmark
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26 February, 2018

Moral Skepticism and the Benacerraf Challenge

In: D. Machuca (ed.), “Moral Skepticism: New Essays”, London: Routledge. Moral skepticism is at present a vibrant topic of philosophical inquiry. This collection of original essays will advance the ong

Type of publication: Chapters | Tersman, Folke
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23 September, 2022

Moral Disagreement

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2021 Edition) ABSTRACT Appeals to moral disagreement have figured in philosophical discussions since antiquity, especially regarding questions about the nat, 14). It is often dubious to characterize the thoughts of ancient philosophers by using distinctions and terminologies that have emerged much later. Still, it is tempting to take Sextus to offer an argument against the metaethical position known as “moral realism” and its central thesis that there are moral truths which are objective in the sense that they are independent of human practices and thinking.

Type of publication: Journal articles | Tersman, Folke
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27 August, 2025

The Time of Perils and a World System of Governance

Institute for Futures Studies. Working paper 2025:1 Abstract Extinction risk refers to the possibility of the extinction of the human species, and is the subject of a growing field of study. In this con   We present here an argument in favor of the time of perils hypothesis. We argue that, according to several prominent theories in the field of international relations (IR), humanity (absent an extinction event) is likely to be unified under a world system of governance. By a “world system of governance” (WSG), we mean a global set of institutions, norms and structures that can settle dis­putes, promote trust and cooperation, and reduce great power security compete­tion. We explore the most prominent theories in international relations, which include: realism, liberalism and constructivism, and how these theories propose the emergence of a global system of governance. We conclude that a WSG will, if it emerges, have a significant impact on reducing extinction risk, including risks from emerging technologies, biorisk and non-anthropogenic risks. This argument, linking IR theory to existential risk is, to our knowledge, novel and potentially significant in the context of ascertaining whether existential risk prevention has astronomical value in expectation due to the vast number of potential lives that could exist in the future.                                                  

Type of publication: Working papers | Jebari, Karim , Adler, Julia
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11 November, 2021

The climate ethics program: "Interdisciplinary at its best"

"Innovative, ambitious, and extremely well managed." A mid-term evaluation of the research program Climate Ethics and future generations praises it for being interdisciplinary at its best. Riksbankens

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26 August, 2025
Annie Woube

Annie Woube

I am an Associate Professor of Ethnology and conduct research on leisure and various forms of self-realization, with a focus on gender constructions, gender equality, and social equality. In my curren

Associate Professor, Ethnology
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02 July, 2025

Natuschka Lee: Mars and the Earthlings – A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement

Venue: Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13 in Stockholm or online  Research seminar with Natuschka Lee,microbiologist and an astrobiologist, with a PhD degree in Biotechnology from Lund Univ

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03 October, 2017

What can be understood, what can be compared, and what counts as context? Studying lawmaking in world history

In: Arne Jarrick, Janken Myrdal, Maria Wallenberg-Bondesson (eds.). Methods in world history. A critical approach. Lund: Nordic Academic Press. Methods in World Historyis the first international volume

Type of publication: Chapters | Wallenberg Bondesson, Maria
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11 January, 2016

Gustaf Arrhenius more information

Current and Recent Projects The Mimir Institute for Long Term Futures Studies Climate Ethics and Future Generations Sustainable Population in the Time of Climate Change Anxieties of Democracy The Boundary

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