Aufklärung und Kritik, 69, 93-104 Abstract Auch Dr. Vuko Andrić befasst sich in "Hobbesianische Theorien des Sozialvertrags" mit dem Verhältnis von Politik und Philosophie. Er weist nach, dass Hobbes’ T

Canadian Journal of Philosophy (2021), 51: 4, 256–269 Is an outcome where many people are saved and one person dies better than an outcome where the one is saved and the many die? According to the stan

Advances in Life Course Research, vol. 53 Abstract We studied to what extent family lines die out over the course of 122 years based on Swedish population-level data. Our data included demographic and s

Setting priorities during pandemics

This projects aims to present a framework for making sound decisions in times of pandemics - when experience and time is scarce, and uncertainties are many. 

Completed: Climate ethics and future generations

What should the current generation do about climate change when our decisions do not only affect how future generations will live, but also who and how many people will exist?

This informal workshop focuses on four papers dealing with a variety of ethical questions associated with the use of age limits, especially in health care. Time: Wednesday, November 23, 14:00 - 18:00Plac The Institute for Futures Studies (IFFS), Holländardgatan 13, Stockholm According to Jeff McMahan, we ought to save an individual, A, from dying as a young adult (e.g., at age 30) rather than save some other individual, B, from dying as a newborn, even if the latter intervention would give B twice as many years of full-quality life as the former intervention would give A.  Call this claim .  I argue that if we accept , then we must reject at least one of three other claims:

Steffen Mau is Professor of Macrosociology at Humboldt University of Berlin. ABSTRACTThe quantification of the social is a mega-trend transforming social relationships and reformatting social life. Be

 A demographer calculates how the average life expectancy can be affected In Sweden, we now experience the first pandemic that occurs in a society with modern information technology, and it is also the

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.

What should we do about climate change? This issue is at the heart of the six-year research project "Climate ethics and future generations" at the Institute for Futures Studies, which will gather worl