expectation
Desire, Expectation, and Invariance
Mind, Volume 125, Issue 499, Pp. 691-725. Abstract The Desire-as-Belief thesis (DAB) states that any rational person desires a proposition exactly to the degree that she believes or expects the proposit
Great expectations
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (The Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Sciences), the foundation arranged the seminar "Great expectations", on the future
Lukas Meyer: Legitimate Expectations and Compensation in Changing Circumstances
Venue: Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13 in Stockholm Research seminar with Lukas Meyer, professor of philosophy at the University of Graz. Abstract: This paper discusses how legitimate exp
Great Expectations. A symposium on the future of humanities and social sciences
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond is celebrating it's 50th anniversary and is organizing an international symposium on research at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm on 6 May 2015. Several international researchers
What to lobby on? Explaining Why Large American Firms Lobby on the Same or Different Issues
Business and Politics Abstract What determines whether or not firms lobby on the same policy issues? Scholars offer two broad answers to this question. Firms that are (1) similar or (2) connected throug
Pitcovski’s explanation-based account of harm
Philosophical Studies Abstract In a recent article in this journal, Eli Pitcovski puts forward a novel, explanation-based account of harm. We seek to show that Pitcovski’s account, and his arguments in
Modelling Social Mechanisms for Knowledge Generation & Exploration
Nanda Wijermans, Stockholm Resilience Centre Human behaviour is a complex phenomenon with a lot of open questions. Computational modelling can support the scientific quest for more understanding of hum
Remittances from Sweden – an Exploration of Swedish Survey Data
The present study explores data on transfers of gifts/economic support to relatives, and analyses these in relation to different kinds of income, education, age, time since migration, acquisition of c
Socioeconomic Advantage or Community Attachment? A Register-Based Study on the Difference in National Lutheran Church Affiliation Between Finnish and Swedish Speakers in Finland
Journal for the scientific study of religion Abstract Secularization theory has been challenged by research showing religious persistence and upswing in contexts across the world. In Europe, particularl
Hidden convergence in ethics
Ethics has for a long time been dominated by several competing traditions. But is it entirely true that these traditions have not moved closer with time. That is what this project aims to investigate.
