Jules Holroyd, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Nottingham. ABSTRACTMany of us will have implicit racial biases: dispositions to certain affective or cognitive responses

The Philosophical Quarterly Abstract Members of stigmatized social groups are often treated unjustly in conversation. Fricker’s influential work on epistemic injustice addresses this topic, according to

Chandra Kumar, with a PhD in Philosophy, teaches philosophy at the Department of Philosophy at York University in Canada. AbstractWhile crudely and explicitly racist explanations persist in our social

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, May 2015. DOI 10.1007/s11019-015-9649-2 Disease prioritarianism is a principle that is often implicitly or explicitly employed in the realm of healthcare prioritiz

Economics and Philosophy, Volume 31, Issue 03, p. 371-395. Abstract This paper develops a Multidimensional Decision Theory and argues that it better captures ordinary intuitions about fair distribution o

Philosophy Compass Abstract This article reviews recent arguments in contemporary political philosophy on victims' duties to resist their oppression. It begins by presenting two approaches to these duti

Robert Goodin, Research Professor of Philosophy at Australian National University. Robert Goodin's research focuses on political theory and public policy. Read more about Robert Goodin ABSTRACT According

Bayesian Phylogenetic Modeling of Cultural Evolution under the Influence of Selection Human Nature, 27(2), 173-200. DOI 10.1007/s12110-015-9244-5 Abstract We present formal evolutionary models for the oristratification appear to play a more important role in the cross-cultural distribution of FGMo. To explain these cases, one must consider cultural evolutionary explanations in conjunction with behavioral ecological ones.We conclude with a discussion of the implications of our study for policies designed to end the practice of FGMo.

Optimism trap or optimism springboard? Aspirations, educational trajectories, and early careers of youth with foreign-born parents

Young people in immigrant families have a markedly higher educational and occupational aspirations than others. This optimism has been regarded as something positive, but it seems it can also lead to a higher degree of failure. This project will take a closer look at the outcomes.

Climate Crisis Norm Entrepreneurs - How successful are they?

Recently, researchers have tried to identify various positive social tipping points that could help societies shift rapidly toward a sustainable, post-carbon future. One of the social tipping interven