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in Philosophy Compass (2020) Abstract:Catastrophic risk raises questions that are not only of practical importance, but also of great philosophical interest, such as how to define 'catastrophe' and wha

Ethnopolitics Abstract Previous literature explains the fact that sub-national elections tend to be more inclusive than national elections by reference to the level of the election. This paper argues th

How do social norms change?

Social norms change all the time, in all societies. But what determines which norms change and which norms do not?

Kay Axhausen, ETH Zürich Transport planning has studied social networks as central element behind the location choice for residential locations and for leisure activities. The talk will introduce the o

The dangers of excessive ambitions within the social sciences - Jon Elster

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Journal of Graph theory 88, no 3, p.411-427. Abstract Let be a graph of density p on n vertices. Following Erdős, Łuczak, and Spencer, an m‐vertex subgraph H of G is called fullif H has minimum degree at lea. Let denote the order of a largest of G. If is a nonnegative integer, define

Nature Human Behavior Abstract Liberals and conservatives often take opposing positions on moral issues. But what makes a moral position liberal or conservative? Why does public opinion tend to become m

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