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04 September, 2020

A New Route from Moral Disagreement to Moral Skepticism

Journal of the American Philosophical Association Abstract Moral disagreement is sometimes thought to pose problems for moral realism because it shows that we cannot achieve knowledge of the moral facts

Type of publication: Journal articles | Tersman, Folke , & Risberg, Olle
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04 March, 2014

Public policy in an uncertain world

Three lectures with Charles F. Manski. Public policy advocates routinely assert that “research has shown” a particular policy to be desirable. But how reliable is the analysis in the research they invo

Three lectures with Charles F. Manski.
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20 November, 2018

Committing to Priorities: Incompleteness in Macro-Level Health Care Allocation and Its Implications

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 43: 724-745. Abstract This article argues that values that apply to health care allocation entail the possibility of “spectrum arguments,” and that it is plausible that

Type of publication: Journal articles | Herlitz, Anders
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17 September, 2024

Problems for Moral Debunkers: On the Logic and Limits of Empirically Informed Ethics, written by Peter Königs

International Journal for the Study of Skepticism Review of Peter Königs,Problems for Moral Debunkers: On the Logic and Limits of Empirically Informed Ethics. Berlin & Boston: De Gruyter, 2022. Pp.: 9783110750171.

Type of publication: Journal articles | Risberg, Olle
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12 February, 2019

Steven Vanderheiden: Sovereignty and sustainability: friends or foes?

Steven Vanderheiden, Associate Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research (CSTPR), University of Colorado at Boulder Abstract In this tal

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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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28 August, 2015

Stefan Arora-Jonsson: What Competition Brings

Stefan Arora-Jonsson, Professor at the Department of Business Studies, Uppsala universitet ABSTRACTCompetition is a ubiquitous feature of modern society, perhaps more so now than ever before. While com

Stefan Jonsson, Professor at the Department of Business Studies, Uppsala universitet
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28 October, 2015

Beyond Operation Protective Edge

The most recent conflict in Gaza – Operation Protective Edge – brought to the fore crucially important debates in both international law and the ethics of war. In November this year, a group of intern

The most recent conflict in Gaza – Operation Protective Edge – brought to the fore crucially important debates in both international law and the ethics of war. In November this year, a group of international experts from different areas, met to discuss legal and moral issues. The results from this discussion, will now be presented at a breakfast seminar.
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04 October, 2019

Kristina Redefelt

AccountantTel: +46 72-092 17 30E-mail: [email protected] I take care of the ongoing accounting of the foundation, as well as invoices, billing and financial statements.

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12 October, 2009

Stability of College Rankings. A Study of Relative Earnings Estimates Applying Different Methods and Models on Swedish Data

This study investigates how stabile the ranking system of Swedish universities is in relation to future incomes of their alumni. Amongst the findings, the ranking of colleges varies both across method

Type of publication: Working papers | Marie Gartell
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