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Weighing Absolute and Relative Proportionality in Punishment
in Tonry, M. (ed.) Of One-eyed and Toothless Miscreants: Making the Punishment Fit the Crime? Oxford: Oxford University Press. Abstract Conflicts between relative and absolute proportionality are an imp
Roger Crisp: Pessimism about the Future
Roger Crisp, Professor of Moral Philosophy, Uehiro Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, St Anne's College, University of Oxford Abstract It is widely believed that one of the main reasons we should seek to d
Should corporations be allowed to vote?
Democracy was once defined so that neither women nor poor could vote. Nowadays this sounds absurd and it’s obvious that both women and poor constitute as important parts of society as rich men, and sh
To seed or not to seed: Estimating the ethical value of directed panspermia
Acta Astronautica Abstract Directed panspermia involves the deliberate spread of life between planets by intelligent actors. While it was originally proposed to explain the origin of life on Earth, rece
New book to further the legacy of Derek Parfit
In the new book “Ethics and Existence - The legacy of Derek Parfit”, several of the most prominent scholars on the issues raised by Derek Parfit, contributes 20 completely original articles. "Derek r
