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Mistake is to Myth What Pretense is to Fiction: A Reply to Goodman.
Philosophia 45(3): 1275–1282. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-017-9812-5. Abstract In this reply I defend Kripke’s creationist thesis for mythical objects (Reference and Existence, 2013) against Jeffrey Go). I argue that Goodman has mistaken the basis for when mythical abstracta are created. Contrary to Goodman I show that, as well as how, Kripke’s theory consistently retains the analogy between creation of mythical objects and creation of fictional objects, while also explaining in what way they differ.
Rethinking society for the 21st century
A couple of weeks ago it was decided that the Institute for Futures Studies will support the project International Panel on Social Progress. It is a large project with high ambitions that mobilizes se
IFFS and Aftonbladet present - The New World
Karin Pettersson, Martin Hägglund, Georg Diez The Institute for Futures Studies together with Aftonbladet Kultur are proud to present the new podcast collaboration: The New World - a podcast series whe
Air: Pollution, Climate Change and India's Choice Between Policy and Pretence
Harper Collins India’s air pollution is a deadly threat. Will its politics meet the challenge? Exposure to the world’s worst air pollution kills over a million Indians each year. It also affects childr
Saved by the Dark Forest: How a Multitude of Extraterrestrial Civilizations Can Prevent a Hobbesian Trap
The Monist, Volume 107, Issue 2, April 2024, Pages 176–189 Abstract The possibility of extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) exists despite no observed evidence, and the risks and benefits of actively sea
POSTPONED. NEW DATE PENDING.Nicole J. Hassoun: Aiding the Poor in Present and Future Generation
Postponed. New date pending. Nicole J.Hassoun, Professor, Department of Philosophy, Binghamton University.Abstract This paper discusses and brings together two lines of research on global justice – one
Lev Rubinstein - Om poesins roll i samhället . INSTÄLLT
Seminariet är tyvärr inställt! Vi hoppas kunna erbjuda seminariet igen under våren 2022. Ett samtal med den ryske poeten och essäisten Lev Rubinstein. Samtalsledare och utfrågare: Dmitri Plax Tolk: Vadim
Improving on and assessing ethical guidelines for digital tracking and tracing systems for pandemics
Ethics and Information Technology Abstract So-called digital tracking and tracing systems (DTTSs) have been proposed as a means to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2. There are ethical guidelines and eval
Janine Wedel: Russia, Ukraine, and our world of competing visions. Can civil society counter oligarchic capitalism?
Plats: Institutet för framtidsstudier, Holländargatan 13, 4 trappor i Stockholm Register here Research seminar with Janine R. Wedel, University Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government,George Mas

Janine Wedel: Can civil society counter oligarchic capitalism?
Full title: Russia, Ukraine, and our world of competing visions. Can civil society counter oligarchic capitalism? Research seminar with Janine R. Wedel, University Professor, Schar School of Policy an