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Enfranchising all subjected: A reconstruction and problematization
Politics, Philosophy and Economics Abstract There are two classic principles for deciding who should have a right to vote on the laws, the All Affected Principle and the All Subjected Principle. This ar
Does semantic information need to be truthful?
Synthese 196(7): 2885–2906. doi.org/10.1007/s11229-017-1587-5 Abstract The concept of information has well-known difficulties. Among the many issues that have been discussed is the alethic nature of a se
The Tyranny of Political Correctness? A Game-Theoretic Model of Social Norms and Implicit Bias
Journal of Applied Philosophy Abstract This article sets out to describe and solve two puzzles that emerge in segregated labour markets (e.g. the USA or Sweden). First, in many hiring contexts people prqualification norm
Spatial Numerical Associations by Modality: the Differences Between Symbolic and Non-Symbolic Numerical Representations
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 72 (10), 2423-2436 Abstract During the last decades, there have been a large number of studies into the number-related abilities of humans. As a result, we kn
The making of an egalitarian elite: school ethos and the production of privilege
The British Journal of Sociology 2019, Volume 70, Issue 2 Abstract Research on privilege and education often focuses on institutions that are elite in a rather traditional way, for example schools that i
Rethinking intimacy: Semi-anonymous spaces and transitory attachments in Argentine tango dancing
Current Sociology, 66(3), pp. 356-372. doi.org/10.1177/0011392116681385 Abstract Although intimacy is an area characterized by great variety and complexity, both popular and academic discourses have tra

Kari Andén-Papadopoulos
I am a Professor in Media and Communication Studies at the Department of Media Studies, Stockholm university. My research broadly concerns the role of news and documentary images and image practices i
David Sumpter: Reasons why we should NOT worry about fake news, echo chambers, filter bubbles and Cambridge Analytica
David Sumpter, Professor of Applied Maths at Uppsala University Abstract Much of the recent media reporting about social media has revolved around the potential dangers. Terms such as fake news, filter

Melinda A. Roberts
I am a professor of philosophy at the College of New Jersey and serve as the coordinating prelaw advisor for the College. Previously, I worked as an associate at the law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb in Ne

A new theory about the relation between cognitive ability and moral opinions
Why is it that people with higher cognitive ability tend to have more liberal opinions on moral issues? This project will try to offer an explanation.