Minerva, vol. 62 Abstract A critical debate has blossomed within the field of research policy, science and technology studies, and philosophy of science regarding the possible benefits and limitations opure lottery

Bayesian and non-Bayesian epistemic attitudes and existential risk

In this talk Olle Häggström will sketch and contrast two different epistemic attitudes that roughly correspond to Bayesianism and Popperian falsificationism. He will argue that they both have virtues

Graham Oddie, Professor of Philosophy, University of Colorado at Boulder ABSTRACTHappiness and well-being have both played a rich role in the history of value theory and of ethics, but they also featur

Professor Julia Driver, Dept. of Philosophy, Washington University in St. Louis.ABSTRACT One typical definition of "schadenfreude" is:   "a feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the

THIS SEMINAR IS POSTPONED - New date November 25 Olle Häggströmis professor of mathematical statistics at Chalmers University of Technology, researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies and a board

Olle Häggströmis professor of mathematical statistics at Chalmers University of Technology, researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies and a board member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Venue: Institutet för framtidsstudier, Holländargatan 13, 4th floor, Stockholm, and online Research seminar with Chiara Cordelli, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. Beyond seve