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A future without Down syndrome? Ethical reflections on the development of technology
Have you used prenatal testing to determine if the fetus you or your partner is carrying has Down’s syndrome? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. The interest in genetic screening for Down’s synd
How do we measure well-being?
Stella lives with her family in a villa in a medium-sized town in Sweden. She likes her job but her back is hurting. How do we measure her well-being? Increasing well-being is generally accepted as one
Logistics, Power, Possible Futures: A Teach-in Connecting the Nordics, Europe, and the Middle East
Venue: Biblioteket, Hägerstensåsens medborgarhusFor more information och information på svenska, visit the Facebook event here > Why should we care about logistics? How do we connect struggles around
Changes in Immigrant Population Prevalence and High Violent Crime Rates in Swedish Municipalities
Journal of International Migration and Integration Abstract Global evidence indicates minimal connection between immigration and crime. Nordic research, however, has been generally carried out on indiv
Nuorten ilmastoahdistus ja ympäristötunteet
In T. Kiilakoski (Ed.), Nuorisobarometri 2022. Helsinki: Ministry of Education and Culture, The State Youth Council, The Finnish Youth Research Network. Translation: "Climate anxiety and environmental .
Iwao Hirose: Restricting Freedom During Pandemic
Iwao Hirose is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Value Theory and the Philosophy of Public Policy. His research areas are normative ethics and the philosophy of social science. AbstractIn order tThis seminar will be held online. The number of people who can join i s limited. You can check in a couple of minutes before the seminar begins. Do you wish to get reminders about our research seminars?
A conversation on democracy and freedom with Lea Ypi, author of "Free"
(Lunch sandwich will be served from 12:00, the conversation starts at 12:30).Place: The Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13, StockholmRegister here >What is it like growing up in a systWelcome to this conversation between Lea Ypi and Gustaf Arrhenius, Director of the Institute for Futures Studies and professor of Practical Philosopy. has been nominated to several prizes, and named best book of the year by The Sunday Times, Financial Times, TLS, New Statesman and Spectator.

A conversation on democracy and freedom with Lea Ypi, author of "Free"
What is it like growing up in a system that is breaking down? Lea Ypi, born in Albania in 1979, is professor of political theory at London School of Economics and in 2021 her widely acclaimed memoar F
Fairness-based retributivism reconsidered
Criminal Law & Philosophy, pp. 1-18, Online först. Abstract In this paper, I defend fairness-based retributivism against two important objections, the no-benefit objection and the social injustice o
Is risk aversion irrational? Examining the “fallacy” of large numbers
Synthese, doi.org/10.1007/s11229-018-01929-5 Abstract A moderately risk averse person may turn down a 50/50 gamble that either results in her winning $200 or losing $100. Such behaviour seems rational i