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The Difference Principle Would Not Be Chosen behind the Veil of Ignorance.
The Journal of Philosophy 115 (11):588-604, DOI: 10.5840/jphil20181151134 Abstract John Rawls argues that the Difference Principle (also known as the Maximin Equity Criterion) would be chosen by parties
Where Would Ukrainian Refugees Go if They Could Go Anywhere?
International Migration Review Abstract We present estimates of the number of refugees expected to flee Ukraine and to which countries they are expected to migrate based on migration preferences data fr
Putting the person in to the particle
Report on seminar 'Modelling Social Mechanisms for Knowledge Generation & Exploration' by Nanda Wijermans (Stockholm Resilience Centre) Over the last decade physicists have developed “social force”
Climate Change and Optimum Population
The Monist, Volume 102, Issue 1, pages: 42-65. doi.org/10.1093/monist/ony021 Abstract It is often claimed that reducing population size would be advantageous for climate change mitigation, on the ground
Consumption-based emissions accounting: the normative debate
Environmental Politics, published online doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2018.1507467 Abstract The normative debate surrounding consumption-based emissions accounting, conceived of as a method for constructing
Theron Pummer: Future Suffering and the Non-Identity Problem
Venue:Institutet för framtidsstudier, Holländargatan 13, 4th floor, Stockholm, or online. Research seminar with Theron Pummer, Professor of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews. Register hereAbstr
An Ombudsman for Future Generations, Legitimate and Effective?
in: Institutions For Future Generations, Iñigo González-Ricoy and Axel Gosseries (red.), Oxford: Oxford University Press. 117-134. This chapter examines the possibility to establish ombudsmen as instr
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
Symposium on the ethics of economic ordeals: Introduction
Economics and Philosophy 37 Abstract Economic ordeals are allocation mechanisms that impose non-financial ‘deadweight costs to qualify for a transfer’ (Nichols and Zeckhauser 1982: 372). Examples include
Transformative ethics
How can we make an informed choice, if we do not even grasp the outcome of the choice? This question is especially relevant when you are facing a so called transformative choice.
