GalleryThe Last Hope Part 3: Attitudes
How do you hope to be thought of after you die? In his final post in this series, Luc Bovens looks at attitudes towards the dead.
GalleryBryan Roberts awarded National Science Foundation grant
Bryan W. Roberts and Nicholas J. Teh, a philosopher of physics at the University of Natre Dame, have been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation grant for their forthcoming project on the nature of observation in science.
GalleryWeathering catastrophic storms: the science and philosophy of hurricane prediction
The science of predicting hurricanes is crucial for disaster management and insurance, but also raises difficult methodological and philosophical questions. In this post, Joe Roussos asks whether hurricane modellers should average the results from different models of hurricane frequency.
GalleryAn Education in Diversity?
Can compulsory formal education be justified on liberal grounds? Christina Easton on J. S. Mill, John Rawls and the famous Wisconsin v. Yoder court case.
GalleryThe Last Hope Part 2: Dying Well and a World Without Me
In the second part of this series, Luc Bovens looks at a good death and a future without oneself.
GalleryThomas Pradeu and Brian Epstein win the 2015 and 2016 Lakatos Awards
The London School of Economics and Political Science is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 and 2016 Lakatos Awards.
Prof Daniel Hausman to become Lachmann Fellow
We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Daniel Hausman to a Lachmann Fellowship with the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, starting September 2017.
GalleryPhilosophy of Language for Decision Theory Part 2: Indexicals and Vagueness
In her second post in this series, Anna Mahtani explores the parallels between philosophy of language and decision theory’s treatment of indexicals and vagueness.
GalleryUniversal health coverage paper published in The Lancet
Following his work with the World Health Organisation, Alex Voorhoeve offers further guidance on the path to universal health coverage in this brand new article in The Lancet.
GalleryThe Last Hope Part 1: A Worthwhile Life
In the first in this three-part series, Luc Bovens looks at death, immortality and the worthwhile life.
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