For this reason, consent is important. Because whatever we do involves risks, getting vaccinated or risking getting COVID, it is preferable to consent to the particular risks for yourself, rather than have others impose them. Most people believe that restrictions …
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The Morality of Carbon Border Taxes
Although this objection to the CBAM has some weight when it comes from developing nations, richer countries who have about as much capacity as the EU to decarbonise, cannot avail themselves of it. Nevertheless, Australian government officials have complained that …
An old ethical dilemma has become Australia’s grim reality – and this can’t be spun | Peter Lewis
The New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian’s clumsy calculation that “death is horrible … ” but there are “8 million citizens who don’t have choice in how they spend their free time”, doesn’t quite capture the gravity of our moment. …
The double ethical mistake of vaccinating children against COVID-19
University of Oxford COVID-19 is a serious disease for some parts of the population, and its risks are unevenly distributed across different age groups. As a result, it is important that we critically and ethically assess how we treat these …
How do I overcome chronic indecision and make progress with my life? | Leading questions
I hope this sets you free like it did me. Just pick a bucket, any bucket. You’ll be waiting on the other side of the decision ready to be amazed at how malleable and authoritative you really are – whether …
Philosophical Fiddling While the World Burns
This isn’t a call for the abandonment of the whole philosophical project. Clear, nuanced thinking is needed more than ever. But don’t we need to acknowledge more explicitly that the wolf is through the door, and temper the conversation accordingly? …
Cambridge Element – Physics and Computation
Cambridge Element Physics and Computation was published online. Free copies can be downloaded until September 3rd. Related Posts
Invitation for open-access symposia
At Brains, we have been holding symposia that showcase recent and forthcoming articles in philosophy of mind and cognitive science appearing in open-access journal, Ergo. I am excited to announce that we will now be expanding this to cover articles …
We Should Vaccinate Children in High-income Countries Against COVID-19, Too
Written by Lisa Forsberg, Anthony Skelton, Isra Black In Sweden, children returned to school in the middle of August. As in the UK, children under 16 will be unvaccinated, and there will be few or no protective measures, such as …
Conference: Natural and/or Artificial Minds (13-14 September)
Parallel Session Bmeet.google.com/eps-gdev-daaChair: Francesco Ellia17.45 – 18.30 Arianna Beghetto“What Mary could not know: should the illusionist explain why the illusion appears phenomenal?”Discussant: Matteo Grasso18.30 – 18.45 Coffee Break18.45 – 19.30 Stefano Zoia“A System for Automatic Emotion Attribution based on a …