Gustaf Svante Henning Arrhenius, born June 28, 1966, is a Swedish philosopher.
He is a professor of practical philosophy at Stockholm University, holding a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in practical philosophy from Uppsala University.[1]
Arrhenius is known for his research in moral philosophy and political philosophy, with a particular focus on issues related to future generations.[2][3][4][5][6] His research population ethics has had a significant impact, especially through the impossibility theorems he has proven in the field[7][8] and his introduction of the Sadistic Conclusion.[9][10][11]
Since November 2014, Arrhenius has been the director of the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm.[12]
References
edit- ^ "SCAS: Gustaf Arrhenius". www.swedishcollegium.se. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ Roberts, M. A. (2022), "The Nonidentity Problem", in Zalta, Edward N.; Nodelman, Uri (eds.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2022 ed.), Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, retrieved 2023-09-29
- ^ Thornley, Elliott (2021-11-01). "The impossibility of a satisfactory population prospect axiology (independently of Finite Fine-Grainedness)". Philosophical Studies. 178 (11): 3671–3695. doi:10.1007/s11098-021-01621-4. ISSN 1573-0883.
- ^ Thornley, Elliott (May 12, 2021). "The Impossibility of a Satisfactory Population Prospect Axiology". Effective Altruism Forum. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ González-Ricoy, Iñigo; Gosseries, Axel (2016). Institutions For Future Generations. Oxford University Press.
- ^ Blackorby, Charles; Bossert, Walter; Donaldson, David (2005). Population Issues in Social Choice Theory, Welfare Economics, and Ethics. Cambridge university press.
- ^ "Population Ethics - Bibliography - PhilPapers". philpapers.org. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ Greaves, Hilary (7 November 2017). "Population axiology". Philosophy Compass. 12 (11). doi:10.1111/phc3.12442.
- ^ Franz, Nathan; Spears, Dean (November 2020). "Mere Addition is equivalent to avoiding the Sadistic Conclusion in all plausible variable-population social orderings". Economics Letters. 196. doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109547. PMC 7526863. PMID 33012905.
- ^ Cato, Susumu; Harada, Ko (November 2023). "A new result on the impossibility of avoiding both the repugnant and sadistic conclusions". Economics Letters. 232. doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111306. S2CID 260856111.
- ^ Asheim, Geir B.; Zuber, Stéphane (3 October 2014). "Escaping the repugnant conclusion: Rank-discounted utilitarianism with variable population". Theoretical Economics. 9 (3): 629–650. doi:10.3982/TE1338. hdl:10852/41508. S2CID 9505504.
- ^ "Gustaf Arrhenius appointed as new director of the Institute for Futures Studies - Sveriges Unga Akademi". www.sverigesungaakademi.se. 2014-09-09. Archived from the original on 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-01-18.