Gustaf Arrhenius

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Gustaf Svante Henning Arrhenius (born 28 June 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 in 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

  1. ↑ "SCAS: Gustaf Arrhenius". www.swedishcollegium.se. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. ↑ 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 29 September 2023
  3. ↑ Thornley, Elliott (1 November 2021). "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.
  4. ↑ Thornley, Elliott (12 May 2021). "The Impossibility of a Satisfactory Population Prospect Axiology". Effective Altruism Forum. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  5. ↑ González-Ricoy, Iñigo; Gosseries, Axel (2016). Institutions For Future Generations. Oxford University Press.
  6. ↑ Blackorby, Charles; Bossert, Walter; Donaldson, David (2005). Population Issues in Social Choice Theory, Welfare Economics, and Ethics. Cambridge university press.
  7. ↑ "Population Ethics - Bibliography - PhilPapers". philpapers.org. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Greaves, Hilary (7 November 2017). "Population axiology". Philosophy Compass. 12 (11). doi:10.1111/phc3.12442.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Gustaf Arrhenius appointed as new director of the Institute for Futures Studies - Sveriges Unga Akademi". www.sverigesungaakademi.se. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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