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MCMP – Mathematical Philosophy (Archive 2011/12)Ordering Risky Prospects - Prioritarianism: an Ecumenical ApproachLuc Bovens (LSE) gives a talk at the Rationality & Decision Meeting Munich (26-28 Jan, 2012) titled "Ordering Risky Prospects - Prioritarianism: an Ecumenical Approach".2019-04-2057 min
MCMP – Philosophy of ScienceEvaluating Risky Prospects: The Distribution ViewLuc Bovens (LSE) gives a talk at the 6th Munich-Sydney-Tilburg Conference on "Models and Decisions" (10-12 April, 2013) titled "Evaluating Risky Prospects: The Distribution View". Abstract: Policy Analysts need to rank policies with risky outcomes. Such policies can be thought off as prospects. A prospect is a matrix of utilities. On the rows we list the people who are affected by the policy. In the columns we list alternative states of the world and specify a probability distribution over the states. I provide a taxonomy of various ex ante and ex post distributional concerns that enter into such policy evaluations and...2019-04-191h 03
Spring 2015 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfLiterary Festival 2015: Thought Stories: philosophy for a young audienceContributor(s): Professor Luc Bovens, Anne Fine, Peter Worley | Literature is a successful medium to introduce philosophy to school children. Our panel features a children’s author whose books contain philosophical themes, a philosopher who has published extensively for the philosophy curriculum in schools, and a philosopher who is developing an ethics curriculum for schools based on short stories in world literature. Luc Bovens (@LucBovens) is Head of the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at LSE. Luc Bovens joined LSE in 2004 from the University of Colorado at Boulder (1990-2003) having previously completed his PhD at the University of Mi...2015-02-251h 25Spring 2015 | Public lectures and events | VideoLiterary Festival 2015: Thought Stories: philosophy for a young audienceContributor(s): Professor Luc Bovens, Anne Fine, Peter Worley | Literature is a successful medium to introduce philosophy to school children. Our panel features a children’s author whose books contain philosophical themes, a philosopher who has published extensively for the philosophy curriculum in schools, and a philosopher who is developing an ethics curriculum for schools based on short stories in world literature. Luc Bovens (@LucBovens) is Head of the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at LSE. Luc Bovens joined LSE in 2004 from the University of Colorado at Boulder (1990-2003) having previously completed his PhD at the University of Mi...2015-02-251h 252014 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfFood Policy: ethics for your kitchen and beyondContributor(s): Professor Luc Bovens, Elena Rivilla Lutterkort, Duncan Williamson | You love it, you need it. But food production and consumption are changing fast. What are the ethics and policy issues on your dinner plate today? What does it mean to be healthy or sustainable? Do we need new food policies, and if so, which ones? Luc Bovens (@LucBovens) is Professor of Philosophy at LSE. Elena Rivilla Lutterkort is Sustainability Officer at LSE. Duncan Williamson (@DuncWilliamson) is Food Policy Manager at the World Wildlife Fund. Joe Mazor is Assistant Professor based jointly in the Department of Government as well as...2014-11-041h 322014 | LSE Public lectures and events | VideoFood Policy: ethics for your kitchen and beyondContributor(s): Professor Luc Bovens, Elena Rivilla Lutterkort, Duncan Williamson | You love it, you need it. But food production and consumption are changing fast. What are the ethics and policy issues on your dinner plate today? What does it mean to be healthy or sustainable? Do we need new food policies, and if so, which ones? Luc Bovens (@LucBovens) is Professor of Philosophy at LSE. Elena Rivilla Lutterkort is Sustainability Officer at LSE. Duncan Williamson (@DuncWilliamson) is Food Policy Manager at the World Wildlife Fund. Joe Mazor is Assistant Professor based jointly in the Department of Government as well as...2014-11-041h 32Autumn 2014 | Public lectures and events | VideoFood Policy: ethics for your kitchen and beyondContributor(s): Professor Luc Bovens, Elena Rivilla Lutterkort, Duncan Williamson | You love it, you need it. But food production and consumption are changing fast. What are the ethics and policy issues on your dinner plate today? What does it mean to be healthy or sustainable? Do we need new food policies, and if so, which ones? Luc Bovens (@LucBovens) is Professor of Philosophy at LSE. Elena Rivilla Lutterkort is Sustainability Officer at LSE. Duncan Williamson (@DuncWilliamson) is Food Policy Manager at the World Wildlife Fund. Joe Mazor is Assistant Professor based jointly in the Department of Government as well as...2014-11-041h 32Autumn 2014 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfFood Policy: ethics for your kitchen and beyondContributor(s): Professor Luc Bovens, Elena Rivilla Lutterkort, Duncan Williamson | You love it, you need it. But food production and consumption are changing fast. What are the ethics and policy issues on your dinner plate today? What does it mean to be healthy or sustainable? Do we need new food policies, and if so, which ones? Luc Bovens (@LucBovens) is Professor of Philosophy at LSE. Elena Rivilla Lutterkort is Sustainability Officer at LSE. Duncan Williamson (@DuncWilliamson) is Food Policy Manager at the World Wildlife Fund. Joe Mazor is Assistant Professor based jointly in the Department of Government as well as...2014-11-041h 32
Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific MethodAn Introduction to the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method [Video]Contributor(s): Professor Luc Bovens | Professor Luc Bovens provides an introduction to the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method.2014-04-1513 minDepartment of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method | VideoAn Introduction to the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method [Video]Contributor(s): Professor Luc Bovens | Professor Luc Bovens provides an introduction to the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method.2014-04-1513 min
About LSELSE100: the story of a courseContributor(s): Jonathan Leape, Professor Luc Bovens, Professor Lord Nicholas Stern, Professor Michael Cox, Professor Piers Ludlow | LSE100 is an innovative new course set up as part of a major series of initiatives to improve teaching at LSE. It introduces first year undergraduates to the fundamentals of thinking like a social scientist, by exploring some of the great intellectual debates of our time from different perspectives. In this film, Director of LSE100, Dr Jonathan Leape, sets out the thinking behind the course. "No issue can be understood through a single lens," he says. "We need to be able to adopt...2012-02-2910 minAbout LSELSE100: the story of a courseContributor(s): Jonathan Leape, Professor Luc Bovens, Professor Lord Nicholas Stern, Professor Michael Cox, Professor Piers Ludlow | LSE100 is an innovative new course set up as part of a major series of initiatives to improve teaching at LSE. It introduces first year undergraduates to the fundamentals of thinking like a social scientist, by exploring some of the great intellectual debates of our time from different perspectives. In this film, Director of LSE100, Dr Jonathan Leape, sets out the thinking behind the course. "No issue can be understood through a single lens," he says. "We need to be able to adopt...2012-02-2910 minSpring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfEuropean Questions – Turkish Angles: Europe's unemploymentContributor(s): Professor Luc Bovens, Dr Marco Simoni, Professor Insan Tunali | These events take up a theme at the heart of contemporary European life, and draw on the expertise of Turkish scholars who might provide a fresh perspective. Luc Bovens is Professor of Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, LSE. Marco Simoni is a lecturer in European political economy at the European Institute, LSE. Insan Tunali is associate professor of economics at Koç University, Turkey. This event is jointly organised with the LSE Chair in Contemporary Turkish Studies.2012-02-281h 29Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | VideoEuropean Questions – Turkish Angles: Europe's unemploymentContributor(s): Professor Luc Bovens, Dr Marco Simoni, Professor Insan Tunali | These events take up a theme at the heart of contemporary European life, and draw on the expertise of Turkish scholars who might provide a fresh perspective. Luc Bovens is Professor of Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, LSE. Marco Simoni is a lecturer in European political economy at the European Institute, LSE. Insan Tunali is associate professor of economics at Koç University, Turkey. This event is jointly organised with the LSE Chair in Contemporary Turkish Studies.2012-02-281h 29Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method | VideoProfile: Luc Bovens [Video]Contributor(s): Professor Luc Bovens | A profile of Luc Bovens, Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method.2011-10-1006 minDepartment of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific MethodProfile: Luc Bovens [Video]Contributor(s): Professor Luc Bovens | A profile of Luc Bovens, Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method.2011-10-1006 minDepartment of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific MethodMSc Philosophy and Public Policy [Video]Contributor(s): Professor Luc Bovens | Luc Bovens outlines what MSc in Philosophy and Public Policy involves.2011-08-0406 minDepartment of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method | VideoMSc Philosophy and Public Policy [Video]Contributor(s): Professor Luc Bovens | Luc Bovens outlines what MSc in Philosophy and Public Policy involves.2011-08-0406 min
Philosophy BitesLuc Bovens on Catholicism and HIVLuc Bovens, a philosopher at the London School of Economics argues that Catholic sexual morality should, on grounds of consistency within its doctrine, permit condom use for HIV discordant couples (in which one member has HIV and the other doesn't). Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy.2011-07-3115 minSummer 2011 | Public lectures and events | VideoThe Ethics of PhotojournalismContributor(s): Luc Bovens, Simon Norfolk | This dialogue between a photojournalist and a philosopher will explore how war photography treads a fine line between truthfulness, procuring impact and respecting the dignity of the victims of war as well as the sensitivities of readers.2011-05-131h 29Summer 2011 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfThe Ethics of PhotojournalismContributor(s): Luc Bovens, Simon Norfolk | This dialogue between a photojournalist and a philosopher will explore how war photography treads a fine line between truthfulness, procuring impact and respecting the dignity of the victims of war as well as the sensitivities of readers.2011-05-131h 29Summer 2011 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfThe Ethics of PhotojournalismContributor(s): Luc Bovens, Simon Norfolk | This dialogue between a photojournalist and a philosopher will explore how war photography treads a fine line between truthfulness, procuring impact and respecting the dignity of the victims of war as well as the sensitivities of readers.2011-05-131h 29Summer 2011 | Public lectures and events | VideoThe Ethics of PhotojournalismContributor(s): Luc Bovens, Simon Norfolk | This dialogue between a photojournalist and a philosopher will explore how war photography treads a fine line between truthfulness, procuring impact and respecting the dignity of the victims of war as well as the sensitivities of readers.2011-05-131h 29Autumn 2010 | Public lectures and events | VideoGreen Social AdvertisingContributor(s): Professor Luc Bovens | What are the aims and methods of green social advertising? Is it distinct from green nudges? Does it respect the sensitivities and the autonomy of the viewer? Luc Bovens is professor of philosophy at LSE's Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method.2010-10-121h 25Autumn 2010 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfGreen Social AdvertisingContributor(s): Professor Luc Bovens | What are the aims and methods of green social advertising? Is it distinct from green nudges? Does it respect the sensitivities and the autonomy of the viewer? Luc Bovens is professor of philosophy at LSE's Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method.2010-10-121h 25