Bovens, Luc


Professor Luc Bovens  

Department

Position held

Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method

Professor of Philosophy

Non LSE positions held

Department

Position held

Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, Uppsala

Fellow

Experience keywords:

philosophy of public policy; moral and political philosophy; philosophy of economics; voting theory; rational choice theory; social choice theory; Bayesian epistemology

Languages:

Dutch [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]; French [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]; German [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7955 6822

Publications

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2013

Beisbart, Claus and Bovens, Luc (2013) Minimizing the threat of a positive majority deficit in two-tier voting systems with equipopulous units. Public choice, 145 (1-2). pp. 75-94. ISSN 0048-5829

2012

Bovens, Luc and Fleurbaey, Marc (2012) Evaluating life or death prospects. Economics and Philosophy, 28 (02). pp. 217-249. ISSN 0266-2671

Bovens, Luc (2012) Does it matter whether a miracle-like event happens to oneself rather than to someone else? In: Chandler, J. and Harrison, V., (eds.) Probability in the philosophy of religion. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 64-78. ISBN 9780199604760

Bovens, Luc and Chatkupt, Chlump and Smead, Laura (2012) Measuring common standards and equal responsibility-sharing in EU asylum outcome data. European Union politics, 13 (1). pp. 70-93. ISSN 1465-1165

Bovens, Luc (2012) Real nudge. European journal of risk regulation, 2012 (1). pp. 43-46. ISSN 1867-299X

Bovens, Luc and Rabinowicz, Wlodek (2011) Bets on hats: on Dutch books against groups, degrees of belief as betting rates, and group-reflection. Episteme, 8 (3). pp. 281-300. ISSN 1742-3600

Bovens, Luc and Beisbart, Claus (2011) Measuring voting power for dependent voters through causal models. Synthese, 179 (1). pp. 35-56. ISSN 0039-7857

Bovens, Luc (2011) A Lockean defence of grandfathering emission rights. In: Arnold, Denis G., (ed.) The ethics of global climate change. Cambridge University Press, pp. 124-144. ISBN 9781107000698

2010

Bovens, Luc (2010) Nudges and cultural variance: a note on Selinger and Whyte. Knowledge, technology & policy, 23 (3-4). pp. 483-486. ISSN 0897-1986

Bovens, Luc (2010) Judy Benjamin is a Sleeping Beauty. Analysis, 70 (1). ISSN 0003-2638

Bovens, Luc and Ferreira, José Luis (2010) Monty Hall drives a wedge between Judy Benjamin and the Sleeping Beauty: a reply to Bovens. Analysis, 70 (3). pp. 473-481. ISSN 0003-2638

Bovens, Luc and Cartwright, Nancy (2010) Measuring the impact of philosophy. House of Commons, London, UK

Bovens, Luc and Rabinowicz, Wlodek (2010) The puzzle of the hats. Synthese, 172 (1). pp. 57-78. ISSN 1573-0964

2009

Bovens, Luc (2009) Can the Catholic Church agree to condom use by HIV-discordant couples? Journal of medical ethics, 35 (12). pp. 743-746. ISSN 0306-6800

Bovens, Luc and Rabinowicz, Wlodek (2009) A Dutch book for group decision-making? In: Löwe, Benedikt and Pacuit, Eric and Romeijn, Jan-Willem, (eds.) Foundations of the formal sciences VI: probabilistic reasoning and reasoning with probabilities. College Publications, London, UK. ISBN 9781904987154

Bovens, Luc (2009) Interview. In: Hájek, Alan and Hendricks , Vincent F., (eds.) Probability and statistics: 5 questions. Automatic Press, Copenhagen, Denmark. ISBN 8792130054

Bovens, Luc (2009) The ethics of nudge. In: Grüne-Yanoff, Till and Hansson, Sven Ove, (eds.) Preference change: approaches from philosophy, economics and psychology. Springer, pp. 207-219. ISBN 9789048125920

Bovens, Luc (2009) Must I be forgiven? Analysis, 69 (2). ISSN 0003-2638

2008

Bovens, Luc (2008) XII-Apologies. Proceedings of the Aristotelian society, 108 (1pt3). pp. 219-239. ISSN 0066-7374

Bovens, Luc (2008) Interview. In: Hendricks, Vincent F. and Pritchard, Duncan, (eds.) Epistemology: 5 Questions. Automatic Press, Copenhagen, Denmark. ISBN 8792130070

Bovens, Luc and Hartmann, Stephan (2008) Welfare, voting and the constitution of a federal assembly. In: Galavotti, Maria Carla and Scazzieri, Roberto and Suppes, Patrick, (eds.) Reasoning, rationality and probability. Centre for the Study of Language and Information. ISBN 9781575865577

Bovens, Luc and Beisbart, Claus (2008) How should the weights be set in a federal assembly?: a welfarist argument from cartel formation. In: Bohse, Helen and Walter, Sven, (eds.) Selected papers from GAP 6: philosophy, foundations and applications: Sixth International Conference of the Society for Analytical Philosophy, Berlin 11-14 September 2006. Mentis Verlag, Paderborn. ISBN 9783897855892

Bovens, Luc (2008) Vergiffenis in Elsschots Het Been—Boorman vs. Laarmans. Algemeen nederlands tijdschrift voor wijsbegeerte, 4 ISSN 0002-5275

Beisbart, Claus and Bovens, Luc (2008) A power measure analysis of Amendment 36 in Colorado. Public choice, 134 (3-4). pp. 231-246. ISSN 0048-5829

2007

Beisbart, Claus and Bovens, Luc (2007) Welfarist evaluations of decision rules for boards of representatives. Social choice and welfare, 29 (4). pp. 581-608. ISSN 0176-1714

Bovens, Luc and Hartmann, Stephan (2007) Special issue on Bayesian epistemology edited by L. Bovens and S. Hartmann. Synthese, 156 (3). ISSN 0039-7857

Bovens, Luc and Beisbart, C (2007) Factions in Rousseau's Du Contrat Social and Federal Representation. Analysis, 67 (293). pp. 12-20. ISSN 0003-2638

2006

Bovens, Luc and Rabinowicz, Wlodek (2006) Democratic answers to complex questions: an epistemic perspective. Synthese, 150 (1). pp. 131-153. ISSN 0039-7857

Bovens, Luc (2006) Four brides for twelve brothers - How to Dutch book a group of fully rational players. In: Ronnow-Rasmussen, T, (ed.) Hommage a Wlodek - Philosophical papers dedicated to Wlodek Rabinowicz. Lund University.

Bovens, Luc and Hartmann, Stephan, (eds.) (2006) Nancy Cartwright's philosophy of science. Routledge. ISBN 9780415386005

Bovens, Luc (2006) The doctrinal paradox and the mixed-motivation problem. Analysis, 66 (289). pp. 35-38. ISSN 0003-2638

Bovens, Luc (2006) The rhythm method and embryonic death. Journal of medical ethics, 32 (6). pp. 355-356. ISSN 0306-6800

Bovens, Luc and Hartmann, Stephan (2006) Bayesianische erkenntnistheorie. Mentis, Paderborn, Germany. ISBN 9783897850675

Bovens, Luc and Hartmann, Stephan (2006) An impossibility result for coherence rankings. Philosophical studies, 128 (1). pp. 77-91. ISSN 0031-8116

2005

Bovens, Luc and Hartmann, Stephan and Beisbart, Claus (2005) A utilitarian assessment of alternative decision rules in the Council of Ministers. European Union Politics, 6 (4). pp. 395-418. ISSN 1465-1165

Bovens, Luc and Hartmann, Stephan (2005) Why there cannot be a single probabilistic measure of coherence. Erkenntnis, 63 (3). pp. 361-374. ISSN 0165-0106

Bovens, Luc and Hartmann, Stephan (2005) Coherence and the role of specificity: A response to Meijs and Douven. Mind, 114 (454). pp. 365-369. ISSN 0026-4423

Bovens, Luc and Rabinowicz, Wlodek (2005) De doctrinale paradox. Algemeen nederlands tijdschrift voor de wijsbegeerte, 97 (1). pp. 60-76. ISSN 0002-5275

2004

Bovens, Luc and Rabinowicz, Wlodek (2004) Voting procedures for complex collective decisions - an epistemic perspective. Ratio juris, 17 (2). pp. 241-258. ISSN 0952-1917

Bovens, Luc and Hartmann, Stephan (2004) Bayesian epistemology. Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 0199269750

2003

Bovens, Luc and Hartmann, Stephan (2003) Solving the riddle of coherence. Mind, 112 (448). pp. 601-633. ISSN 0026-4423

Bovens, Luc and Rabinowicz, W. (2003) Democracy and argument: Tracking truth in complex social decisions. In: Van, Aaken and List, Christian and Luetge, Christophe, (eds.) Deliberation and decision. Ashgate Dartmouth, Aldershot, pp. 133-157.

Bovens, Luc and Hartmann, Stephan (2003) Bayesian networks in philosophy. In: Lowe, Benedikt and Malzkorn, Wolfgang and Räsch, Thoralf, (eds.) Foundations of the formal sciences II: applications of mathematical logic in philosophy and linguistics. Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 39-46. ISBN 9781402011542

2002

Bovens, Luc and Fitelson, Branden and Hartmann, Stephan and Snyder, Josh (2002) Too odd (not) to be true? A reply to Olsson. British journal for the philosophy of science, 53 (4). pp. 539-563. ISSN 0007-0882

Bovens, Luc and Olsson, Erik J. (2002) Believing more, risking less: on coherence, truth and non-trivial extensions. Erkenntnis, 57 (2). pp. 137-150. ISSN 1572-8420

Bovens, Luc and Hartmann, Stephan (2002) Bayesian networks and the problem of unreliable instruments. Philosophy of science, 69 (1). pp. 29-72. ISSN 0031-8248

Bovens, Luc and Leeds, Stephen (2002) The epistemology of social facts: the evidential value of personal experience versus testimony. In: Meggle, Georg, (ed.) Social facts and collective intentionality. Dr. Haensel-Hohenhausen, Frankfurt A.M, pp. 43-51. ISBN 9783826700286

2001

Bovens, Luc (2001) Book review: Equilibrium and rationality: game theory revised by decision rules. Mind, 110 (437). pp. 288-292. ISSN 0026-4423

Hartmann, Stephan and Bovens, Luc (2001) How to expand your beliefs in an uncertain world: a probabilistic model. In: Kern-Isberner, Gabriele and Lukasiewicz, Thomas and Weydert, Emil, (eds.) KI-2001 Workshop: uncertainty in artificial intellligence. FernUniversität, Hagen.

Hartmann, Stephan and Bovens, Luc (2001) A probabilistic theory of the coherence of an information set. In: Argument and analysis: a selection of papers contributed to the sections of the 4th International Congress of the Society for Analytic Philosophy. Society for Analytic Philosophy.

Bovens, Luc and Hartmann, Stephan (2001) Belief expansion, contextual fit and the reliability of information sources. In: Akman, Varol, (ed.) Modeling and using context. Springer, Berlin, pp. 421-424. ISBN 9783540423799

Bovens, Luc and Rabinowicz, Wlodek (2001) Demokratisk argumentation: om juryteoremets tillaempning paa komplexa kollektiva beslut. Tidskrift för politisk filosofi, 2001 (1).

Bovens, Luc and Rabinowicz, Wlodek (2001) Demokrati och komplexa beslut: omigen. Tidskrift för politisk filosofi, 2001 (3).

2000

Bovens, L. and Olsson, E. J. (2000) Coherentism, reliability and Bayesian networks. Mind, 109 (436). pp. 685-719. ISSN 0026-4423

Bovens, Luc and Hartmann, Stephan (2000) Coherence, belief expansion and Bayesian networks. In: Baral, Chitta and Truszczynski, Mirek, (eds.) Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Non-Monotonic Reasoning: NMR'2000. International Workshop on Non-Monotonic Reasoning.

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