GalleryThe dangers of single metric accounting in public policy
How should policy-makers measure the impact of far-reaching policies? Johanna Thoma looks at some of the issues involved in relying on a single metric.
GalleryLSE Philosophy research leads to change in UK animal welfare law
The scope of the UK’s Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill is to be extended to include octopuses, crabs and lobsters, in response to a report by LSE Philosophy’s Foundations of Animal Sentience project.
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GalleryLSE Philosophy ranked 4th in the UK
We’re very pleased to announce that LSE has been ranked 4th in the UK for philosophy in the 2022 Guardian University Guide, climbing from 15th in the UK in the 2021 Guide.
Professor Alex Voorhoeve becomes Head of LSE Philosophy
We’re pleased to welcome Professor Alex Voorhoeve as our new Head of Department.
GalleryLSE Philosophy welcomes Eilidh Beaton, Adam Lovett and Tena Thau
We’re pleased to welcome Eilidh Beaton, Adam Lovett and Tena Thau to the Department as new LSE Fellows.
GalleryHow should artificial agents make risky choices on our behalf?
Should artificial agents’ responses to difficult choices align with our own moral intuitions? Johanna Thoma considers the difficulties involved in programming machines to deal with risk, and how things look different from an aggregate point of view.
GalleryAnya Plutynski wins the 2021 Lakatos Award
LSE is pleased to announce the winner of the 2021 Lakatos Award.
GalleryCan beliefs be morally wrong?
It’s clear that beliefs can be wrong about the way the world is, but can they also be wrong in a moral sense? Lewis Ross looks at the moral status of belief.
GalleryScience and policy in extremis, part 2: the limits of SAGE’s neutrality and independence
Scientific advice cannot be completely neutral or independent, says Jonathan Birch. But records from autumn 2020 suggest that the Cabinet Office leant on SAGE to build in optimistic assumptions about the government’s ability to control the pandemic.
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