Auguste Comte Lecture 2025: Video and Podcast available!

On 6 October, Luara Ferracioli, a leading thinker on the philosophy of immigration and the philosophy of the family, delivered the annual Auguste Comte Lecture. The recording of the lecture Depopulation: an ethical perspective is now available online!

Reduced birth rates in key economies could lead to population collapse by 2100. Demographic change disrupts retirement systems, income distribution, and government services like healthcare and aged care. How should liberal states respond to this challenge?

The lecture explored the ethical complexities around potential solutions like boosting fertility, delaying retirement, and increasing skilled migration.

You can listen to the Podcast of the Auguste Comte Lecture 2025 on the LSE website - or watch the recording on YouTube.