Tagarchief: politics

Economics and ethics for a rational politics

Geplaatst op juni 7, 2019 door stijnbruers

People often ask me why I started a master’s study in policy economics after finishing two PhD’s in natural sciences and in moral philosophy. I think that economics, ethics and science are three important areas of research for a rational … Lees verder →

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Our worst enemies in crucial areas

Geplaatst op april 4, 2019 door stijnbruers

What are the most important problems in the most important areas like ethics, economics, politics and sciences? In this short article I present an overview of our worst enemies. Ethics Several ethical principles and theories are possible, but what characterizes … Lees verder →

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Rational democracy and futarchy

Geplaatst op januari 10, 2018 door stijnbruers

This article explains how rational democracy and futarchy, summarized as “voting on values, betting on beliefs”, is a promising solution to the central problem in politics and ethics: moral and empirical uncertainty. Rational ethics can be summarized with the slogan: … Lees verder →

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