"‘Darwinism’ in Victorian England: a contested category” fit? Piers HALE (University of Oklahoma) Although terms like Darwinism and Social Darwinism have been used as historical categories to classify certain forms of biological or social thought, the historical record reveals that what it meant to be a Darwinian and what implications this might have for our conception of human nature and thus f

    Intervenants : Daniel Dumont (ULB) Nathalie Frogneux (UCLouvain - ISP) Jean Hindriks (UCLouvain - CORE) Gregory Ponthiere (UCLouvain - ISP)       En ce XXIe siècle, l’idée d’un revenu de base à destination de la jeunesse est devenue un incontournable du débat public sur la réforme de la protection sociale.

Mardi intime de la Chaire Hoover par Pablo Scotto Benito In 1776, Turgot abolishes the guilds in France in the name of the right to work, understood as the freedom of every individual to choose their profession.

"Homo Moralis, a model of moral behavior grounded on evolutionary arguments". Ingela ALGER (TSE IAST) et Jean-François LASLIER (PSE)     “Survival of the fittest” is often taken to imply that human life must be the Hobbesian “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.” However, recent theoretical analyses of the evolution of preferences guiding behaviors of individuals show, on the con

Two days Hoover Alumni conference in economic and social ethics February 10-11 - Louvain-la-Neuve - Hybrid mode On the occasion of the Hoover Chair in economic and social ethics’ 30th birthday, we decided to launch a new initiative aimed at bringing together the community of former visitors and fellows of the Chair.

Mardi intime de la Chaire Hoover par Sara Suarez Gonzalo Data-driven technologies have relevant implications in our daily lives, affecting our democracies and fundamental rights. Getting a job, crossing borders, receiving public assistance or keeping informed are increasingly technologically mediated.

Mardi intime de la Chaire Hoover par Pierre André Realizing climate justice through taxation? The ethical cases for carbon dividends Introducing carbon pricing mechanisms in rich countries seems justified by intergenerational and global climate justice to avoid systematic infringements on basic human rights.

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The condition of women in Afghanistan and elsewhere on the planet is a source of very serious concern. This raises the question whether gender should be a source of special refugee rights in some cases.

Mardi intime de la Chaire Hoover par Speranta DUMITRU This paper argues that methodological nationalism distorts Rawls’ understanding of justice. Methodological nationalism assumes that nation-states are the relevant units of analysis, and so does Rawls. This choice is, however, a source of bias for various reasons.