Panel at Mancept Workshops in Political Theory

Today and tomorrow I am convening a panel on Paternalism and Libertarian Paternalism. Here is the program:

  • Emma Bullock, University of Southampton – Paternalism Redefined
  • Michael Cholbi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona – Paternalism’s Domain and Our Rational Powers
  • Tom Walker, Queen’s University Belfast – Paternalism and Populations
  • Nicolas Cornell, University of Pennsylvania – Three Theories of Paternalism
  • Peter Schaber, University of Zürich – Who Has the Right to Interfere?
  • Kalle Grill, Umeå University – Rational and Nonrational influence
  • Johannes Drerup, University of Münster – The Hidden Insults of Anti-paternalism: A Liberal Perfectionist Case for Libertarian Paternalism
  • Andres Moles, Central European University – Nudge, Anti-perfectionism, and Manipulation
  • Danny Scoccia, New Mexico State University – Paternalism and Manipulation

Parental responsibilities

Not quite a professional event, but related: From today until the end of the year I am the daytime care-taker for our children while my wife Camilla pursues her studies. I am formally on parental leave only part of this time, but actually responsible for the kids all the time. : )

Presenting at Swedish Congress of Philosophy

Swedish Congress of Philosophy starting today. I will present on: “Six conceptions of freedom of choice: A defence of All- options Probabilism”.

“Normative and non-normative concepts: Paternalism and Libertarian Paternalism”

Today Springer publishes the anthology Ethics in Public Health and Health Policy: Concepts, Methods, Case Studies, edited by Daniel Strech, Irene Hirschberg and Georg Marckmann. It includes a chapter by me on: “Normative and non-normative concepts: Paternalism and Libertarian Paternalism”.