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Bottom up ethics: Neuroenhancement in education and employment

Neuroenhancement involves the use of neurotechnologies to improve cognitive, affective or behavioural functioning, where these are not judged to be clinically impaired. Questions about enhancement have become one of the key topics of neuroethics over the past decade. The current study draws on in-depth public engagement activities in ten European countries giving a bottom-up perspective on the eth

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In de Urgenda-uitspraak oordeelde de rechtbank dat de Staat minimaal 25-reductie in 2020 (t.o.v. 1990) moet nastreven. Dit reductiedoel is ambitieuzer dan de Europese CO2-reductiedoelstellingen. Een aantal auteurs meent daarom dat de uitspraak mogelijk strijdig is met het EU-recht en dat hierover een prejudiciële vraag gesteld had moeten worden. Deze opvatting wordt door auteurs betwist. Ten eerst

Between datafication and digital entanglement : Swedish farmers’ everyday use and understanding of weather through apps

Weather applications constitute mundane data infrastructures that people use on a daily basis. However, little attention is afforded to how these everyday technologies and their data potentially shape users’ understanding of weather. One group to which weather conditions are particularly salient is farmers. The field of agriculture is increasingly data-driven, encompassing different commercial and

Enfranchising the Disenfranchised : Should Refugees Receive Political Rights in Liberal Democracies?

Should refugees receive political rights in liberal democracies? I argue that they should. Refugees are special – at least when it comes to claims towards democratic inclusion. They lack exit options and are significantly impacted by decisions made in liberal democracies. Enfranchisement is a matter of urgency to them and should occur on a national level. But what justifies the democratic inclusio