Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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Wishful thinking in response to events: Evidence from the 2021 German federal election
(Elsevier, 8 May 2025)When making uncertain judgments about the political future, people consistently see desired outcomes as more likely. But when major events reduce uncertainty about what is possible in the future, how do people's expectations ... -
"A Perfect Paradise for Indians, Alligators, Serpents, Frogs": Reptiles and Florida in the Era of the Seminole Wars
(University of California Press, 2025)This article explores the cultural and environmental significance of reptiles – in particular, crocodilians and snakes – within U.S. accounts of Florida during the first half of the nineteenth century, with a specific case ... -
Visionaries and Crackpots, Maniacs and Saints: Existential Risk and the Politics of Longtermism
(Wiley, 5 May 2025)Despite advancing strong claims about our collective priorities, longtermism has received little attention in debates in political philosophy. I first provide an account of longtermism that highlights the way it departs ... -
Evaluation of innovative policy for nature-based solutions: analysis from three European city case studies
(Springer, 2 May 2025)Addressing the current unprecedented climate and environmental challenges in our urban areas and beyond entails innovation in policymaking across sectors, rather than siloing, which has often been the status quo. Nature-based ... -
The Development of Early Philosophies on Deafness and Hearing Impairment in Western Antiquity and Monotheistic Religion
(25 April 2025)This paper examines the evolution of Western knowledge on Deafness and Hearing Impairment (DHI) during antiquity (from Ancient Egypt to the end of the Roman Empire) and the foundation of the three monotheistic religions ...