Anna Folland
Biographic Data
| ID | 5916155 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Folland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Folland |
| SIGNATURE | FOLLAND A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Uppsala University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7350-4010 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Misfortune and Missing Out
The badness of death is often understood in counterfactual terms: a person’s death is bad for her to the extent that it deprives her of the benefits of life, which she otherwise would have enjoyed. However, things that are bad in this sense do not always seem to be misfortunes or worthy of negative emotional responses . Kaila Draper (1999) raises a challenge for proponents of this counterfactual understanding of badness: given that both death and…
Doing Away with Skepticism about Harm
The concept of harm plays a central role in many philosophical discussions. There are numerous ethical theories, claims, and arguments that appeal to the concept of harm. However, some philosophers think that the concept of harm is not fit to play this role in philosophical theorizing. Bradley (2012) argues that the concept is problematic to such an extent that we should do away with it. Bradley is not the only philosopher who doubts this concept…
Redefining ‘sustainability’
In recent years, the pursuit of social sustainability has intensified, especially in urban development. This has resulted in numerous definitions of ‘social sustainability’ from stakeholders including researchers, non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) and both private and public sector entities. These definitions vary widely, encompassing values such as well‐being, good governance, equality, trust, diversity, and accessibility. Despite extensive …
AI in Public Decision‐Making
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in public decision‐making; yet existing governance tools often lack clear definitions of harm and benefit, practical methods for weighing competing values, and guidance for resolving value conflicts. This paper presents a five‐step framework that integrates moral philosophy, trustworthy AI principles, and procedural justice into a coherent decision process for public administrators. The framework …
Feit on the normative importance of harm
An important objection to the Counterfactual Comparative Account (CCA) of harm is that the account fails to cohere with standard views about the normative significance of harm. In response, some proponents of CCA suggest that the concept of harm should play a more limited role in normative theorising than philosophers might usually think. This paper addresses the most elaborate defence of CCA of this sort, namely that by Neil Feit (2019) Ethical …
The Harm Principle and the Nature of Harm
This article defends the Harm Principle, commonly attributed to John Stuart Mill, against recent criticism. Some philosophers think that this principle should be rejected, because of severe difficulties with finding an account of harm to plug into it. I examine the criticism and find it unforceful. Finally, I identify a faulty assumption behind this type of criticism, namely that the Harm Principle is plausible only if there is a full-blown, and …
The Harm Principle and the Nature of Harm
This article defends the Harm Principle, commonly attributed to John Stuart Mill, against recent criticism. Some philosophers think that this principle should be rejected, because of severe difficulties with finding an account of harm to plug into it. I examine the criticism and find it unforceful. Finally, I identify a faulty assumption behind this type of criticism, namely that the Harm Principle is plausible only if there is a full-blown, and …
AI in Public Decision‐Making
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in public decision‐making; yet existing governance tools often lack clear definitions of harm and benefit, practical methods for weighing competing values, and guidance for resolving value conflicts. This paper presents a five‐step framework that integrates moral philosophy, trustworthy AI principles, and procedural justice into a coherent decision process for public administrators. The framework …
The Harm Principle and the Nature of Harm
This article defends the Harm Principle, commonly attributed to John Stuart Mill, against recent criticism. Some philosophers think that this principle should be rejected, because of severe difficulties with finding an account of harm to plug into it. I examine the criticism and find it unforceful. Finally, I identify a faulty assumption behind this type of criticism, namely that the Harm Principle is plausible only if there is a full-blown, and …
Feit on the normative importance of harm
An important objection to the Counterfactual Comparative Account (CCA) of harm is that the account fails to cohere with standard views about the normative significance of harm. In response, some proponents of CCA suggest that the concept of harm should play a more limited role in normative theorising than philosophers might usually think. This paper addresses the most elaborate defence of CCA of this sort, namely that by Neil Feit (2019) Ethical …
Doing Away with Skepticism about Harm
The concept of harm plays a central role in many philosophical discussions. There are numerous ethical theories, claims, and arguments that appeal to the concept of harm. However, some philosophers think that the concept of harm is not fit to play this role in philosophical theorizing. Bradley (2012) argues that the concept is problematic to such an extent that we should do away with it. Bradley is not the only philosopher who doubts this concept…
Redefining ‘sustainability’
In recent years, the pursuit of social sustainability has intensified, especially in urban development. This has resulted in numerous definitions of ‘social sustainability’ from stakeholders including researchers, non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) and both private and public sector entities. These definitions vary widely, encompassing values such as well‐being, good governance, equality, trust, diversity, and accessibility. Despite extensive …
AI in Public Decision‐Making
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in public decision‐making; yet existing governance tools often lack clear definitions of harm and benefit, practical methods for weighing competing values, and guidance for resolving value conflicts. This paper presents a five‐step framework that integrates moral philosophy, trustworthy AI principles, and procedural justice into a coherent decision process for public administrators. The framework …
Misfortune and Missing Out
The badness of death is often understood in counterfactual terms: a person’s death is bad for her to the extent that it deprives her of the benefits of life, which she otherwise would have enjoyed. However, things that are bad in this sense do not always seem to be misfortunes or worthy of negative emotional responses . Kaila Draper (1999) raises a challenge for proponents of this counterfactual understanding of badness: given that both death and…
Harm (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Free Will and Agency (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Counterfactual thinking (2 works)