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Making metaethics work for AI: realism and anti-realism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Engineering an artificial intelligence to play an advisory role in morally charged decision making will inevitably introduce meta-ethical positions into the design.
Frank, Lily E., Klincewicz, Michal
core   +1 more source

Wildfires' Cost for Societal Welfare: Economic Evaluation of Forestry Ecosystem Services Losses in Southern Italy

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Forest ecosystem services (ESs) are garnering increasing public attention as awareness grows regarding society's fundamental dependence on them for well‐being. Forest fires, one of the major disturbances of ESs, are becoming more frequent and destructive, exacerbated in part by climate change.
Emanuele Spada   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Saplings of significance: Nurturing cultural value of new tree plantings through participatory opportunities

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Empirical Phenomenon, Subjective Construction And Ontological Trught: (An Analysis of Problems of Scientific Explanation and Critical Realism Approach)

open access: yesJournal of Philosophical Investigations, 2014
Both the positivist and negativist frameworks of explanation are common in this naturalist proposition that unlike the metaphysical philosophy, reality is embedded only in experimental level.
Faramarz Taghilou , Jalal Peykani
doaj  

To what degree are philosophy and the ecological niche concept necessary in the ecological theory and conservation? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Ecology as a field produces philosophical anxiety, largely because it differs in scientific structure from classical  physics. The hypothetical deductive models of classical physics are simple and predictive; general ecological models are ...
Martins, Rogério P
core   +3 more sources

Expanding the life framework of values

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Conceptualising and organising the range of value orientations and worldviews underpinning human–nature relationships is useful for understanding different, and sometimes conflicting, perspectives on how nature should be managed and working towards just and equitable policies.
Kyle Jewell   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socio‐demographic and geographical patterns in forest and park use: Insights from 33 European countries

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Access to (urban) nature is vital for people's wellbeing, but this accessibility is not evenly spread across socio‐demographic groups, nor across the European continent. This paper fills a research gap by exploring the use patterns and accessibility of forests and parks across European cities, based on a standardised online survey of 10,462 ...
Ivana Živojinović   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Naturalizing natural theology

open access: yes, 2016
Social Psychology, 154, 491–514. Schoedt, U., Sørensen, J., Nielbo, K. L., Xygalatas, D., Mitkidis, P., & Bulbulia, J. (2013). Cognitive resource depletion in religious interactions. Religion, Brain & Behavior, 3, 39–55. Shults, F. L. (2014a). Excavating
Helen De Cruz, J. De Smedt
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Public Engagement Proposal for Developing Ethical Governance for Science: The Ethna Experience

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The concept of Public Engagement (PE) is related to progress toward responsible and open science. This article aims to analyse how to define and integrate PE into the development of ethical governance systems for research and innovation. Multistakeholder consultation on the governance of Responsible Research and Innovation was carried out ...
Rosana Sanahuja‐Sanahuja   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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