In a recent interview featured on forskning.no, one of this year's project leaders, philosopher Mathea Slåttholm Sagdahl, who co-leads the CAS project The Profoundest Problem in Ethics (PROFOUND) with Attila Tanyi, delves into the often complex relationship between moral obligations and personal interests.
2023/2024
The Profoundest Problem in Ethics
The Profoundest Problem in Ethics
Handling Practical Reasons in Conflict (PROFOUND)
Humanities
Principal investigators
Mathea Slåttholm Sagdahl
Senior Lecturer
University of Oslo (UiO)
Year at CAS
Research Area
Philosophy
Abstract
PROFOUND addresses a fundamental problem in ethics: conflicts between moral and prudential reasons. The Standard View is that one can resolve such conflicts by comparing the relative strengths of reasons, and by this type of weighing determine what we ought to do all things considered. However, little work has been done to tell us in what way, if any, such comparisons can be made and weights assigned. PROFOUND will challenge the Standard View and the weighing model for determining what we ought to do. PROFOUND will also be constructively concerned to examine and provide alternatives to the Standard View.
Fellows
David Copp
Distinguished Professor, Emeritus
University of California, Davis
Year at CAS
Research Area
Philosophy
Fredrik Nyseth
Senior Lecturer
UiT The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)
Year at CAS
Research Area
Philosophy
Affiliated researchers
Chrisoula
Andreou
Professor
University of Utah
Vuko
Andrić
Dr.
Linköping University
Ivar Russøy
Labukt
Associate Professor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)
David
Sobel
Professor
Syracuse University
News
As we face the accelerating challenges of climate change, wars, and mass poverty, many grapple with moral dilemmas that pull between personal well-being and broader societal ethical obligations.