http://hdl.handle.net/1893/218 Electronic copies of Law and Philosophy journal articles. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:15:30 GMT 2026-10-23T23:15:30Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38416 Title: Outsourcing Emotions to GenAI: The Risk of Bypassing Identity Development Author(s): Lai, Ten-Herng; Archer, Alfred Abstract: There is growing research on how and when the use of Generative AI (henceforth GenAI) in cognitive tasks may lead to a decline in the users' cognitive capacities. There is emerging evidence that Generative AI also presents us with the opportunity to outsource some emotional tasks, such as flirting on dating apps or apologising. We believe that this may enable unsuspecting users to outsource too much of their affective capacities. Here, we wish to focus on a particular problem: insofar as articulating our own emotions is essential to discovering what we value and thereby shaping what sorts of persons we are, users who are heavily dependent on GenAI for emotional tasks risk forgoing crucial opportunities to develop a proper sense of their own identity. Tue, 01 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38416 2026-12-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38406 Title: Arqueologia do Isolamento Sénior ética, memória e metodologias de registo Author(s): Casimiro, Tânia; Sequeira, Joao; Santos, Joel; Henriques, Susana; Filipe, Vanessa Abstract: In Lisbon, archaeological interventions during urban rehabilitation works often reveal homes where everything is in its right place: the bed is made, the medication is on the bedside table, the dirty dishes are on the sink. Th ese are not old ruins or century-old archaeological deposits, but the homes of recently deceased people without direct heirs, suspended between life and abandonment. These recent environments are loaded with meaning and their imminent destruction raises a fundamental question: should they be ignored as contemporary litter or acknowledged as relevant archaeological contexts? This article stems from this debate to propose a reflection about the Archaeology of old age isolation (albeit abandonment). Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38406 2026-07-25T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38336 Title: In Defense of (Kantian) Imperfect Duty Author(s): Hope, Simon Abstract: This paper argues for three points. First (very briefly): Kant’s criteria of perfect/ imperfect duty should not be conflated with other perfect/imperfect distinctions. Second (less briefly): when you reflect on the duties you, as a human being, are under, you find reason to accept Kant’s distinction; it tracks important considerations. Third (and not at all briefly): the common objection to Kant’s distinction in modern philosophy—that it misclassifies some duties of aid—fails. I argue for this last point on two lines. I show that familiar arguments for reclassification face serious difficulties. I then attempt to undermine the assumption that “directed” duties are all, or almost all, of what matters Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38336 2026-06-25T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38290 Title: Age-specific exposure to human-induced increases in humid heat Author(s): Pietroiusti, Rosa; Fischer, Erich; Stuart-Smith, Rupert; Harrington, Luke J; Brimicombe, Chloe; Mengel, Matthias; Savaresi, Annalisa; Adelman, Sam; Thiery, Wim Abstract: Children are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts and will face intensifying effects of climate change during their lifetimes. Here, we show that children already face disproportionate exposure compared to older generations, as many live in regions hit the hardest by escalating humid heat stress. Combining demographic data with a global grid-scale attribution framework, we find that, at present-day warming levels, 2.8 to 3 times more children aged 0 to 9 years than adults aged 60 to 69 years are exposed to at least 20 additional heat stress days attributable to anthropogenic climate change based on both reanalysis (3.0 [3.0 to 3.1]) and climate models (2.8 [2.4 to 3.0]). On average, children experience 9 to 10 more attributable heat stress days than people aged 60 to 69 years (reanalysis: 9 [6 to 9]; models: 10 [6 to 13]), and this difference is likely conservative as children spend more time outdoors. This intergenerational disparity persists as overall heat stress escalates under global warming of 1.5° and 2°C, highlighting the need for mitigation and adaptation policies to protect children from heat-related health risks. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38290 2026-08-26T00:00:00Z