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Tiny Houses and the Economics of Sufficiency Open
In this chapter we explore an interesting paradox in the theme of this special issue, namely, that the ‘shrinking domesticities’ of the tiny house movement might actually evoke an ‘expanded domesticity’ of increased self-sufficiency and ho…
Representation and Invariance in Reinforcement Learning Open
Researchers have formalized reinforcement learning (RL) in different ways. If an agent in one RL framework is to run within another RL framework's environments, the agent must first be converted, or mapped, into that other framework. Wheth…
Delusions of sanity: Deconstructing madness in an insane world Open
How do you define sanity in an insane world? Sam Alexander examines how we construct positive meaning amid the destructive practices of late capitalism.
The Political Economy of Deep Decarbonization: Tradable Energy Quotas for Energy Descent Futures Open
This paper reviews and analyses a decarbonization policy called the Tradable Energy Quotas (TEQs) system developed by David Fleming. The TEQs system involves rationing fossil fuel energy use for a nation on the basis of either a contractin…
Degrowth ‘from below’? The role of urban social movements in a post-capitalist transition Open
The purpose of this research article is not to review the existing degrowth literatures in any depth but to extend and deepen the understanding of degrowth by examining the concept and the movement from a perspective that has received less…
Voluntary simplicity strongly backed by all three main normative-ethical traditions Open
We examine the growing ‘Voluntary Simplicity’ (VS) movement from the perspectives of Utilitarianism, Kantian deontology, and Virtue Ethics. We argue that, from each of these three diverse perspectives, there is a compelling argument to the…
A type of simulation which some experimental evidence suggests we don't live in Open
Do we live in a computer simulation? I will present an argument that the results of a certain experiment constitute empirical evidence that we do not live in, at least, one type of simulation. The type of simulation ruled out is very speci…
Double-Tap Warfare: Should President Obama Be Investigated for War Crimes? Open
A “double-tap” drone strike involves bombing a target, waiting a period of five to twenty minutes, often during which first responders arrive, and then bombing the target a second or even third time. This Note argues that such attacks, by …