• The ethics of trading privacy for security: The multifaceted effects of privacy on liberty and security 

      Sætra, Henrik Skaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      A recurring question in political philosophy is how to understand and analyse the trade-off between security and liberty. With modern technology, however, it is possible to argue that the former trade-off can be exchanged ...
    • A Hobbesian Argument for World Government 

      Sætra, Henrik Skaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The legitimacy of government is often linked to its ability to maintain order and secure peace. Thomas Hobbes’ political philosophy provides a clear description of why government is necessary, as human nature and the ...
    • Locke on Prerogative: Democracy, Libertarianism, and Proto-Utilitarianism 

      Schönegger, Philipp; Sætra, Henrik Skaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      John Locke’s role in the advent of modernity has been debated widely. His work has been (ab)used by those arguing from libertarian, democratic, communitarian, socialist, feminist, or postcolonial points of view, either ...