Eric Carlson is a contemporary Swedish moral philosopher associated with Uppsala University, working primarily in normative ethics, value theory, and the logic of moral obligation. He has contributed to debates about consequentialism, the structure of moral requirements, and the temporal dimensions of obligation.
Developed analysis of the temporal structure of moral obligations and when obligations are binding
Contributed to debates on consequentialism and its rivals in normative ethics
Examined the relationship between value theory and practical rationality
Published work on deontic logic and the formal properties of moral requirements