Hi! I am a philosopher, Chair of Ethics at the University of Bayreuth, and President of the International Network for Economic Method. Previously, I was an Associate Professor at the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at the London School of Economics. I am also an External Member of the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, and remain a Visiting Professor at LSE.
News: I am pleased to share that I won the 2024 Elizabeth D. Rockwell Prize for Best Article on Ethics, Leadership and Public Policy.
I work on ethics, philosophy of public policy, decision theory and economic methodology. For a glimpse of my work, you can watch this video, listen to this talk, listen to this podcast (in German), or check out some of my popular writing:
- “On the Ethics of Boycotts”
- “Can Welfare Economics Avoid Paternalism after the Behavioural Turn?”
- “The Dangers of Single Metric Accounting”
- “How should artificial agents make risky choices on our behalf?”
- “Negotiating with myself”
Or click on my research page to find out more!
Johanna Thoma 