David V. Axelsen @davidvaxe
Senior Lecturer in Political Theory, University of Essex Joined September 2013-
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When can claims for more opportunities or resources be made in the name of justice? In a new paper, @PhilosopherLiam and I explore this question (in a highly technical and abstract manner). Feast your eyes on this (v conceptual and not v practical) beauty: cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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Most take for granted that wealthy countries are permitted in refusing permanent entry to migrants from poorer countries. A reason often given is "freedom of association" or "associational autonomy". This (now published!) paper shows why that doesn't work: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73…
Spent the last two days at @nyuniversity with Juliana Bidadanure, revising our entry on Egalitarianism for the Stanford Encyclopedia in Philosophy. It's almost fully cooked (and as am I, given the scorching New York heat)
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Political philosophers! If you are (or know of) an early career researcher who might like to come to York for 2 years as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow, I'd be very interested to receive initial enquiries by email. (Details via link below.) …sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/postdo…
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Very excited to be hosting this @CEPDISCresearch workshop tomorrow. Great to have @davidvaxe back in town!
Strong analysis by Hwa Young Kim on the moral complicity of social media platforms in injustice. The upshot? Tax 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
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We are hiring in moral / political / legal philosophy! jobs.ac.uk/job/DFL309/ass…
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At this point this site is only good for finding articles and GTAs, so here goes: I'm looking for a GTA to teach one seminar a week on immigration ethics at King's, starting NEXT WEEK (or the week after). Write to me at [email protected] with your CV if interested.
Last week, my PhD-student @NatashaOsben successfully defended her thesis. She shows that the obstacles and disadvantages many people face are due to state harm (rather than bad luck or poor choices). Her thesis is convincing, relevant, and (her examiners said) brilliant. Yaaay!
I don't want to say that it's like in August 1966 when the Beatles played two cities in one day but this afternoon, Hwa Young Kim is giving our joint paper on Normative Behaviourism in Zürich *and* I am presenting me and Lasse Nielsen's paper on extreme wealth in Bamberg.
Been reading a lot of books about parenting recently. But none of them have taught me how to pull off what is, arguably, the most important aspect of parenting: ensuring that your child does not find out that Darth Vader is Luke's father before watching The Empire Strikes Back
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I am hiring a postdoc for 18 months What (if anything) is wrong with buying kidneys, sex, or votes? Let's find out! The project on the moral limits of the market is funded by @DFF_raad vacancies.aau.dk/show-vacancy/?… #philosophyjobs #philosophy #philjobs
What if I told you you could win a prize whose name is Brian? 99% of you will have clicked the link already ("you had me at Brian"). But perhaps I can sway the remaining 1% by saying that the prize comes with a fancy publication and £1500? thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prizes-medals/…
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1/10⭐️: Entering @leonrestaurants at 11:01, when they've *just* stopped serving heavenly halloumi avocado breakfast muffins (surely proof of divine intervention) and have started their day menu: cardboard box full of brown crap.
Some people think we shouldn't tax the rich. Doing so makes everyone worse off, stiffles excellence, and breeds envy. Here, Lasse and I explain why these objections miss the mark. TLDR: when many are extremely wealthy, society is unhealthy @ETMPjournal link.springer.com/article/10.100…
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