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Professor Christian List FBA

Philosophical foundations of the social sciences; political philosophy; theories of individual and collective decision-making
Headshot of Professor Christian List FBA
Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
2014
Subjects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics
Sections
Philosophy , Economics and Economic History , Political Studies: Political Theory, Government and International Relations
Website
http://christianlist.net

Current post

LMU Munich Professor of Philosophy and Decision Theory

Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, London School of Economics Visiting Professor

Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy Co-Director

10-Minute Talks: Science hasn't refuted free will

4 Nov 2020 Professor Christian List FBA

In this talk, Christian List argues that far from undermining free will, science actually offers some arguments in its support.

Publications

Group Agency: The Possibility, Design, and Status of Corporate Agents

Christian List and Philip Pettit - Published in 2012 by Oxford University Press

Why Free Will Is Real

Christian List - Published in 2019 by Harvard University Press

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Professor Kwame Anthony Appiah FBA

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Kwame Anthony Appiah FBA

Professor Joel Mokyr FBA

Economic history of Europe, particularly the roots of technological progress and economic growth in Europe during the Industrial Revolution

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