David V. Axelsen @davidvaxe

Senior Lecturer in Political Theory, University of Essex Joined September 2013

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David V. Axelsen @davidvaxe

4 months ago

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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David V. Axelsen @davidvaxe

7 months ago

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…

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David V. Axelsen @davidvaxe

a year ago

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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Martin O'Neill @martin_oneill

a year ago

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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Andreas Albertsen @A_Albertsen

a year ago

Very excited to be hosting this @CEPDISCresearch workshop tomorrow. Great to have @davidvaxe back in town!

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David V. Axelsen @davidvaxe

a year ago

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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Fabienne Peter @annefabpeter

2 years ago

We are hiring in moral / political / legal philosophy! jobs.ac.uk/job/DFL309/ass…

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Mollie Gerver @mgerver.bsky.social @MollieGerver

2 years ago

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.

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David V. Axelsen @davidvaxe

2 years ago

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!

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David V. Axelsen @davidvaxe

2 years ago

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.

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David V. Axelsen @davidvaxe

2 years ago

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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Andreas Albertsen @A_Albertsen

3 years ago

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

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David V. Axelsen @davidvaxe

3 years ago

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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David Vandmelon @DVandmelon

3 years ago

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.