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Thomas Søbirk Petersen, DOB: April 1, 1964 

Address (work):

Roskilde University

Department of Communication and Arts

Universitetsvej 1, Building 03.1., 4000 Roskilde, Denmark

Email: [email protected], Phone: +45 23830238        

My research interests are:

Applied ethics (especially business ethics, medical ethics, sportsethics and criminal justice ethics). Political philosophy (egalitarianism and libertarianism), theories of welfare and Philosophy of Law (e.g. criminalization theory).

Member of the Punishment and Ethics researchgroup (Medlem af Forskningsgruppen for Straf og Etik).

Member of the Danish Animal Ethics Council since 2013

Member of the Danish Council on Ethics

Education:

2021              Dr. Phil, Roskilde University

2001              PhD. in Philosophy, University of Copenhagen

1993              Master’s degree in Philosophy, University of Copenhagen

1991              BA in Philosophy, University of Copenhagen

 

Employment:

2019 -          Professor of Ethics, Roskilde University

2014-2019   Professor of Ethics (with special responsibilities), Roskilde University

2008-2014   Associate Professor of Practical Philosophy, Roskilde University

2005-2008   Assisting Professor of Practical Philosophy, Roskilde University

2005            Post.doc., University of Roskilde

2000-2004   External lecture in Medical Ethics, University of Copenhagen

1993-2005   External lecture in Philosophy, University of Copenhagen

1993-2004    External lecture in Philosophy of Science and Ethics, University City College (UCC), Copenhagen

Award:

2013             The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education (Denmark):

Research-communication award

 

Management experience:

2017- 2018           Member of The Danish Council of Ethics

2013-            Member of the Danish Animal Ethics Council

2013 -           Member of  RUC’s Council concerning Research Integrity.

2009-2012   Head of Department, Philosophy and Science Studies, University of Roskilde

2011- 2013   Member of the advisory board, Institute for Culture and Identity, University of Roskilde

2009-2012   Head of Board of Studies, Philosophy and Science Studies, University of Roskilde

2005-2008    Board member of The Danish Society for Medical Philosophy, Ethics and Methodology

2005-2008    Board member of The Danish Society for Philosophy

 

Scientific focus areas:

Philosophy of Law (especially: Criminalization Theory and Theories of Punishment). Applied Ethics (especially Medical Ethics). Political Theory (especially Egalitarianism and Libertarianism). Theories of well-being (especially: Hedonism).

 

International relations

2009 (August-December) Academic Visitor at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Oxford University. I have presented papers and been invited to give talks at numerous universities e.g. Cambridge University; University of Oxford; University of Stockholm; Minneapolis School of Law; University of Gothenburg; University of Edinburg; University of Aarhus etc.

Keywords

  • Labour market
  • The coporations social responsibility
  • Business ethics
  • Philosophy, History of ideas, Religion. Theology
  • Ethics
  • BIoethics
  • Legal philosophy
  • theories of welfare
  • Health, Medicine
  • medical ethics
  • Ethics and distribution
  • Biology, Biotechnology
  • Gender studies, Ethnicity, Equal rights
  • Law, Ethics
  • Ethics of punishment
  • Technology

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