Jonathan Birch

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Professor Jonathan Birch is a Professor of Philosophy at the LSE and Principal Investigator (PI) on the Foundations of Animal Sentience project. In addition to his interest in animal sentience, cognition and welfare, he also has a longstanding interest in the evolution of altruism and social behaviour. His first book, The Philosophy of Social Evolution, was published by Oxford University Press in 2017. His second book, The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI, was published by Oxford University Press in 2024.

Experience

  • 2018–present
    Associate professor, London School of Economics
  • 2014–2018
    Research assistant professor, London School of Economics
  • 2012–2013
    Research fellow, University of Cambridge

Education

  • 2013 
    University of Cambridge, PhD

Grants and Contracts

  • 2019
    Foundations of Animal Sentience
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    European Research Council

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