He joined the LSE in 2014. Before moving to London, he was a Junior Research Fellow at Christ’s College, Cambridge. He completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge in 2013, with a dissertation entitled Kin Selection: A Philosophical Analysis.
His research mainly concerns the evolution of social behaviour, with a particular focus on the work of W. D. Hamilton. He has published widely on various topics in the philosophy of the life sciences, in journals such as The American Naturalist, Biological Reviews, Philosophy of Science, and The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. His first book, The Philosophy of Social Evolution, will be published by Oxford University Press in October 2017.
In 2014, he was one of four UK philosophers honoured with a Philip Leverhulme Prize, which recognize “the achievement of outstanding researchers whose work has already attracted international recognition and whose future career is exceptionally promising”. (Read more)
Sessions in which Jonathan Birch participates
Université du Québec à Montréal - DS-R510
Workshop
Kristin Andrews, York University (Participant)
Stevan Harnad, UQÀM & McGill (Moderator)
Christiane Bailey, Université de Montréal (Other Participant)
Gordon Burghardt, University of Tennessee (Other Participant)
Jonathan Birch, London School of Economics (Other Participant)
Université du Québec à Montréal - DS-R510
Talk
Michael Hendricks, McGill University (Participant)
Jonathan Birch, London School of Economics (Other Participant)
Université du Québec à Montréal - DS-R510
Workshop
Jonathan Birch, London School of Economics (Participant)
Cara Parisien, Université de Montréal (Moderator)
Gregory Mikkelson, McGill University (Other Participant)
Michael Hendricks, McGill University (Other Participant)
Université du Québec à Montréal - DS-R510
Talk
Simon Reader, McGill University (Participant)
Jonathan Birch, London School of Economics (Moderator)
Université du Québec à Montréal - DS-R510
Workshop
Steven M. Wise, JD, Nonhuman Rights Project (Participant)
Cara Parisien, Université de Montréal (Moderator)
Mary Lee Jensvold, Central Washington University (Other Participant)
Alain Roy, Université de Montréal (Other Participant)
Nicolas Morello, Droit animalier Québec (DAQ) (Other Participant)
Jonathan Birch, London School of Economics (Other Participant)