David Ween is a philosopher and writer who works in political philosophy, collective action, ethics, and strategy. His expertise is in leveraging computational social science and formal philosophical methods to inform corporate and political strategy and ethical decision-making. He also works in the philosophy of science and on ethics in technology and science, specifically in the use of AI in decision making, communication, and education. His current projects revolve primarily around social behavior in the age of AI and political hyper-polarization. For some of his writing on democracy, social life, and ethics, you can subscribe to his newsletter below, check out his blog in the header, or subscribe to his substack to keep up with his non-academic work. For reading lists you can look at the reading list tab above, or follow the bookclub on Instagram or the blog.
David also writes about writing and reading and food and community and the other things that go into a “good life.”
Interests
Primary: Moral Philosophy; Collective Action; Political Philosophy; Epistemology
Secondary: Philosophy of Science; Logic; Philosophy of AI; PPE
A true thing, poorly expressed, is a lie.
—Stephen Fry