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Dr. Caleb Althorpe
Research Fellow (Philosophy)
althorpc@tcd.ie
https://calebalthorpe.com
Dr. Caleb Althorpe
Research Fellow (Philosophy)
althorpc@tcd.ie
https://calebalthorpe.com
Biography
I joined the Department of Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin as an Irish Research Council Postdoctoral Research Fellow in 2023. Before moving to Ireland I received a PhD and MA in Political Science (Political Theory specialisation) from Western University in Canada. My IRC project is on the importance of meaningful work to theories of social justice.
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Research Projects
Project Title
Justice and Meaningful Work
From
2023
To
2025
Summary
This project uses research tools from philosophy to develop an account of what social justice requires when it comes to the provision of meaningful work in society. It does this by investigating the so far underappreciated political aspect of meaningful work's ethical importance, and how it connects to the conditions of persons' self-respect and their civic status as valued participating members of society. This project first provides new philosophical answers on what it is about work that can make it meaningful, and how meaningful work's ethical importance can best be integrated into a theory of social justice. It then offers answers on the legitimacy and feasibility of various social and economic policies that might be implemented by the state and other stakeholders to promote meaningful work in society.
Funding Agency
IRC
Programme
Postdoctoral Fellowship (Government of Ireland)
Publications and other Research Outputs
Publications
Peer Reviewed (
5
)
Non Peer Reviewed (
0
)
Althorpe, Caleb and Elizabeth Finneron-Burns, Productive Justice in the 'Post-Work Future',
Journal of Applied Philosophy
, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
DOI
Althorpe, Caleb, What Is Meaningful Work?,
Social Theory and Practice
, 49, (4), 2023, p579 - 604, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
DOI
Althorpe, Caleb and Elizabeth Finneron-Burns, Are Saviour Siblings a Special Case in Procreative Ethics?,
Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy
, 26, (1), 2023, p49 - 73, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
DOI
Althorpe, Caleb and Martin Horak, The End of the Right to the City: A Radical Cooperative View,
Urban Affairs Review
, 59, (1), 2023, p14 - 42, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
DOI
Althorpe, Caleb, Meaningful Work, Nonperfectionism, and Reciprocity,
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
, 2022,
Notes: [Online First]
, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
DOI
Awards and Honours
Award
Date
IRC Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship
2023-2025
F. M. Barnard Scholarship in Political Philosophy
2017-2023
Faculty of Social Science Doctoral Completion Scholarship
2022-2023
Research Interests
Description Of Research Interests
My research is in contemporary political philosophy and political theory. I am particularly interested in questions that fall on the intersection of philosophy, politics, and economics, especially questions surrounding meaningful work and economic justice, which is the focus of my current (2023-2025) IRC-funded project titled: "Justice and Meaningful Work." I am also interested in theories of justice more broadly, political liberalism, and applied ethics.
