Prof. Dr. Philippe van Baßhuysen
30159 Hannover
Main Focus
- Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE)
- Public Health Ethics
- Philosophy of Science
- Philosophy & Public Policy
Philippe van Basshuysen has been Professor of Public Health Ethics at the Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences (CELLS) at Leibniz Universität Hannover since 2024. His research interests include public health, the development and use of novel technologies, and the design and regulation of markets. He investigates urgent ethical issues arising in these fields by integrating perspectives from philosophy, politics and economics. At CELLS, he teaches courses on the philosophy and ethics of public health, the philosophy of science, and philosophy, politics and economics (PPE).
Philippe van Basshuysen holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from the London School of Economics (2019). Prior to this, he completed an M.Sc. in philosophy of science at the LSE, after studying philosophy, mathematics and social sciences at Heidelberg University and the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Prior to his appointment at CELLS, he was a postdoc at Leibniz University Hannover and an assistant professor at Wageningen University & Research.
Curriculum Vitae
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Studies
- 2019
PhD, Dr. phil.; Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK
- 2014
M.Sc.; Philosophy of Science Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, LSE, UK
- 2013
B.A.; Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy, Heidelberg University, DE
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Work Experience
- Since 2024
Professor; Center for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences (CELLS), Leibniz University Hannover (LUH), DE
- 2023 – 2024
Assistant Professor; Wageningen University and Research Institute, Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, NL
- 2019 – 2022
Postdoctoral Researcher; Institute for Philosophy, Leibniz University Hannover (LUH), DE
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Memberships
Service on scientific advisory boards:
- 2022 – 2026
Reserve Member, European Commission Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE)
Memberships of scientific societies:
- Since 2015
German Society for Analytic Philosophy (GAP), DE
- Since 2015
German Society for Philosophy of Science (GWP), DE
