Frank Hindriks appointed Professor of Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy
Dr. Frank Hindriks has been appointed professor (adjunct hoogleraar) of Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy starting January 1, 2014.
Frank Hindriks (1974) studied economics and philosophy at the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). After studying philosophy in St. Andrews, he returned to EUR where he obtained his doctorate in 2005 with a dissertation entitled Rules and Institutions. Since then Hindriks has been affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy where he is head of the department of Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy.
He is also a Fellow of the TINT Centre of Excellence in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences at the University of Helsinki. Hindriks is editor of the Journal of Social Ontology (JSO) and vice-president of the International Social Ontology Society (ISOS). His articles have appeared in leading journals such as Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophical Studies and Synthese. His research is primarily concerned with responsibility, both the moral responsibility of individuals and the social responsibility of organizations.
This article was published by the Faculty of Philosophy.
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