I am a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick and the director of Warwick's Philosophy, Politics, and Economics programme. Previously, I was a visiting faculty fellow at Tulane University’s Murphy Institute and I held positions in Philosophy at VU Amsterdam and the University of Bayreuth. My work focuses on moral and political philosophy, especially theories of exploitation, fairness, and the ethics of markets. My papers have been published in journals such as Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, The American Journal of Political Science, Economics & Philosophy, and Analysis. My research has been funded by the Dutch Research Council and the British Academy. You can find a list of my current projects and publications on my research page.
I have two current research projects. The first develops a comprehensive theory of exploitation. It examines what it is, why it is wrong, and how it should be addressed. I combine philosophical analysis with empirical research to explore how people apply the concept of exploitation across contexts such as labour, housing, and healthcare.
The second project examines the relationship between supererogation, moral reasons, and permissibility. It investigates how we can make sense of actions that are morally better than required yet still optional, and what this reveals about the structure of moral reasoning.
Journal Articles
What Exploitation Is (with P.H. Matthews, D. Ronayne, and R. Veneziani)
American Journal of Political Science, forthcoming.
Altruism or Exploitation? Rethinking the Ethics of Unpaid Lay Community Health
Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Case of Zambia (with G. L. Mwinsa, and F. Griffiths)
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, forthcoming.
International Bioethics, Ubuntu and HIV Testing in Sub-Saharan Africa
(with G. L. Mwinsa, K. Kasoka, and F. Griffiths)
Journal of Medical Ethics, forthcoming.
Exploitation as Domination? (with R. Veneziani)
Analysis, 85 (2): 545–558, 2025.
Moderate Structural Exploitation (with L. Mckittrick-Sweitzer)
Journal of Applied Philosophy, 42(5): 1454--1475, 2025.
Exploitation’s Grounding Problem
Economics & Philosophy 41 (2): 357–375, 2025.
Are We All Exploiters?
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 103 (3): 535–546, 2021.
Territorial Rights and Colonial Wrongs (with R. Veneziani)
European Journal of Philosophy 29 (2): 425–446, 2021.
Why Buy Local? (with C. Thompson)
Journal of Applied Philosophy 38 (1): 104–120, 2021.
A Dilemma for Permissibility-Based Solutions to the Paradox of Supererogation
(with M. Uzunova)
Analysis 80 (4): 723–731, 2021.
Betterness of Permissibility (with S. Köhler)
Philosophical Studies 177 (9): 2451–2469, 2020.
Virtues, Consequences, and the Market
Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics 13 (1): 23–49, 2020.
The Value of Robustness: Promotion or Protection?
Moral Philosophy and Politics 5 (1): 9–27, 2018.
On Love’s Robustness
Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 21 (4): 915–925, 2018.
Sweatshops and Consumer Choices (with F. Ostmann)
Economics and Philosophy 34 (3): 295–315, 2018.
Can Libertarians Get Away With Fraud?
Economics and Philosophy 34 (2): 165–184, 2018.
The Paradox of Exploitation
Erkenntnis 81 (5): 951–972, 2016.
Exploitation and Disadvantage
Economics and Philosophy 32 (3): 485–509, 2016.
Kant on Duty in the Groundwork
Res Publica 18 (4): 303–319, 2012.
Book Chapters and Encyclopedia Entries
Restitution After Conquest, Colonialism, and Territorial Acquisition (with J. L. Byas)
Springer Global Encyclopedia of Territorial Rights, forthcoming.
Introduction (with M. Zwolinski)
Exploitation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024.
Exploitation (with M. Zwolinski)
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Ed. E. Zalta and U. Nodelman. Oct 2022.
Introduction (with M. Zwolinski)
The Routledge Companion to Libertarianism. London: Routledge, 2022.
Colonialism and Territorial Rights
The Routledge Companion to Libertarianism. London: Routledge, 2022.
Exploitation and Consumption
The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Economics. London: Routledge, 2021.
Exploitation (with H. Steiner)
The Oxford Handbook of Distributive Justice. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018.
Exploitation
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, Ed. W. Thompson. New York: Oxford University Press. 2018.
Exploitation and Labour
The Routledge Companion to Business Ethics. London: Routledge, 2018.
Reviews and Shorter Pieces
Political Economy in Africa: Contemporary Issues (with K. Furman)
Review of Social Economy, forthcoming.
Exploitation as Domination: What Makes Capitalism Unjust
by N. Vrousalis, Ethics 135 (1): 217–222, 2024.
How to Pool Risks Across Generations: The Case for Collective Pensions
by M. Otsuka, Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics 17 (1), 2024.
On Trade Justice: A Philosophical Plea for a New Global Deal
by M. Risse & G. Wollner, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 24 (4): 1069–1071, 2021.
An Introduction to Moral Philosophy
by J. Wolff, Journal of Moral Philosophy 16 (6): 781–784, 2019.
Exploitation and the Social Economy, (with N. Vrousalis)
Review of Social Economy 77 (2): 91-93, 2019.
Exploitation (with R. Veneziani)
Economics and Philosophy, 34 (3): 291-294, 2018.
Exploitation: Perspectives from Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Co-edited with Matt Zwolinski
This volume brings together leading scholars from philosophy, politics, and economics to explore exploitation as a moral and structural concept. It examines exploitation in labour, markets, and global justice, tracing its implications for fairness, coercion, and consent.
Oxford University Press, 2024.
The Routledge Companion to Libertarianism
Co-edited with Matt Zwolinski
This collection surveys the history, foundations, and frontiers of libertarian thought. It includes contributions from philosophers, political theorists, and economists examining topics such as rights, property, markets, and justice from libertarian perspectives.
Routledge, 2022.