Areas
of
interest
Ethical theory, applied ethics, social philosophy, epistemology, philosophy of economics, philosophy of sex and love
Areas of graduate supervision
- Ethical theory
- Applied ethics
- Bioethics
- Social philosophy
- Epistemology
- Philosophy of economics
- Philosophy of sex and love
- Ethics of AI
- Values in science
Current Research
I
have
wide-ranging
research
interests,
but
my
current
projects
are
in ethics,
philosophy
of
economics,
the
social
and
ethical
aspects
of algorithms,
and
methodologies
of
optimization
more
generally. Particular topics
include:
moral
pluralism
and
bioethics,
challenges
to
utilitarian ethical
reasoning,
the
values
that
come
into
play
in
applying
economic theory,
the
ways
that
algorithms
can
perpetuate
unjust
social
patterns,
and the
use
of
mathematics
in
economic
formalism.
My
first
book
Moral
Reasoning
in
a
Pluralistic
World
(McGill-Queen’s University
Press,
2015)
addresses
the
question:
How
should
we
reason
morally in
a
pluralistic
world,
in
which
we
share
multiple
values
(honesty,
fairness, benevolence
etc.)
but
interpret
and
prioritize
these
in
different
ways?
I
also
work
in
philosophy
of
sex
and
love,
and
my
most
recent
book
Philosophy of
Sex
and
Love:
An
Opinionated
Introduction
(Routledge
Press,
2019), explores
basic
issues
surrounding
sex
and
love
in
today’s
world,
such
as consent,
objectification,
non-monogamy,
racial
stereotyping,
and
the
need
to reconcile
contemporary
expectations
about
gender
equality
with
our
beliefs about
how
love
works.
Selected publications
- Moral Reasoning in a Pluralistic World (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015).
- "Value Pluralism and the Foundations of Normative Law and Economics: The Case of Threshold Deontology," forthcoming in Magdalena Małecka and Peter Cserne, eds., Law and Economics as Interdisciplinary Practice (Routledge).
Selected grants, fellowships, awards
- Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Standard Research Grant, $60,669, 2011-2014. Project: Moral Reasoning in a Pluralistic World.
- University of Waterloo, Outstanding Performance Award, for outstanding contribution in research and teaching, 2009, 2016.
Selected supervisions
- Philosophy of Economics
- Sex, Dementia, and Consent
- The Ethics of Deception in Caregiving: A Patient-Centered Approach
Contact information
pmarino@uwaterloo.ca
519-888-4567
x42779
Office:
HH
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Website