Professor Alex Voorhoeve

Professor Alex Voorhoeve

Professor

Department of Philosophy Logic and Scientific Method

Room No
LAK 3.02
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Languages
Dutch, English
Key Expertise
Distributive Justice, Rational Choice Theory

About me

Alex Voorhoeve is Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at the LSE. He studied economics and philosophy at Erasmus University, Cambridge University, and UCL. He joined the LSE in 2004 and has worked there ever since, alongside visiting positions at Harvard (2008-09), Princeton (2012-13), the National Institutes of Health, U.S. (2016-17), Erasmus University Rotterdam (2017-21), and Nuffield College, Oxford (2024-25). He works on the theory and practice of distributive and procedural justice (especially as it relates to health), on rational choice theory, moral psychology, and Epicureanism. He has acted as a consultant on justice in health to the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, and is a member of the Bank of England's and UK Treasury's Academic Advisory Group on the development of a "digital pound".  In September 2025, he will take up the position of Vice-President (and Pro Vice-Chancellor) for Faculty Development at LSE.

Expertise Details

Political Philosophy; Rational and Social Choice Theory; Moral Philosophy; Philosophy of Economics