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Jason Brennan | |
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| Born | Jason F. Brennan 1979 (age 45–46) |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic Libertarianism Arizona School liberalism |
| Institutions | Georgetown University |
| Main interests | Political philosophy · Applied ethics · Democratic theory |
| Notable ideas | Ethics of voting |
| Website | jasonfbrennan |
Jason F. Brennan (born 1979) is an Americanphilosopher and business professor. He is the Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at theMcDonough School of Business atGeorgetown University.[1]
Brennan writes about democratic theory, the ethics of voting, competence and power, freedom, and the moral foundations of commercial society.[2] His work focuses on the intersection of normative political philosophy and the empirical social sciences, especially on questions about voter behavior, pathologies of democracy, and the consequences of freedom. He argues that most citizens have a moral obligation not to vote.[3]
Brennan grew up inTewksbury, Massachusetts, andHudson, New Hampshire, where he attendedAlvirne High School. He attendedCase Western Reserve University and theUniversity of New Hampshire as an undergraduate. He earned his Ph.D. in philosophy at theUniversity of Arizona under the direction ofDavid Schmidtz.[citation needed]
From 2006 to 2011, he was a research fellow at thePolitical Theory Project, and later assistant professor of philosophy atBrown University.[2]
