Daniel Singer

Daniel Singer is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, with a secondary appointment in Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School of Business. His research spans epistemology, social philosophy, and the intersection of ethics and epistemology, focusing on truth-loving epistemic consequentialism, diversity, polarization, and computational modeling of social systems.

• Ph.D., University of Michigan

Research interests include epistemology (traditional, formal, social), social philosophy (diversity, polarization), and computational modeling of group dynamics. He directs the Computational Social Philosophy Lab (CSPL), which investigates epistemic democracy, diversity's role in expertise, and polarization mechanisms.

Key article trends show a focus on epistemic consequentialism, diversity benefits, and agent-based models of social systems. Notable publications include Right Belief and True Belief (Oxford, 2023) and papers in Philosophy of Science, Philosophical Studies, and Episteme.

• Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor (2018)

He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in epistemology, logic, and ethics. CSPL projects include modeling jury dynamics, representational democracies, and epistemic trade-offs in group deliberation.