Jonathan Simon

Jonathan Simon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Montreal, specializing in philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and meta-ethics. His research spans formal ontology, philosophy of science, and value theory.

• Education: PhD from NYU (2012), BA from Columbia University (2002, Magna Cum Laude)
• Awards: MacCracken Fellowship, Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship, Adam Leroy Jones Prize in Logic

His research focuses on the metaphysics of consciousness, including pain perception, non-orientable spatial experience, and quantum mechanics ontology. Recent projects explore AI consciousness and artificial moral perception.

Key publications include Experiencing Left and Right in a Non-Orientable World (forthcoming) and Fragmenting the Wave Function (2019), blending philosophy of mind with quantum theory. Supervised master’s theses address topics like machine consciousness and moral psychology.

Scientific Awards:

• MacCracken Fellowship (2004-2009)
• Humboldt Foundation Fellowship (2002-2004)
• Adam Leroy Jones Prize (2002)

He has advised graduate students on thesis topics including artificial consciousness, utilitarian axiology, and metaphysics of nothingness, with current projects funded by FRQSC, CRSH, and Good Ventures Foundation.