Vanessa Carr

Vanessa Carr is an Assistant Professor at the Munich Centre for Mathematical Philosophy, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU München). Previously, she held roles as a Junior Fellow at Freie Universität Berlin (Human Abilities research group) and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Universität Leipzig (Humboldt Project on analytic philosophy and German idealism). Her research focuses on the philosophy of action, addressing intentional agency, responsibility, causation, and social contexts. She integrates interdisciplinary perspectives across moral psychology, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of language.

Education:

• BA in Philosophy, Psychology, and Physiology, University of Oxford
• MPhil and PhD in Philosophy, University College London (UCL)

Professional Engagement: Carr actively advocates for equity in academic philosophy, serving as Deputy Women’s Officer for LMU’s Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Studies. Her work emphasizes improving practices for underrepresented groups in the field.