Christian List

Christian List is a Professor of Philosophy and Decision Theory at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich) and Co-Director of the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP). He holds concurrent visiting professorships at the London School of Economics (LSE) and has held prestigious positions globally, including at Harvard Law School and Princeton University. His work bridges philosophy with social sciences, focusing on decision theory, free will, consciousness, and group agency.

Education: D.Phil. in Politics (Oxford, 2001), M.Phil. and B.A. in Mathematics & Philosophy (Oxford). Key roles include Fellow of the British Academy and Member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences.

Research interests span metaphysical questions (free will, consciousness), formal methods in decision theory, and the philosophy of the social sciences. His monograph Why Free Will is Real (2019) is a landmark work. Recent articles explore AI ethics, probability aggregation, and consciousness theories.

Scientific awards include the Joseph B. Gittler Award (2020) and the Social Choice and Welfare Prize (2010). He has edited major journals like Economics and Philosophy and contributed to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

His advisory and editorial work spans multiple disciplines, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach to philosophy and social science.