Corine Pelluchon

Corine Pelluchon is a Professor at Gustave Eiffel University, specializing in political philosophy and applied ethics (bioethics, environmental ethics, animal ethics). She has authored influential works such as Enlightenment in the Ecological Age (2021) and Ethics of Consideration (2018), reinterpreting Enlightenment ideals through ecological and ethical frameworks.

• Research Focus: Her philosophy emphasizes vulnerability, corporeality, and cohabitation with living beings, arguing for a new social contract integrating ecological responsibility and animal rights into democratic structures.
• Awards:
  • Günther Anders Prize for Critical Thinking (2020)
  • Knight of the Legion of Honor (2021)
• International Engagement: Active in academic exchanges across Germany, Japan, Switzerland, and Belgium, Pelluchon has delivered lectures on themes like ecological universalism and democratic reconstruction.

Her work critiques anthropocentrism and hierarchical societies, advocating for conviviality and convivial ecology as antidotes to modern crises.