Nicolas Nayfeld

Nicolas Nayfeld is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Philosophy of Jean Moulin University Lyon 3. His academic work centers on moral and political philosophy, criminal law, and the philosophy of law. He serves as a Training Manager for the Double Degree in Law and Philosophy and manages courses such as Principles of Secularism, Debates and Controversies, and Philosophy of Criminal Law.

• Education: Agrégation (25th), Master’s in Contemporary Philosophy (EHESS), Licence 3 in Philosophy (Paris 1) and Russian (Paris 4), CPGE in Bordeaux.

His research explores themes like punishment, responsibility without blame, addiction in criminal law, and the philosophical foundations of legal positivism. He is affiliated with the Institute of Philosophical Research of Lyon.

Recent publications analyze forgiveness in criminal justice, attitudes toward offenders, and the intersection of free will and legal determinism. His work frequently engages with the penal philosophy of H.L.A. Hart and Derek Parfit’s ethical frameworks.

He collaborates with scholars such as Laurent Jaffro, Vanessa de Luca, and Benoît Basse on interdisciplinary studies in legal ethics and criminal policy.

His institutional affiliations include the Institute of Philosophical Research of Lyon, and he has held academic roles at Paris 1, Paris 2, and EHESS.