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Professor Sorin Baiasu is a prominent philosopher at the University of Liverpool, Director of the Liverpool-Oxford-St Andrews Kantian Research Centre, and Distinguished Research Fellow at the Uehiro Oxford Institute. Before joining Liverpool in February 2025, he taught at the Universities of Manchester, Keele and Vienna. He currently leads the 5-year ERC-funded KantianDESERT project (2025-2030) focused on developing a desert-sensitive theory of distributive justice.
His research spans Kantian and post-Kantian philosophy across metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, aesthetics, and moral philosophy. He specializes in distributive justice (particularly egalitarianism and desertism), restorative justice, and philosophical counselling with emphasis on interpersonal relations and ethics. His work addresses contemporary challenges like growing economic disparities through history-informed philosophical analysis.
His recent publications reveal a strong focus on Kantian political theory, citizenship ethics, and moral philosophy. The 2025 book Kantian Citizenship and related chapters represent a cohesive exploration of how Kantian principles apply to modern citizenship, human rights, and dignity. His 2023 articles demonstrate deep engagement with Kant's transcendental framework, practical bindingness, and self-legislation concepts.
- Director of the Liverpool-Oxford-St Andrews Kantian Research Centre
- Distinguished Research Fellow at the Uehiro Oxford Institute, Oxford University
- Chair of the ECPR Kantian Standing Group Steering Committee
- Principal Investigator for ERC Advanced Grant KantianDESERT (2025-2030)
- Expert Reviewer for Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS), Brussels (2024-27)
- Member of Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) Review College (2023-26)
- Member of AHRC Peer Review College (2024-27)
Professor Baiasu actively supervises five PhD students working on diverse Kantian and philosophical topics including body and shame, contemplation and the ineffable, developmental structures in Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, existentialist ethics, and post-conflict peace building. His KantianDESERT project represents a significant £2.5 million research initiative addressing global economic disparities through innovative philosophical frameworks. He regularly presents at international conferences including upcoming talks at University of Laval, Digitales Kant-Zentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen, and the ECPR General Conference 2025.
