Pascal Brixel
Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Chicago, 2020

- brixel@northwestern.edu
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- Kresge 3-351
I am a moral and political philosopher. My work is primarily about freedom, work, and capitalism. Currently, I am developing a theory of freedom based on the idea that free activity must be intrinsically rather than extrinsically motivated. I approach these topics in part through an engagement with various historical figures, including Aristotle, Kant, Hegel, and especially Marx.
Publications:
- “The Unity of Marx’s Concept of Alienated Labor,” The Philosophical Review (forthcoming)
- “The Difficulty of Making Good Work Available to All,” Journal of Applied Philosophy (2023)
- “Freedom, Desire, and Necessity: Autonomous Activity as Activity for Its Own Sake,” Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy 24, no. 3 (2023): pp. 434–465