Dr Huub Brouwer

Bio

I am assistant professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy at Tilburg University.

I completed my PhD in Philosophy at Tilburg University. Before that, I did an MA at Erasmus University, an MSc at the Stockholm School of Economics, and a BA at University College Utrecht. I have been on research visits to Gothenburg University, Oxford, Pompeu Fabra University, and Yale.

My research is in moral and political philosophy. I mainly work on topics in distributive justice, particularly on desert, egalitarianism, and property. I also have a research interest in the ethics of markets, the meaning and future of work, moral status, personal identity, and the value of life and death.

I am currently working on two books. The first is a monograph on meritocracy that will initially appear in Dutch, titled Je verdiende loon? (Earning What You Deserve?). The second is an edited volume on wealth and power (under contract with Routledge). 

Courses

• Philosophy, Science and Free Markets
• Philosophy, Science and Free Markets
• Ethics (Ethics 1)
• Business Ethics
• Internship Research Philosophy
• PASS Filosofie Mentoraat 3

Recent publications

1. Je Verdiende Loon?

   Brouwer, H. (2024). Je Verdiende Loon? [s.n.].

2. Wealth and Power - Maintaining Political Equality in a Capitalist Soc…

   Bennett, M., Brouwer, H., & Claassen, R. (2022). Wealth and Power: Maintaining Political Equality in a Capitalist Society. (1 ed.) (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy). Routledge.

3. Automation, Desert, and the Case for a Capital Grant

   Brouwer, H. (2022). Automation, Desert, and the Case for a Capital Grant. In M. Bennett, H. Brouwer, & R. Claassen (Eds.), Automation, Desert, and the Case for a Capital Grant (1st Edition ed., pp. 295-313). Routledge.

4. Desert, Luck, and Justice - PhD summary

   Brouwer, H. (2022). Desert, Luck, and Justice: PhD summary. Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, 15(1), 157-161.

5. Introduction: The Wealth-Power Nexus

   Brouwer, H. (2022). Introduction: The Wealth-Power Nexus. In M. Bennett, H. Brouwer, & R. Claassen (Eds.), Wealth and Power: Philosophical Perspectives (1st Edition ed., pp. 1-22). Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003173632-1/introduction-michael-bennett-huub-brouwer-rutger-claassen?context=ubx&refId=27dd7315-b001-4271-b334-924a5fae8826