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). 

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Recent publications

  1. Human Intuition about Justice: Desertist or Luck Egalitarian?

    Brouwer, H., & Mulligan, T. (2024). Human Intuition about Justice: Desertist or Luck Egalitarian? The Journal of Ethics.
  2. Survey Article: The Future of the Philosophy of Work

    Furendal, M., Brouwer, H., & van der Deijl-Kloeg, W. (2024). Survey Article: The Future of the Philosophy of Work. Journal of Applied Philosophy.
  3. Hoera voor meritocratie!

    Brouwer, H. (2023). Hoera voor meritocratie! Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte, 115(3), 300-304.
  4. Justice at Work

    Brouwer, H., & Andersson, A. (Accepted/In press). Justice at Work. In W. van der Deijl - Kloeg, & W. Dubbink (Eds.), Business Ethics: A Philosophical Introduction (pp. 147-158). Springer.
  5. The Nature of Desert Claims - Rethinking What It Means to Get One's D…

    Brouwer, H., & Andersson, A. (2023). The Nature of Desert Claims: Rethinking What It Means to Get One's Due. The Philosophical Quarterly, 73(3), 814-817.

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