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Caleb Althorpe

@calebalthorpe.bsky.social
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Postdoc in Political Philosophy at Utrecht University. Thinking and writing about justice and equality, work and the economy, and political liberalism. calebalthorpe.com visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl

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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Our Visions for the Future Speaker Series continues. This time with Rutger Claassen (Utrecht University) who will speak about 'Social Ownership Democracy'. The session is online May 18 15h00 (CEST). The MS TEAMS link below! We hope to see you there. visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl/events/speak...
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Ingrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
the recording of this event on MUSKISM is now online! Watch and share, it's a very interesting conversation (and book). www.sg.uu.nl/video/2026/0...
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'Muskism': the world according to Elon Musk
What if the richest man in the world sets the rules?
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Barry Maguire @barrymaguire.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
"Rescuing Socialism from Equality" - Barry Maguire (University of Edinburgh) open.substack.com/pub/newworki...
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"Rescuing Socialism from Equality" - Barry Maguire (University of Edinburgh)
Mind, 2026
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www.IsabelleFerreras.net @isabelleferreras.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
#DemocratizingWork
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Fascinating and inspiring talk last night by @isabelleferreras.bsky.social as part of the 'Beyond Capitalism' public lecture series being hosted at Utrecht. Isabelle talked about democratizing work and the economy: why we should care about it and how we can go about doing it.
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Does socialism require collective ownership of the means of production? Find out @barrymaguire.bsky.social's (joint work w/ @jkandiyali.bsky.social) answer to this question in the next online Visions Speaker Series! Happening Dec 1. You can register here:
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Speaker Series with Dr. Barry Maguire
About the session: Socialism and the Collective Ownership of the Means of Production (joint work with Jan Kandiyali) Historically, socialism has been identified with collective ownership of the means ...
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
The Visions for the Future project is delighted to host Isabelle Ferreras in Utrecht next week, who is giving a public lecture on Dec 3: "From Shareholder Capitalism to Economic Democracy." Both in-person and streamed online: do join us! #DemocratizingWork
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From shareholder capitalism to democratic economy
What if workers take back control?
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Does socialism require collective ownership of the means of production? Find out @barrymaguire.bsky.social's (joint work w/ @jkandiyali.bsky.social) answer to this question in the next online Visions Speaker Series! Happening Dec 1. You can register here:
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Speaker Series with Dr. Barry Maguire
About the session: Socialism and the Collective Ownership of the Means of Production (joint work with Jan Kandiyali) Historically, socialism has been identified with collective ownership of the means ...
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
From John Rawls' A Theory of Justice.
"What [people] want is meaningful work in free association with others, these associations regulating their relations to one another within a framework of just basic institutions. To achieve this state of things great wealth is not necessary. In fact, beyond some point it is more likely to be a positive hindrance, a meaningless distraction at best if not a temptation to indulgence and emptiness."
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
This Thursday Nov 20 we're hosting an online discussion of Lisa Herzog's book 'The Democratic Marketplace.' With a presentation by Lisa and commentaries by Julie Rose and Tom Parr. Join us! Register here: visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl/events/speak...
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Very much looking forward to hosting a discussion of Lisa Herzog's recent book 'The Democratic Marketplace.' With a presentation from @lisamherzog.bsky.social and commentaries from Julie Rose and Tom Parr. Join us online on Nov 20! @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Looking forward to a 'philosophical cafe' tonight in Utrecht, where alongside Catarina Neves will be hosting a discussion on capitalism, visions for the future, and utopias.
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Filosofisch Café: Visions for the future
Philosophers Caleb Althorpe, Hannah McHugh, and Catarina Neves discuss alternative economic systems for a new vision of the future.
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Ingrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Tomorrow afternoon (14:00-15:30 CEST), online event with Christine Berry and Caleb Althorpe on democratic economy. info below.
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
The next Visions speaker series event is approaching! On Oct 17 I'll be talking with @christinejberry.bsky.social about her book project: 'Ours: Reclaiming Ownership of What Matters' Join us for a conversation about what a democratic economy might mean & how we might go about building it together
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Ingrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
For everyone who hasn't listened to the analysis of Tim Jackson on the limits of capitalism, a recording of his talk last night is now online: www.sg.uu.nl/sprekers/tim...
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Tim Jackson – Studium Generale Universiteit Utrecht
Prof. dr. Tim Jackson is ecologisch econoom en hoogleraar duurzame ontwikkeling aan de Universiteit van Surrey.
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
I have a new paper just published in Economics & Philosophy! "Community through Market Competition" I argue the ostensible tension between market exchange and community can be overcome. It is open access and you can read it here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Dr Zara Bain @zaranosaur.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Autistic people are brilliant. Pregnant people are incredible. Bullshit is bullshit.
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
I have a new paper just published in Economics & Philosophy! "Community through Market Competition" I argue the ostensible tension between market exchange and community can be overcome. It is open access and you can read it here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
On September 19, The Visions for the Future Speaker Series recommences after our summer break. And what better way to kick off than to be joined by Elizabeth Anderson, who will present on "From Limitarianism to a Better World." Online, please do join us! Register ➡️ forms.office.com/e/qp9A3AGV9T
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
On September 19, The Visions for the Future Speaker Series recommences after our summer break. And what better way to kick off than to be joined by Elizabeth Anderson, who will present on "From Limitarianism to a Better World." Online, please do join us! Register ➡️ forms.office.com/e/qp9A3AGV9T
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Ingrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Public professionals and academics interested in #Postgrowth and #degrowth, based in the Netherlands (or nearby): Tuesday 23 September Tim Jackson, will visit Utrecht. We will hold an expert meeting in the morning. For more information, see visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl/events/tim-j...
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Tim Jackson on The Care Economy – a meeting for policy advisors, professionals in the public domain, and academics
Utrecht (Universiteitsmuseum), Tuesday 23 September, 10.00-12.00 Care is the foundation of organic life. But its fate in the economy is precarious and uncertain. In our hearts it’s honoured as an irre...
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
The next Visions for the Future Speaker Series is happening next week Friday June 13 15.30-17.00 CEST. We are thrilled to have Joseph Heath presenting on "Capitalism: Critique or Kvetch?" The event is free and online, and all are welcome. Click below to register. @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social
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Speaker Series with Dr. Joseph Heath
Capitalism: Critique or Kvetch? 13 June, 2025, 15:30-17:00 (CEST) About the session: It is widely believed that a critique of capitalism, in order to count as such, must identify some flaw that is spe...
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Stuart White @stuartgwhite.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
What would an anti-oligarchic, republican economy look like? UBI? Wealth tax? Workplace democracy? Strong trade unions? Investment democracy? I explore a radical republican economics in my new book, 'The Wealth of Freedom', which is now out online. academic.oup.com/book/60075
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The Wealth of Freedom: Radical Republican Political Economy
Abstract. What is an economy for? The republican tradition in political thought offers a compelling way of exploring this question. The economy is for the
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
The latest issue of CRISPP is now online: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c... - Muldoon on digital socialism,Thompson and Modood on religious recognition, Goodin on excuses, Althorpe on Meaningful work, Eskelinen on global justice, Perez on Data based radicalism and more ....
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Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
Volume 28, Issue 4 of Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
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Martin O'Neill @martinoneill.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Just published! Jan Kandiyali (@jankandiyali.bsky.social) and I writing, open access in *Political Philosophy*: "We Cease to be Mere Fragments: Justice, Alienation, Liberalism and Socialism " Hopefully of interest to both liberals and socialists! politicalphilosophyjournal.org/article/id/1...
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"We Cease to be Mere Fragments": Justice, Alienation, Liberalism and Socialism
What is the relationship between liberalism and socialism? Partisans of each political tradition often focus on the shortcomings of the other, with socialists charging liberals with defending merely f...
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Catarina Neves and I are organizing a panel on the Philosophy of Degrowth at this year's MANCEPT Workshops. The CFP is below – deadline for submission May 7. Please share widely! #philsky #polsky
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Philosophy of Degrowth Panel – MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory
Philosophy of Degrowth Panel at 2025 MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory, Sep 3-5. Convenors: Caleb Althorpe (Utrecht University) and Catarina Neves (Utrecht University) The concept of ‘d...
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Was in the middle of typing a fairly serious and important email to only discover that ctrl+enter is an INSTANT SEND hotkey in Outlook... Who thought that was a good idea?!
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Today! The Visions for the Future project welcomes @timparrique.bsky.social to talk about defining degrowth.
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Speaker Series with Dr Timothée Parrique: Defining Degrowth
Defining Degrowth; 19 March 2025 – 16h00-17h30 If there is one point of consensus in the degrowth scholarship, it is that degrowth defiesconsensual definition. As of now, there is no widely accepted d...
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Ingrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I just published a short, interdisciplinary article that explains why we should focus on #inequality, rather than merely poverty reduction in designing our global institutions and policies (including "Finance for Development"). Open Access available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Why Economic Inequality Should be Central to Strategies for the Future
In this article, I develop and defend the claim that we, humanity, will not be able to get significantly closer to a world in which there is ecologically sustainable human development if we do not ...
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Catarina Neves and I are organizing a panel on the Philosophy of Degrowth at this year's MANCEPT Workshops. The CFP is below – deadline for submission May 7. Please share widely! #philsky #polsky
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Philosophy of Degrowth Panel – MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory
Philosophy of Degrowth Panel at 2025 MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory, Sep 3-5. Convenors: Caleb Althorpe (Utrecht University) and Catarina Neves (Utrecht University) The concept of ‘d...
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
@efinneron.bsky.social and my paper: "Do we have relational reasons to care about intergenerational equality?" is now out open access at @crispp.bsky.social as part of a special issue on relational equality and intergenerational justice. Many thanks to Devon Cass for organizing!
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Do we have relational reasons to care about intergenerational equality?
Relational egalitarians sometimes argue that a degree of distributive equality is necessary for social equality to obtain among members of society. In this paper, we consider how such arguments far...
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
At The Visions for the Future project's next online seminar we will have @jksteinberger.bsky.social speaking about her 'Living Well Within Limits' project. The event is on Thursday Feb 27 14.00-15.30 CET, and you can sign up below.
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Ingrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Academics! You are welcome to join the online seminar series that the Visions for the Future project has set up (that I am running together with Caleb Althorpe, Hannah McHugh and Catarina Neves). The project is about the different visions that are on the table to replace neoliberal capitalism –
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Visions for the Future | Universiteit Utrecht
Universiteit Utrecht
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
This month I joined the 'Visions for the Future' project at Utrecht University, where we're exploring ethical questions about alternative economic systems to contemporary capitalism. Please consider sharing, and signing up to our mailing list on the website!
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Visions for the Future | Universiteit Utrecht
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Find yourself worrying about the internal consistency of political liberalism? Then my new paper is for you! Available open access in Episteme www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Political liberalism’s skeptical problem and the burden of total experience | Episteme | Cambridge Core
Political liberalism’s skeptical problem and the burden of total experience
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I am back on here posting and scrolling after a month-long break. Turns out moving country, moving house, and starting a new job – all with a 5-month-old – keeps one rather busy!
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Last year at the HowTheLightGetsIn festival I participated in a panel discussing meaningful work, and the video has just been released (I think it is paywalled unfortunately). People have very strong views about work and meaning so debates are always fun!
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Martin O'Neill @martinoneill.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Most contemporary discussions of markets vs planning are too stark and simplistic. To think seriously for the future, we need a richer and more nuanced approach. Angus Hebenton & I make a start here: engaging with the unduly neglected work of Meade, Holland, and Wootton. ejpe.org/journal
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Looking forward to today and tomorrow’s workshop on ‘New Directions in Meaningful Work’ at Trinity College Dublin. Some great participants and papers. @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Much fun joining RTÉ’s Brainstorm Podcast today to talk about “Why we work” Just for a paycheque? To feel valued? To help others?
A picture of a man - me - sitting with two studio microphones and headphones behind him on a table.
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Journal of Applied Philosophy @the-joap.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Philosophers! Please follow & share our new account with your colleagues - we would ultimately like to move away from Twitter/X. #philosophy #philosophers #appliedphilosophy #philosophyjournal
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
St Stephen’s Green in Dublin this morning
Photo of some ducks swimming in a lake with a bridge and trees in background and a clear blue sky.
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
By the end of a PhD on Rawls, I was pretty much referring to ToJ as ‘The Book’
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
By the end of a PhD on Rawls, I was pretty much referring to ToJ as ‘The Book’
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Ingrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Enzo Rossi and Uğur Atcay with a message. #WOinActie #StopDeBezuinigingen #EppoCiao
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Joe Guinan @joecguinan.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
That means we need to build a left that’s actually worth having—which means one that is capable of responding to popular hunger for change. Time to get really really clear about that. Because the old systems are definitely going down.
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Dusk in Dublin tonight.
A dog sitting with a pinky blue sunset in the background.
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Dusk in Dublin tonight.
A dog sitting with a pinky blue sunset in the background.
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Am I the only one that hears slippery slope and imagines a children’s slide and not a literal slope?
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