Evan Behrle

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I'm a PhD student in NYU's philosophy department.

I work in moral and political philosophy. My dissertation is about the idea that workers should be rewarded according to their productive contributions. I argue that, despite appearances, this idea cannot vindicate significant income inequality--that it has egalitarian implications, rather than inegalitarian ones.

I did my undergraduate degree in politics at the University of Virginia followed by an MPhil in political theory from Oxford. Before coming to NYU I was special advisor for opioid policy / director of opioid overdose prevention at the Baltimore City Health Department.

Here is my CV. My last name is pronounced "burl."

Papers

"Desert and Economic Interdependence." The Journal of Philosophy. Forthcoming. [Download]

Work in Progress

  • A paper on economic exploitation
  • A paper on basic equality and the variation problem

    • Teaching

    As sole instructor:

    Political Philosophy (Summer 2021)

    As recitation instructor:

    History of Early Modern European Philosophy (Spring 2022, Instructor: Don Garrett)
    Philosophy of Language (Fall 2021, Instructor: Matt Mandelkern)
    Race and Racism (Spring 2021, Instructor: Kwame Anthony Appiah)
    Ethics and Society (Fall 2020, Instructor: Daniel Viehoff)

    Outreach:

    Broome Street Academy, Philosophy Club (2021-22)