Dr. Weng San

Biography

Weng Kin San is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research primarily focuses on ethics and decision theory, exploring the frameworks that enable equitable distribution of value among individuals and the preferable states in decision-making scenarios. His work critically examines the implications of various ethical considerations and decision-making tools, integrating results from mathematics and economics to illuminate complex issues. Prior to his appointment at LSE, Dr. San served as a postdoctoral fellow at New York University. He has also studied at prestigious institutions including the University of Southern California, the University of Oxford, the National University of Singapore, and the Australian National University. His research interests encompass distributive ethics, particularly the theories of aggregation and challenges within utilitarianism, as well as decision theory, which addresses risk aversion and expected utility theory. Additionally, he investigates representation theorems and the philosophical questions surrounding the application of numerical models in ethics and decision-making contexts.

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