Christian List

Christian List is a German philosopher and political scientist who was born in Nastätten, Germany, on November 7, 1973. He currently holds the position of professor of philosophy and decision theory at LMU Munich and also serves as a co-director of the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy. Prior to his current role, he was a professor of political science and philosophy at the London School of Economics. List's academic work primarily explores areas such as social choice theory, formal epistemology, political philosophy, and the philosophy of social science. He received his academic education at the University of Oxford, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Philosophy degrees from St Peter's College, and his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Nuffield College. His doctoral advisor was Iain McLean. In the fall of 2011, List was a Fellow at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in Uppsala, Sweden. In 2014, he was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy, the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.