Dr Nikhil Venkatesh is the Yeoh Ting Lay (YTL) Early Career Fellow at The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London.

He previously taught in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He completed his PhD in philosophy at University College London and also studied at the University of Michigan and Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

His research focuses on utilitarianism and socialism, aiming to bring the two traditions together in a way that sheds light on contemporary social issues and fundamental ethical questions.

You can find out more about Nikhil on his website and contact him directly on Bluesky at @nikvenkatesh.bsky.social. 

Research interests 

• Moral, social and political philosophy; especially utilitarianism
• Artificial intelligence
• Marxism and socialism
• Effective altruism
• Population ethics

Selected publications 

‘Williams’s Integrity Objection as a Psychological Problem’, 2024, Topoi.

‘Inefficacy, Pre-emption and Structural Injustice’, 2023, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society.

‘Against Commitment’, 2022, Philosophical Studies, 179 (12), pp. 3511–3534.

‘Surveillance Capitalism: a Marx-inspired account’, 2021, Philosophy, 96(3), pp. 359-385.

‘Repugnance and Perfection’, 2020, Philosophy & Public Affairs, 48(3), pp. 262-284.