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Todd  Karhu

Dr Todd Karhu

Lecturer in Philosophy

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Biography

Todd Karhu is a Lecturer in Philosophy at at The Dickson Poon School of Law.

Before joining the College in 2022, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University. He received his PhD in Philosophy from the London School of Economics. He also holds a BA from University College Maastricht and an MPhil from the University of Oxford.

Research interests

  • The ethics of harm and compensation, especially as it connects to the moral foundations of tort law.
  • The ethics, law, and politics of emerging technology.
  • The ethics of killing, especially as it connects to philosophical questions about the nature of death and personhood. 

Teaching

Jurisprudence and Legal Theory

    Events

    12Feb

    KJuris: Gideon Yaffe 'Aggressive Action as Second-Personal Address'

    The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Professor Yaffe to deliver the fifth session of the KJuris Programme 2024/25.

    26Mar

    KJuris: Sophie Grace Chappell 'What Ethics Might Be'

    The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Professor Chappell to deliver the final session of the KJuris Programme 2024/25.

    15Jan

    KJuris: George Letsas 'The Return of Legal Status'

    The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Professor Letsas to deliver the fourth session of the KJuris Programme 2024/25.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    13Nov

    KJuris: Scott Altman 'If Your Morals Make You Discriminate at Work, Change Jobs'

    The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Professor Altman to deliver the third session of the KJuris Programme 2024/25.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    09Oct

    KJuris: Samuel Rickless 'A Theory of Legal Adjudication'

    The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Professor Rickless to deliver first session of the KJuris Programme 2024/25.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    16Oct

    KJuris: Daniel Weinstock 'The Unrealized Promise of Subsidiarity'

    The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Professor Weinstock to deliver second session of the KJuris Programme 2024/25.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    06Mar

    KJuris: Laura Valentini 'Individual Sovereignty and Institutional Norms'

    The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Professor Valentini to deliver the sixth and final event of the 2023-24 KJuris Programme.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    14Feb

    KJuris: Kate Vredenburgh 'The Limits of Explainability for Reducing Algorithmic Discrimination'

    The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Dr Vredenburgh to deliver the fifth event of the 2023-24 KJuris Programme

    Please note: this event has passed.

    11Dec

    Lecture Series in Practical Agency: Scott Hershovitz 'The Blame Game'

    The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Professor Shoemaker to deliver the first lecture in the 2024/25 Lecture Series in Practical Agency

    Please note: this event has passed.

    13Dec

    KJuris: Larissa Katz 'Property Within Borders'

    The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Prof. Katz to deliver the fourth event in the 2023-24 KJuris Series

    Please note: this event has passed.

      Events

      12Feb

      KJuris: Gideon Yaffe 'Aggressive Action as Second-Personal Address'

      The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Professor Yaffe to deliver the fifth session of the KJuris Programme 2024/25.

      26Mar

      KJuris: Sophie Grace Chappell 'What Ethics Might Be'

      The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Professor Chappell to deliver the final session of the KJuris Programme 2024/25.

      15Jan

      KJuris: George Letsas 'The Return of Legal Status'

      The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Professor Letsas to deliver the fourth session of the KJuris Programme 2024/25.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      13Nov

      KJuris: Scott Altman 'If Your Morals Make You Discriminate at Work, Change Jobs'

      The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Professor Altman to deliver the third session of the KJuris Programme 2024/25.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      09Oct

      KJuris: Samuel Rickless 'A Theory of Legal Adjudication'

      The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Professor Rickless to deliver first session of the KJuris Programme 2024/25.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      16Oct

      KJuris: Daniel Weinstock 'The Unrealized Promise of Subsidiarity'

      The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Professor Weinstock to deliver second session of the KJuris Programme 2024/25.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      06Mar

      KJuris: Laura Valentini 'Individual Sovereignty and Institutional Norms'

      The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Professor Valentini to deliver the sixth and final event of the 2023-24 KJuris Programme.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      14Feb

      KJuris: Kate Vredenburgh 'The Limits of Explainability for Reducing Algorithmic Discrimination'

      The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Dr Vredenburgh to deliver the fifth event of the 2023-24 KJuris Programme

      Please note: this event has passed.

      11Dec

      Lecture Series in Practical Agency: Scott Hershovitz 'The Blame Game'

      The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Professor Shoemaker to deliver the first lecture in the 2024/25 Lecture Series in Practical Agency

      Please note: this event has passed.

      13Dec

      KJuris: Larissa Katz 'Property Within Borders'

      The YTL Centre is delighted to welcome Prof. Katz to deliver the fourth event in the 2023-24 KJuris Series

      Please note: this event has passed.