b. 1972
Christian List is a philosopher and political scientist at the London School of Economics, known for his work in social choice theory, philosophy of mind, and probabilistic epistemology. He has made influential contributions to the theory of group agency and collective rationality, as well as to debates on free will and determinism. His interdisciplinary approach bridges formal social science and analytic philosophy.
Developed the theory of group agency with Philip Pettit, arguing that collectives can be genuine rational agents
Identified and formalized the 'doctrinal paradox' (discursive dilemma) in social choice theory
Defended a compatibilist account of free will grounded in levels of description in 'Why Free Will Is Real' (2019)
Advanced probabilistic and Bayesian approaches to collective belief and epistemic rationality
Contributed formal frameworks for understanding the aggregation of individual judgments into group judgments