i'm an associate professor of philosophy at mcgill university, where i direct the philosophy, technology, & policy lab.
my earlier work was in ethical theory & metaethics. i now work on questions about power, legitimacy, & governance in digital infrastructure. i'm currently writing about the illegitimate power of centralized social media platforms & ai systems, & on the prospects for decentralized alternatives.
before joining mcgill, i was a research assistant professor at unc-chapel hill & core faculty in the unc/duke program in philosophy, politics, & economics. i completed my ph.d. at the university of arizona (2017) & an m.a. from brandeis (2011). i was a visiting fellow at harvard in 2017 & at the anu in 2019.
i co-organize CHillNorm with Alex Worsnip & Margaret Shea.
the best way to get in touch with me is by email at chris.howard@mcgill.ca.
[paper on decentralized ai]
[paper on decentralized social]