Dr Marco Grix PhD, BPhil, BA(Hons), DipGrad, MSc

Contact details

• Location: AT 2.49, Atrium Building
  Campus: Albany

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy - University of Auckland (2019)
• Bachelor of Philosophy - University of Oxford (2010)
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - University of Auckland (2009)
• Diploma for Graduates - University of Otago (2007)
• Master of Science - HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management (2001)

Research Interests

My research revolves around ethics (both normative and applied), social and political philosophy, and environmental philosophy, with a special focus on human flourishing, needs, virtue, habitualised activity and practice, liminality, human consumption, and asexuality.

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship, Health and Well-being

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Applied Ethics (220100): Business Ethics (220102): Environmental Philosophy (220303): Ethical Theory (220305): Human Rights and Justice Issues (220104): Philosophy (220300): Philosophy And Religious Studies (220000): Philosophy not elsewhere classified (220399): Professional Ethics (incl. police and research ethics) (220107): Social Philosophy (220319)

Consultancy

• 2019-2021 - Te Tai Ōhanga | The Treasury
  Provided guidance on the next iteration of Treasury's Living Standards Framework 2021, and the following Discussion Paper in particular: https://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/dp/dp-21-01

Languages

• German
  Last used: Daily
  Spoken ability: Excellent
  Written ability: Excellent

Teaching Statement

I teach and coordinate courses in social and political philosophy, ethics (both normative and applied), environmental philosophy, epistemology, philosophy of mind, and critical thinking.

Previously:
134.101 Knowledge and Reality
134.103 Critical Thinking
134.106 Justice and Equality
134.207 International Justice
134.213 Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution
134.218 Environmental Philosophy
134.220 Business and Professional Ethics
134.760 Advanced Philosophical Inquiry
230.112 Tu Arohae: Critical Thinking

Courses Coordinated

• 134.213 Resistance, Rebellion and Revolution
• 134.218 Environmental Philosophy

Other Links

• The Ethical Dilemma of Travelling When You're Sick - News article discussing the ethics of travelling with COVID-19 [Stuff, November 2022]
• Christmas Quandaries: Presents, Pandemic, and Planetary Peril (Cover Story) - Magazine article critically examining and arguing against Christmas-related consumerism [BiograView, December 2021]
• Good Bye, Lenin? From a Steel Town in East Germany to Working on Consumption Ethics in New Zealand - Public webinar on my (pre-)philosophical genesis, especially with regard to my interest in the ethics and politics of consumption [April 2020]
• Opinion: A breakdown of daily life – but an opportunity because of that - Opinion piece arguing for the formation of an improved set of habits during and after COVID-19 lockdown [April 2020]
• Why Stockpiling Groceries Is Unnecessary - Magazine article arguing against stockpiling (in the context of COVID-19) [Good, March 2020]
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• Coronavirus: It is immoral to stockpile food? - News article looking into the ethics of stockpiling (in the context of COVID-19) [Stuff, March 2020]
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