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

Contact details

• Ph: ext 49037
  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 - Leipzig School of Management (HHL) (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

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)

Languages

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

Teaching Statement

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

Courses Coordinated

• 134.106 Justice and Equality
• 134.218 Environmental Philosophy
• 134.220 Business and Professional Ethics

Other Links

• Coronavirus: It is immoral to stockpile food? - News article looking into the ethics of stockpiling (in the context of COVID-19)
• Why Stockpiling Groceries Is Unnecessary - Magazine article arguing against stockpiling (in the context of COVID-19)
• 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
• 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