Daniel J. Singer

Associate Professor at Penn. Editor of The Philosopher’s Annual. Former consultant at BCG. I work on the philosophy of work, management, and AI.

University of PennsylvaniaPhilosophy, School of Arts and Sciences
Legal Studies and Business Ethics, Wharton

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Research

Philosophy of work and AI with foundations in epistemology and social science

Recent Research

“AI slop” hides the conversations we should be havingnpj Artificial Intelligence, 2026
The Epistemic Advantages of Representative DeliberationPLOS ONE, 2026
Should Employees Have Voice at Work?Under review
The Distinctive Impact of AI on Science Won’t Be HomogenizationIn preparation

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Teaching

“The sheer number of students who say that Singer is the best professor they’ve ever had.”Dean Fluharty awarding the 2018 Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching

Recent Classes

Philosophy of and with AISpring 2027, experimental graduate seminar
Introduction to Mathematical LogicSpring 2027, graduate and undergraduate
As EqualsFall 2026, graduate seminar
Knowledge and RealityFall 2026

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Right Belief and True Belief

Oxford University Press, 2023

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Curriculum vitae

Full publications, talks, and teaching.

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Background

From epistemology to the philosophy of work and AI, with two years in consulting along the way

2008–2012Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Michigan. Dissertation: “Doxastic Normativity,” working with James Joyce, Allan Gibbard, and Sarah Moss
2013–2019Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania. Research on the foundations of epistemic normativity, agent-based modelling of social phenomena
2019–2022Associate Professor with tenure, University of Pennsylvania. Continued research on epistemology, agent-based modelling of social phenomena
2022–2024Consultant, Boston Consulting Group. Corporate strategy, organizational efficiency, and DEI. Clients in higher ed, the public sector, and industrial goods. Ambassador at the BCG Henderson Institute
2024–presentAssociate Professor with tenure, University of Pennsylvania. Research on philosophy of work, management, and AI