Caleb Althorpe
@calebalthorpe.bsky.social
Postdoc in Political Philosophy at Utrecht University.
Thinking and writing about justice and equality, work and the economy, and political liberalism.
calebalthorpe.com
https://visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl/
Thinking and writing about justice and equality, work and the economy, and political liberalism.
calebalthorpe.com
https://visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl/
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Caleb Althorpe
@calebalthorpe.bsky.social
· Sep 22
I have a new paper just published in Economics & Philosophy!
"Community through Market Competition"
I argue the ostensible tension between market exchange and community can be overcome.
It is open access and you can read it here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
"Community through Market Competition"
I argue the ostensible tension between market exchange and community can be overcome.
It is open access and you can read it here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Does socialism require collective ownership of the means of production?
Find out @barrymaguire.bsky.social's (joint work w/ @jkandiyali.bsky.social) answer to this question in the next online Visions Speaker Series! Happening Dec 1.
You can register here:
Find out @barrymaguire.bsky.social's (joint work w/ @jkandiyali.bsky.social) answer to this question in the next online Visions Speaker Series! Happening Dec 1.
You can register here:
Speaker Series with Dr. Barry Maguire
About the session: Socialism and the Collective Ownership of the Means of Production (joint work with Jan Kandiyali) Historically, socialism has been identified with collective ownership of the means ...
visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl
November 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Does socialism require collective ownership of the means of production?
Find out @barrymaguire.bsky.social's (joint work w/ @jkandiyali.bsky.social) answer to this question in the next online Visions Speaker Series! Happening Dec 1.
You can register here:
Find out @barrymaguire.bsky.social's (joint work w/ @jkandiyali.bsky.social) answer to this question in the next online Visions Speaker Series! Happening Dec 1.
You can register here:
The Visions for the Future project is delighted to host Isabelle Ferreras in Utrecht next week, who is giving a public lecture on Dec 3: "From Shareholder Capitalism to Economic Democracy."
Both in-person and streamed online: do join us!
#DemocratizingWork
Both in-person and streamed online: do join us!
#DemocratizingWork
From shareholder capitalism to democratic economy
What if workers take back control?
www.sg.uu.nl
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The Visions for the Future project is delighted to host Isabelle Ferreras in Utrecht next week, who is giving a public lecture on Dec 3: "From Shareholder Capitalism to Economic Democracy."
Both in-person and streamed online: do join us!
#DemocratizingWork
Both in-person and streamed online: do join us!
#DemocratizingWork
Does socialism require collective ownership of the means of production?
Find out @barrymaguire.bsky.social's (joint work w/ @jkandiyali.bsky.social) answer to this question in the next online Visions Speaker Series! Happening Dec 1.
You can register here:
Find out @barrymaguire.bsky.social's (joint work w/ @jkandiyali.bsky.social) answer to this question in the next online Visions Speaker Series! Happening Dec 1.
You can register here:
Speaker Series with Dr. Barry Maguire
About the session: Socialism and the Collective Ownership of the Means of Production (joint work with Jan Kandiyali) Historically, socialism has been identified with collective ownership of the means ...
visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl
November 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Does socialism require collective ownership of the means of production?
Find out @barrymaguire.bsky.social's (joint work w/ @jkandiyali.bsky.social) answer to this question in the next online Visions Speaker Series! Happening Dec 1.
You can register here:
Find out @barrymaguire.bsky.social's (joint work w/ @jkandiyali.bsky.social) answer to this question in the next online Visions Speaker Series! Happening Dec 1.
You can register here:
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From John Rawls' A Theory of Justice.
!["What [people] want is meaningful work in free association with others, these associations regulating their relations to one another within a framework of just basic institutions. To achieve this state of things great wealth is not necessary. In fact, beyond some point it is more likely to be a positive hindrance, a meaningless distraction at best if not a temptation to indulgence and emptiness."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:givg3amslsq46o3f25ga5esh/bafkreifvhptxvgtcd7vn6yvl2ve2xei2jmo3vbfv5za7twuw7asrdjf7jm@jpeg)
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
From John Rawls' A Theory of Justice.
This Thursday Nov 20 we're hosting an online discussion of Lisa Herzog's book 'The Democratic Marketplace.' With a presentation by Lisa and commentaries by Julie Rose and Tom Parr.
Join us!
Register here: visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl/events/speak...
Join us!
Register here: visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl/events/speak...
November 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
This Thursday Nov 20 we're hosting an online discussion of Lisa Herzog's book 'The Democratic Marketplace.' With a presentation by Lisa and commentaries by Julie Rose and Tom Parr.
Join us!
Register here: visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl/events/speak...
Join us!
Register here: visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl/events/speak...
Very much looking forward to hosting a discussion of Lisa Herzog's recent book 'The Democratic Marketplace.' With a presentation from @lisamherzog.bsky.social and commentaries from Julie Rose and Tom Parr.
Join us online on Nov 20!
@ingridrobeyns.bsky.social
Join us online on Nov 20!
@ingridrobeyns.bsky.social
Julie Rose and Tom Parr are two fantastic commentators to have!!! Looking forward to the discussion (online, see registration link on the website)! visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl/events/speak...
Speaker Series with Dr. Lisa Herzog
Online workshop on Lisa Herzog's 'The Democratic Marketplace. How a More Equal Economy Can Save Our Political Ideals' (Harvard University Press, 2025). With a presentation by Lisa Herzog (Groningen), ...
visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl
November 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Very much looking forward to hosting a discussion of Lisa Herzog's recent book 'The Democratic Marketplace.' With a presentation from @lisamherzog.bsky.social and commentaries from Julie Rose and Tom Parr.
Join us online on Nov 20!
@ingridrobeyns.bsky.social
Join us online on Nov 20!
@ingridrobeyns.bsky.social
Looking forward to a 'philosophical cafe' tonight in Utrecht, where alongside Catarina Neves will be hosting a discussion on capitalism, visions for the future, and utopias.
Filosofisch Café: Visions for the future
Philosophers Caleb Althorpe, Hannah McHugh, and Catarina Neves discuss alternative economic systems for a new vision of the future.
www.uu.nl
October 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Looking forward to a 'philosophical cafe' tonight in Utrecht, where alongside Catarina Neves will be hosting a discussion on capitalism, visions for the future, and utopias.
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Tomorrow afternoon (14:00-15:30 CEST), online event with Christine Berry and Caleb Althorpe on democratic economy. info below.
The next Visions speaker series event is approaching!
On Oct 17 I'll be talking with @christinejberry.bsky.social about her book project: 'Ours: Reclaiming Ownership of What Matters'
Join us for a conversation about what a democratic economy might mean & how we might go about building it together
On Oct 17 I'll be talking with @christinejberry.bsky.social about her book project: 'Ours: Reclaiming Ownership of What Matters'
Join us for a conversation about what a democratic economy might mean & how we might go about building it together
October 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Tomorrow afternoon (14:00-15:30 CEST), online event with Christine Berry and Caleb Althorpe on democratic economy. info below.
The next Visions speaker series event is approaching!
On Oct 17 I'll be talking with @christinejberry.bsky.social about her book project: 'Ours: Reclaiming Ownership of What Matters'
Join us for a conversation about what a democratic economy might mean & how we might go about building it together
On Oct 17 I'll be talking with @christinejberry.bsky.social about her book project: 'Ours: Reclaiming Ownership of What Matters'
Join us for a conversation about what a democratic economy might mean & how we might go about building it together
October 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The next Visions speaker series event is approaching!
On Oct 17 I'll be talking with @christinejberry.bsky.social about her book project: 'Ours: Reclaiming Ownership of What Matters'
Join us for a conversation about what a democratic economy might mean & how we might go about building it together
On Oct 17 I'll be talking with @christinejberry.bsky.social about her book project: 'Ours: Reclaiming Ownership of What Matters'
Join us for a conversation about what a democratic economy might mean & how we might go about building it together
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For everyone who hasn't listened to the analysis of Tim Jackson on the limits of capitalism, a recording of his talk last night is now online: www.sg.uu.nl/sprekers/tim...
September 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
For everyone who hasn't listened to the analysis of Tim Jackson on the limits of capitalism, a recording of his talk last night is now online: www.sg.uu.nl/sprekers/tim...
Reposted by Caleb Althorpe
I have a new paper just published in Economics & Philosophy!
"Community through Market Competition"
I argue the ostensible tension between market exchange and community can be overcome.
It is open access and you can read it here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
"Community through Market Competition"
I argue the ostensible tension between market exchange and community can be overcome.
It is open access and you can read it here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
September 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I have a new paper just published in Economics & Philosophy!
"Community through Market Competition"
I argue the ostensible tension between market exchange and community can be overcome.
It is open access and you can read it here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
"Community through Market Competition"
I argue the ostensible tension between market exchange and community can be overcome.
It is open access and you can read it here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Reposted by Caleb Althorpe
Autistic people are brilliant.
Pregnant people are incredible.
Bullshit is bullshit.
Pregnant people are incredible.
Bullshit is bullshit.
September 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Autistic people are brilliant.
Pregnant people are incredible.
Bullshit is bullshit.
Pregnant people are incredible.
Bullshit is bullshit.
I have a new paper just published in Economics & Philosophy!
"Community through Market Competition"
I argue the ostensible tension between market exchange and community can be overcome.
It is open access and you can read it here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
"Community through Market Competition"
I argue the ostensible tension between market exchange and community can be overcome.
It is open access and you can read it here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
September 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I have a new paper just published in Economics & Philosophy!
"Community through Market Competition"
I argue the ostensible tension between market exchange and community can be overcome.
It is open access and you can read it here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
"Community through Market Competition"
I argue the ostensible tension between market exchange and community can be overcome.
It is open access and you can read it here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Reposted by Caleb Althorpe
On September 19, The Visions for the Future Speaker Series recommences after our summer break. And what better way to kick off than to be joined by Elizabeth Anderson, who will present on "From Limitarianism to a Better World."
Online, please do join us!
Register ➡️ forms.office.com/e/qp9A3AGV9T
Online, please do join us!
Register ➡️ forms.office.com/e/qp9A3AGV9T
September 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
On September 19, The Visions for the Future Speaker Series recommences after our summer break. And what better way to kick off than to be joined by Elizabeth Anderson, who will present on "From Limitarianism to a Better World."
Online, please do join us!
Register ➡️ forms.office.com/e/qp9A3AGV9T
Online, please do join us!
Register ➡️ forms.office.com/e/qp9A3AGV9T
On September 19, The Visions for the Future Speaker Series recommences after our summer break. And what better way to kick off than to be joined by Elizabeth Anderson, who will present on "From Limitarianism to a Better World."
Online, please do join us!
Register ➡️ forms.office.com/e/qp9A3AGV9T
Online, please do join us!
Register ➡️ forms.office.com/e/qp9A3AGV9T
September 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
On September 19, The Visions for the Future Speaker Series recommences after our summer break. And what better way to kick off than to be joined by Elizabeth Anderson, who will present on "From Limitarianism to a Better World."
Online, please do join us!
Register ➡️ forms.office.com/e/qp9A3AGV9T
Online, please do join us!
Register ➡️ forms.office.com/e/qp9A3AGV9T
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Public professionals and academics interested in #Postgrowth and #degrowth, based in the Netherlands (or nearby):
Tuesday 23 September Tim Jackson, will visit Utrecht. We will hold an expert meeting in the morning. For more information, see visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl/events/tim-j...
Tuesday 23 September Tim Jackson, will visit Utrecht. We will hold an expert meeting in the morning. For more information, see visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl/events/tim-j...
Tim Jackson on The Care Economy – a meeting for policy advisors, professionals in the public domain, and academics
Utrecht (Universiteitsmuseum), Tuesday 23 September, 10.00-12.00 Care is the foundation of organic life. But its fate in the economy is precarious and uncertain. In our hearts it’s honoured as an irre...
visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl
September 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Public professionals and academics interested in #Postgrowth and #degrowth, based in the Netherlands (or nearby):
Tuesday 23 September Tim Jackson, will visit Utrecht. We will hold an expert meeting in the morning. For more information, see visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl/events/tim-j...
Tuesday 23 September Tim Jackson, will visit Utrecht. We will hold an expert meeting in the morning. For more information, see visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl/events/tim-j...
The next Visions for the Future Speaker Series is happening next week Friday June 13 15.30-17.00 CEST.
We are thrilled to have Joseph Heath presenting on "Capitalism: Critique or Kvetch?"
The event is free and online, and all are welcome. Click below to register.
@ingridrobeyns.bsky.social
We are thrilled to have Joseph Heath presenting on "Capitalism: Critique or Kvetch?"
The event is free and online, and all are welcome. Click below to register.
@ingridrobeyns.bsky.social
Speaker Series with Dr. Joseph Heath
Capitalism: Critique or Kvetch? 13 June, 2025, 15:30-17:00 (CEST) About the session: It is widely believed that a critique of capitalism, in order to count as such, must identify some flaw that is spe...
visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl
June 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The next Visions for the Future Speaker Series is happening next week Friday June 13 15.30-17.00 CEST.
We are thrilled to have Joseph Heath presenting on "Capitalism: Critique or Kvetch?"
The event is free and online, and all are welcome. Click below to register.
@ingridrobeyns.bsky.social
We are thrilled to have Joseph Heath presenting on "Capitalism: Critique or Kvetch?"
The event is free and online, and all are welcome. Click below to register.
@ingridrobeyns.bsky.social
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What would an anti-oligarchic, republican economy look like? UBI? Wealth tax? Workplace democracy? Strong trade unions? Investment democracy? I explore a radical republican economics in my new book, 'The Wealth of Freedom', which is now out online. academic.oup.com/book/60075
The Wealth of Freedom: Radical Republican Political Economy
Abstract. What is an economy for? The republican tradition in political thought offers a compelling way of exploring this question. The economy is for the
academic.oup.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
What would an anti-oligarchic, republican economy look like? UBI? Wealth tax? Workplace democracy? Strong trade unions? Investment democracy? I explore a radical republican economics in my new book, 'The Wealth of Freedom', which is now out online. academic.oup.com/book/60075
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The latest issue of CRISPP is now online:
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c... - Muldoon on digital socialism,Thompson and Modood on religious recognition, Goodin on excuses, Althorpe on Meaningful work, Eskelinen on global justice, Perez on Data based radicalism and more ....
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c... - Muldoon on digital socialism,Thompson and Modood on religious recognition, Goodin on excuses, Althorpe on Meaningful work, Eskelinen on global justice, Perez on Data based radicalism and more ....
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
Volume 28, Issue 4 of Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
www.tandfonline.com
May 31, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The latest issue of CRISPP is now online:
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c... - Muldoon on digital socialism,Thompson and Modood on religious recognition, Goodin on excuses, Althorpe on Meaningful work, Eskelinen on global justice, Perez on Data based radicalism and more ....
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c... - Muldoon on digital socialism,Thompson and Modood on religious recognition, Goodin on excuses, Althorpe on Meaningful work, Eskelinen on global justice, Perez on Data based radicalism and more ....
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Just published! Jan Kandiyali (@jankandiyali.bsky.social) and I writing, open access in *Political Philosophy*:
"We Cease to be Mere Fragments: Justice, Alienation, Liberalism and Socialism "
Hopefully of interest to both liberals and socialists!
politicalphilosophyjournal.org/article/id/1...
"We Cease to be Mere Fragments: Justice, Alienation, Liberalism and Socialism "
Hopefully of interest to both liberals and socialists!
politicalphilosophyjournal.org/article/id/1...
"We Cease to be Mere Fragments": Justice, Alienation, Liberalism and Socialism
What is the relationship between liberalism and socialism? Partisans of each political tradition often focus on the shortcomings of the other, with socialists charging liberals with defending merely f...
politicalphilosophyjournal.org
May 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Just published! Jan Kandiyali (@jankandiyali.bsky.social) and I writing, open access in *Political Philosophy*:
"We Cease to be Mere Fragments: Justice, Alienation, Liberalism and Socialism "
Hopefully of interest to both liberals and socialists!
politicalphilosophyjournal.org/article/id/1...
"We Cease to be Mere Fragments: Justice, Alienation, Liberalism and Socialism "
Hopefully of interest to both liberals and socialists!
politicalphilosophyjournal.org/article/id/1...
1 day left!
Catarina Neves and I are organizing a panel on the Philosophy of Degrowth at this year's MANCEPT Workshops.
The CFP is below – deadline for submission May 7.
Please share widely!
#philsky #polsky
The CFP is below – deadline for submission May 7.
Please share widely!
#philsky #polsky
Philosophy of Degrowth Panel – MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory
Philosophy of Degrowth Panel at 2025 MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory, Sep 3-5.
Convenors: Caleb Althorpe (Utrecht University) and Catarina Neves (Utrecht University)
The concept of ‘d...
philevents.org
May 6, 2025 at 6:55 AM
1 day left!
Reposted by Caleb Althorpe
Catarina Neves and I are organizing a panel on the Philosophy of Degrowth at this year's MANCEPT Workshops.
The CFP is below – deadline for submission May 7.
Please share widely!
#philsky #polsky
The CFP is below – deadline for submission May 7.
Please share widely!
#philsky #polsky
Philosophy of Degrowth Panel – MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory
Philosophy of Degrowth Panel at 2025 MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory, Sep 3-5.
Convenors: Caleb Althorpe (Utrecht University) and Catarina Neves (Utrecht University)
The concept of ‘d...
philevents.org
March 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Was in the middle of typing a fairly serious and important email to only discover that ctrl+enter is an INSTANT SEND hotkey in Outlook...
Who thought that was a good idea?!
Who thought that was a good idea?!
March 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Was in the middle of typing a fairly serious and important email to only discover that ctrl+enter is an INSTANT SEND hotkey in Outlook...
Who thought that was a good idea?!
Who thought that was a good idea?!
Today!
The Visions for the Future project welcomes @timparrique.bsky.social to talk about defining degrowth.
The Visions for the Future project welcomes @timparrique.bsky.social to talk about defining degrowth.
Speaker Series with Dr Timothée Parrique: Defining Degrowth
Defining Degrowth; 19 March 2025 – 16h00-17h30 If there is one point of consensus in the degrowth scholarship, it is that degrowth defiesconsensual definition. As of now, there is no widely accepted d...
visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl
March 19, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Today!
The Visions for the Future project welcomes @timparrique.bsky.social to talk about defining degrowth.
The Visions for the Future project welcomes @timparrique.bsky.social to talk about defining degrowth.
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I just published a short, interdisciplinary article that explains why we should focus on #inequality, rather than merely poverty reduction in designing our global institutions and policies (including "Finance for Development"). Open Access available here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Why Economic Inequality Should be Central to Strategies for the Future
In this article, I develop and defend the claim that we, humanity, will not be able to get significantly closer to a world in which there is ecologically sustainable human development if we do not ...
www.tandfonline.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I just published a short, interdisciplinary article that explains why we should focus on #inequality, rather than merely poverty reduction in designing our global institutions and policies (including "Finance for Development"). Open Access available here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....