Hugh Desmond

Postdoctoral Researcher, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany

Hugh Desmond is a philosopher and ethicist of science, with an interdisciplinary background in physics and music. He is currently affiliated with the Leibniz University Hannover in Germany as a postdoctoral researcher, and will be joining Wageningen University from September as assistant professor. He is the co-editor of Human Success: Evolutionary Origins and Ethical Implications (2023).

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View from space of Europe at night, showing bright city lights and the Northern Lights in the distance. The image features a clear outline of countries and coastlines illuminated by artificial light, with a dark sky speckled with stars overhead.

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Ecology and environmental sciences

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To take care of the Earth, humans must recognise that we are both a part of the animal kingdom and its dominant power

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