Graduate Student; MAP Coordinator; Spring Colloquium Organizer; Epistemology Working Group Organizer; Knowledge, Information, and Society RIW Organizer
he/him/his
jrpeter@umich.edu
Graduate Student;
Philosophy
Education/Degree:
B.A., Philosophy and German Studies, Stanford University, 2019
J.D., Stanford Law School, expected 2026
About
Josh's main philosophical interests lie in the union of political philosophy, the philosophy of law, and epistemology. He's particularly interested in the political economy of environmental law, asking: how do our legal institutions promote (or hinder) environmental justice, and how could we make them better? He received a BA in Philosophy and German from Stanford and studied as a DAAD fellow at the University of Freiburg. Before joining Michigan, Josh worked in human rights advocacy, particularly on issues related to environmental racism and mass incarceration. He is also a JD student at Stanford Law School.
