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I am a Space Ethicist and Moral Philosopher at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. I am a Mission Specialist at ANU's Institute for Space (InSpace), and a Lecturer in the Fenner School of Environment & Society, as well as an Affiliated Member of the School of Philosophy. 

Before coming to ANU, I was a Laurance S. Rockefeller Fellow at Princeton University (2019-2020), and before then (2018) a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. 

Prior to that, I held tenured lectureships at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Liverpool, where I was a Senior Lecturer.  

In addition to my academic work, I also write for popular media, including The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Sydney Morning Herald.

I have written or edited several books, including Should We Maximise Utility?: A Debate About Utilitarianism (with James Lenman) (Routledge, 2025), Pandemic Ethics (Bartleby Books, 2000), The Passing of Momentary Well-Being (Routledge, 2018), and The Moral Complexities of Eating Meat (OUP, 2016). 

I have also published articles in high-profile journals including The Journal of Philosophy, Ethics, and Philosophical Studies. For a full list of articles and downloadable access, click here. 

To contact me, please email me at ben.bramble [at] anu.edu.au.