Dominic Martin

I am a professor of ethics at the École des sciences de la Gestion of the Université du Québec à Montréal. My current research and teaching are in the broad areas of business ethics, ethics & economics, and political philosophy. I am interested in our ethical obligations in adversarial institutions, such as the market; on the demands of justice for the ownership and the proper governance of the firm; and on questions of socio-economic inequality. My other main area of research deals with new ethical issues associated with the rise of artificial intelligence and the increased usage of algorithms in society.

See below for my other affiliations, publications, event organization and work in progress. The lists of my conferences and other public interventions are on a different page. And don't forget to check my favorite pic of the month, which is probably the most interesting page on this website.

Other affiliations

Co-director, Ethics and Economics Axis, Centre for Research in Ethics (CRÉ) 

Researcher member, IVADO

Regular research member, Observatoire sur les impacts sociaux de l'IA et du numérique (Obvia)

Member, Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en philosophie politique (GRIPP)

Publications

Commission de l’éthique en science et en technologie et al. (2021). “Les effets de l’intelligence artificielle sur le monde du travail et la justice sociale.” Québec: Gouvernement du Québec.

Gibert, M. & D. Martin (2021). “In search of the moral status of AI: Why sentience is a strong argument,” AI & SOCIETY.

Magnan, M. & D. Martin (2019). “Executive Compensation and Employee Remuneration: The Flexible Principles of Justice in Pay, ” Journal of Business Ethics 160 (1): 89-105.

Martin, D. (2018). “#republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media, by Cass R. Sunstein.” Business Ethics Quarterly 28 (3): 360–63. [Penultimate draft]

Martin et al. (2018). Vers un développement responsable de l’IA : Soirée de réflexion autour de la Déclaration de Montréal. Université du Québec à Montréal. 

Martin, D. (2018). “Shedding light on confusion around AI and work,” Policy Options Politiques.

Gibert, M. & D. Martin (2018). “L’éthique animale va-t-elle sauver les robots ?”, Policy Options Politiques.

Martin, D. (2017). “Frankenstein, Incorporé, 2.0”, Karim Benyekhlef, Catherine Régis and Daniel Weinstock (Eds), Sauvons la Justice. Delbusso Éditeur.

Martin, D. (2017). “Inequality: What Can Be Done?, by Atkinson Anthony B.,” Business Ethics Quarterly 27 (2): 323–326.

Martin, D. (2017). “Who Should Decide How Machines Make Morally Laden Decisions?,” Science and Engineering Ethics 23: 951-967.

Martin, D. (2016). “The Social Life of Money, by Nigel Dodd,” Business Ethics Quarterly 26 (3): 434–437.

Martin, D. and J.-P. Arcoragi (2016). “Preparing for a future with artificial intelligence,” Policy Options Politiques.

Martin, D. (2016). “There Is No Bathing in River Styx: Rule Manipulation, Performance Downplaying and Adversarial Schemes,” Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 19 (1): 129-145.

Martin, D. (2015). “Capital Accumulation and Policy Recommendations: a Review Essay of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century,” Atelier de l’Éthique / The Ethics Forum 10 (1): 163-182.

Martin, D. (2015). “Two major problems with bitcoin, and how to solve them,” Canadian Business, 2015-02-13.

Martin, D. (2015). “Juste, notre guerre contre le groupe État islamique?,” Le Devoir, 2015-01-31.

Martin, D. (2013). “The Unification Challenge,” Business Ethics Journal Review 1 (5): 28-35.

Martin, D. (2013). “The Contained-Rivalry Requirement and a ‘Triple Feature’ Program for Business Ethics,” Journal of Business Ethics 115 (1): 167-182.

Martin, D. (2012). “Le flair policier,” La Presse, 2012-01-20, p. A18.

Martin, D. (2012). Rivalité et marchés : une éthique adversative pour les agents économiques, PhD Dissertation. Université de Montréal and Université Catholique de Louvain.

Martin, D. (2011). “Occuper le Square Victoria? En appuyant « Occupy Wall Street », les Québécois soutiendraient toute lutte contre la corruption,” La Presse, 2011-10-12, p. A28.

Martin, D. (2006). “Two Competing Visions of Culture and Identity in Cyberspace,” International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society 2(5): 139-147. 

Events organization

Since 2019, Montreal Speaker Series in the Ethics of AI.

2019, “Intelligence artificielle : enjeux sociétaux et dialogues savoirs-société,” 87e Congrès de l’ACFAS, Université du Québec en Outaouais, May 27-31.

2019, “Market, Justice, and the Cooperative as a Political Institution?”, ICA CCR, CASC and ACE Joint Conference, University Sherbrooke, May 27-30.

2018, International conference: Market, Justice and the Cooperative as a Political Institution, Chaire de cooperation Guy-Bernier, Montréal, September 27-28.

2018, “Symposium: La coopérative comme institution politique”, Annual Congress of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, June 4-7.

2018, “Symposium: Éthique et intelligence artificielle”, Annual Congress of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, June 4-7.

2018, “Roundtable: Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on Industrial Relations,” Canadian Industrial Relations Association Conference 2018, Montréal, May 2-4.

2018, Adversarial Ethics & Business Ethics Workshop, Mars Brother Interdisciplinary Program on Ethics, Politics and Economics, Yale University, New Haven, April 20.

2018, Vers un développement responsable de l’IA : Soirée de réflexion autour de la Déclaration de Montréal, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, February 15.

2017, Atelier: Éthique et Coopératives Financières, Chaire de Coopération Guy Bernier, Montréal, June 6.

2017, “Just Executive Compensation: from Principles to Practices,” Society for Business Ethics Annual Conference, Atlanta, August 4-6.

2014, “The Feasibility of a Unified (or Just ‘Grounded’) Theory,” Society for Business Ethics Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, August 1-3.

2014, “Institutional Corruption: When Should the Whistles Blow?,” Canadian Association of Philosophy Annual Meeting, St. Catharines, May 27.

2011, “Shaping Institutional Cultures Symposium,” Canadian Association of Philosophy Annual Meeting, Fredericton, June 2.

2009, Media Ethics : From Information to Markets, Université de Montréal, April 17-18.

Work in progress...

Martin, D. Search Ranking to Neural Networking and the Challenges of Account Giving.

Martin, D. The Desirability of Institutionalized Rivalry.

Martin, D. Henry Hansmann, Path dependency and the Resistance of Investor Ownership.

Martin, D. Social, Moral and Conventional Norms.