PhD Student

vojtech.sverak@gmail.com

Vojtěch Svěrák is a PhD candidate at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies (UFAR) at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. The preliminary title of his dissertation is "Group Responsibility Models for Climate Action." In his project, he explores the responsibility of both organized and unorganized groups in the context of climate change and its political implications. The project draws from environmental ethics, social ontology, and political philosophy; its main source of inspiration is Iris Marion Young’s work on structural injustice and her social connection model of responsibility. The project considers the responsibilities of the so-called polluter elite, fossil fuel corporations, and tries to find pathways to a sustainable and more just future.

Svěrák holds his MA and BA from UFAR; in his undergraduate final projects, he focused on the moral philosophy of Derek Parfit and Bernard Williams. Besides academia, he worked as a journalist with a specialization in environmental and climate change topics. His project is supervised by Tomáš Hříbek and Petr Urban, both affiliated with CETE-P.

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Vojtěch Svěrák is a PhD candidate at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies (UFAR) at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. The preliminary title of his dissertation is "Group Responsibility Models for Climate Action." In his project, he explores the responsibility of both organized and unorganized groups in the context of climate change and its political implications. The project draws from environmental ethics, social ontology, and political philosophy; its main source of inspiration is Iris Marion Young’s work on structural injustice and her social connection model of responsibility. The project considers the responsibilities of the so-called polluter elite, fossil fuel corporations, and tries to find pathways to a sustainable and more just future.

Svěrák holds his MA and BA from UFAR; in his undergraduate final projects, he focused on the moral philosophy of Derek Parfit and Bernard Williams. Besides academia, he worked as a journalist with a specialization in environmental and climate change topics. His project is supervised by Tomáš Hříbek and Petr Urban, both affiliated with CETE-P.