Bob Fischer
I'm a Senior Researcher for Rethink Priorities, a Professor of Philosophy at Texas State University, a Director of the Animal Welfare Economics Working Group, the Treasurer for the Insect Welfare Research Society, and the President of the Arthropoda Foundation. I work on a wide range of theoretical and applied issues related to animal welfare. You can reach me here.
Posts
Valuing Impacts Across Species: A Research Agenda
by Bob Fischer, Hayley Clatterbuck, arvomm, David_Moss, Derek Shiller @ 2024-11-04 | +45 | 0 comments
by Bob Fischer, Hayley Clatterbuck, arvomm, David_Moss, Derek Shiller @ 2024-11-04 | +45 | 0 comments
Call for Abstracts: Economics of Animal Welfare Conference @ Paris School of...
by Bob Fischer @ 2024-10-23 | +24 | 0 comments
by Bob Fischer @ 2024-10-23 | +24 | 0 comments
New Open Access Book: Weighing Animal Welfare, edited by Bob Fischer
by Bob Fischer @ 2024-10-22 | +145 | 0 comments
by Bob Fischer @ 2024-10-22 | +145 | 0 comments
AMA: Rethink Priorities’ Worldview Investigation Team
by Bob Fischer, Hayley Clatterbuck, Derek Shiller, arvomm, David_Moss @ 2024-07-31 | +65 | 0 comments
by Bob Fischer, Hayley Clatterbuck, Derek Shiller, arvomm, David_Moss @ 2024-07-31 | +65 | 0 comments
Taking Uncertainty Seriously (or, Why Tools Matter)
by Bob Fischer, Hayley Clatterbuck, arvomm @ 2024-07-19 | +115 | 0 comments
by Bob Fischer, Hayley Clatterbuck, arvomm @ 2024-07-19 | +115 | 0 comments
Rethink Priorities' Digital Consciousness Project Announcement
by Bob Fischer, Derek Shiller, Hayley Clatterbuck, arvomm @ 2024-07-05 | +114 | 0 comments
by Bob Fischer, Derek Shiller, Hayley Clatterbuck, arvomm @ 2024-07-05 | +114 | 0 comments
Help Fund Insect Welfare Science
by Bob Fischer, Daniela Waldhorn, abrahamrowe @ 2024-06-14 | +234 | 0 comments
by Bob Fischer, Daniela Waldhorn, abrahamrowe @ 2024-06-14 | +234 | 0 comments
Economics of Animal Welfare: Call for Abstracts
by Bob Fischer, anya marchenko, Kevin Kuruc @ 2023-11-16 | +86 | 0 comments
by Bob Fischer, anya marchenko, Kevin Kuruc @ 2023-11-16 | +86 | 0 comments
The Risks and Rewards of Prioritizing Animals of Uncertain Sentience
by Bob Fischer, Hayley Clatterbuck @ 2023-10-16 | +129 | 0 comments
by Bob Fischer, Hayley Clatterbuck @ 2023-10-16 | +129 | 0 comments
Causes and Uncertainty: Rethinking Value in Expectation
by Bob Fischer @ 2023-10-11 | +220 | 0 comments
by Bob Fischer @ 2023-10-11 | +220 | 0 comments
Rethink Priorities’ Worldview Investigation Team: Introductions and Next Steps
by Bob Fischer @ 2023-06-21 | +129 | 0 comments
by Bob Fischer @ 2023-06-21 | +129 | 0 comments
If Adult Insects Matter, How Much Do Juveniles Matter?
by Bob Fischer @ 2023-02-06 | +93 | 0 comments
by Bob Fischer @ 2023-02-06 | +93 | 0 comments
Do Brains Contain Many Conscious Subsystems? If So, Should We Act Differently?
by Bob Fischer, Adam Shriver, MichaelStJules @ 2022-12-05 | +92 | 0 comments
by Bob Fischer, Adam Shriver, MichaelStJules @ 2022-12-05 | +92 | 0 comments