Dr. Antón Barba-Kay | AI Ethics | Best Researcher Award

🎓 Education

Ph.D. in Social Thought, University of Chicago (2013), dissertation on Hegel’s logic of recognition. M.A. in Social Thought, University of Chicago (2009). B.A. (First Class Honors) in Classics, University of Cambridge (2006). M.A. (Cantab.), University of Cambridge (2012). B.A. in Philosophy, St. John’s College, Annapolis (2004). Specialized in German Idealism, political thought, and classical philosophy.

🧑‍🏫 Experience

Distinguished Fellow, Georgetown University, Center on Privacy and Technology (2024–). Senior Fellow, UC San Diego, Institute for Practical Ethics (2024–). Robert B. Aird Chair, Deep Springs College (2022–24). Associate Professor, The Catholic University of America (2019–22). Visiting Fellow, Princeton University, Department of Politics (2017–18). Courses taught span Hegel, Kierkegaard, and classical philosophy.

🏆 Awards and Honors

Visiting Fellow, Princeton University (2017–18). Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship (2011–13). Western Civilization Fellowship, ISI (2011). Cambridge Classics Faculty Prize for Best Senior Thesis (2006). Members’ Greek and Latin Reading Prizes, Cambridge (2006). Honorable Mention, St. John’s College Best Senior Thesis (2004).

🔬 Research Focus

Specialization: German Idealism, 19th-century philosophy, digital technology and culture. Competence: Ancient Greek philosophy, political thought, existentialism, and aesthetics. Interests include Hegel’s Phenomenology, media studies, and integrating classical ideals into modern ethics.