Ryan Muldoon

Ryan Muldoon is a Professor of Philosophy (as of August 2024) at the University at Buffalo. Before joining UB in 2015, he was a Senior Research Fellow in the Philosophy, Politics and Economics program at the University of Pennsylvania. He was also a Core Author of the 2015 World Development Report at the World Bank. His research aim has been developing New Diversity Theory, a novel approach to social and political philosophy that he first began developing in his 2016 book Social Contract Theory for a Diverse World. His work emphasizes the value of diversity, dynamism and discovery. His work, which ranges from political philosophy to the philosophy of science, relies on the tools and insights of the interdisciplinary field of Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He can be reached at rmuldoon@buffalo.edu

Academic Positions

• 2024-PresentProfessor

  Philosophy Department
  University at Buffalo - SUNY

• 2018-2024Associate Professor

  Philosophy Department
  University at Buffalo - SUNY

• 2015-2018Assistant Professor

  Philosophy Department
  University at Buffalo - SUNY

• 2013-2015Senior Fellow

  Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program
  University of Pennsylvania

• 2011-2013Postdoctoral Fellow

  Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program
  University of Pennsylvania

• 2009-2011Postdoctoral Fellow

  Rotman Institute of Philosophy
  University of Western Ontario