Kyle Johannsen

Kyle Johannsen
Kyle Johannsen
Nationality	Canadian
Education
Education	York University, Toronto (B.A., M.A.); Queen's University (PhD);
Thesis	On the Conceptual Status of Justice (2015)
Doctoral advisor	Christine Sypnowich
Philosophical work
Era	21st-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Analytic philosophy
Institutions	Trent University; Queen's University;
Main interests	Animal ethics; environmental ethics; political philosophy; social philosophy;
Notable works	A Conceptual Investigation of Justice (2018); Wild Animal Ethics (2020);
Notable ideas	Ethical duties toward wild animals
Website	sites.google.com/view/kyle-johannsen/

Kyle Johannsen is a Canadian philosopher. He specialises in animal and environmental ethics, as well as political and social philosophy. He has particularly engaged with the topic of ethical duties towards wild animals. Johannsen is currently affiliated with Trent University and Queen's University. He is also a host on the New Books Network's Animal Studies podcast. He is the author of A Conceptual Investigation of Justice (2018) and Wild Animal Ethics (2020), and the editor of Positive Duties to Wild Animals (2024).