Matthew Carlos

Matthew's work attends to the integration of Ethics with contemporary social fabrics, especially the ways in which information and knowledge are created and controlled (such as through the establishment and use of biobanks). Over the last fifteen years, he has examined the intersection of Ethics with political economy and corporate ontologies. Matthew's more recent research assimilates this prior work into an examination of how Ethics intersects with cultures of health, social technologies, as well as non-Western philosophies of law and medicine.

Matthew's general interest is Ethics in non-normative environments (such as biotechnology) where facts are uncertain, values in dispute, stakes high, and decisions urgent.

Matthew Carlos holds advanced degrees in Philosophy and Cultural Studies. He advises and collaborates with governments, corporations and NGOs around the world.