Benoît Dubreuil

Research interests: epistemology of the social sciences, political philosophy, metaethics

More precisely, it aims at explaining why humans lived for hundreds of thousands of years in small egalitarian foraging bands and why the emergence of large-scale societies during the Neolithic was accompanied everywhere by increased social differentiation and, eventually, the centralization of political power. This research draws on political anthropology, paleoanthropology, as well as behavioral and cognitive sciences.

Benoît Dubreuil also holds a DEA in political science from the Université libre de Bruxelles (supervisor Jean-Marc Ferry, 2004), a masters in philosophy from the Université de Montréal (supervisor Joseph Heath, 2003), and a degree in philosophy and Russian studies from the Université Laval (2001). Besides his research activities, he is also interested in learning foreign languages (Russian, German, Dutch), in Quebec politics, and in social policy. His inspiration comes from his girlfriend Marie-Pierre and their daughter Camille.

Curriculum vitae
Publications
For a summary of his research on human cognitive evolution (in French)
- Daniel Baril, Homo symbolicus, Forum, 31 mars 2008.

Academic works

Benoît Dubreuil, Des hiérarchies de dominance au gouvernement des hommes. Considérations naturalistes sur l'origine de l'État (From dominance hierarchies to the government of men. Naturalist considerations on the origin of the state. In French). Ph.D. Thesis, Université libre de Bruxelles, 7 June 2007.
Benoît Dubreuil, La question de la souveraineté. La distinction entre la politique intérieure et la politique extérieure dans la théorie des relations internationales. DEA Thesis, Université libre de Bruxelles, June 2004.
Benoît Dubreuil, La question de la communauté politique du point de vue d'une théorie de la justice. Master Thesis, Université de Montréal, October 2003.


	Benoît Dubreuil	français
	Research interests: epistemology of the social sciences, political philosophy, metaethics Benoît Dubreuil is Research follow at the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) in Belgium. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from the Université libre de Bruxelles (supervisor: Jean-Marc Ferry, 2007). His research deals with the nature of cooperation and the emergence of social hierarchies in humans. More precisely, it aims at explaining why humans lived for hundreds of thousands of years in small egalitarian foraging bands and why the emergence of large-scale societies during the Neolithic was accompanied everywhere by increased social differentiation and, eventually, the centralization of political power. This research draws on political anthropology, paleoanthropology, as well as behavioral and cognitive sciences. Benoît Dubreuil also holds a DEA in political science from the Université libre de Bruxelles (supervisor Jean-Marc Ferry, 2004), a masters in philosophy from the Université de Montréal (supervisor Joseph Heath, 2003), and a degree in philosophy and Russian studies from the Université Laval (2001). Besides his research activities, he is also interested in learning foreign languages (Russian, German, Dutch), in Quebec politics, and in social policy. His inspiration comes from his girlfriend Marie-Pierre and their daughter Camille. Curriculum vitae Publications For a summary of his research on human cognitive evolution (in French) Daniel Baril, Homo symbolicus, Forum, 31 mars 2008. Academic works Benoît Dubreuil, Des hiérarchies de dominance au gouvernement des hommes. Considérations naturalistes sur l'origine de l'État (From dominance hierarchies to the government of men. Naturalist considerations on the origin of the state. In French). Ph.D. Thesis, Université libre de Bruxelles, 7 June 2007. Benoît Dubreuil, La question de la souveraineté. La distinction entre la politique intérieure et la politique extérieure dans la théorie des relations internationales. DEA Thesis, Université libre de Bruxelles, June 2004. Benoît Dubreuil, La question de la communauté politique du point de vue d'une théorie de la justice. Master Thesis, Université de Montréal, October 2003.