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Magdalen Elmitt
Magdalen Elmitt

Position: Current PhD student
School and/or Centres: School of Philosophy

Email: Magdalen.Elmitt@anu.edu.au

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I am a PhD candidate in Philosophy, working under the supervision of Professor Katie Steele. My research sits at the intersection of decision theory, formal epistemology, and climate ethics. I am particularly interested in developing formal tools that enable policymakers to represent and manage the various kinds of uncertainty that they face in climate decision-making contexts.

 Prior to starting my PhD, I completed a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (First Class Honours) at the ANU. My honours research focused on economic cost–benefit analyses of global emissions reduction scenarios. I also co-authored work addressing economic prosperity for First Nations people in NSW and published a book review in the Bulletin of Symbolic Logic. This reflects my broader interest in bridging formal methods and real-world policy issues.

Decision theory; formal epistemology; climate ethics; climate policy.

Elmitt, M. (2023). Review of Beyond Uncertainty: Reasoning with Unknown Possibilities by Katie Steele & H. Orri Stefànsson. Bulletin of Symbolic Logic, 29 (2):294–296.

Thomassin, A., Elmitt, M., Yap, M. and K. Jordan (2020). Exploring Economic Prosperity for Aboriginal Peoples in New South Wales: Review of the literature. Report to Aboriginal Affairs NSW. Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University.

Andrew Donald Campbell Memorial Prize (2023)

ANU Chancellor’s Letter of Commendation (2019, 2020)

2024. Tutor for PHIL2116: PPE Integration 2, Australian National University.

2024. Tutor for PHIL2122: Philosophy and Public Policy, Australian National University.

2023. Tutor for PHIL1013: Knowledge, Self and Society, University of Sydney.