My research focuses on how to manage the uncertainty involved in ascribing consciousness to others, particularly brain-injured patients with disorders of consciousness and non-human animals. In both of these cases, the capacity for conscious experience has profound implications for moral decision-making. My goal is to develop a precautionary framework that guides how we treat subjects whose consciousness is uncertain, by combining empirical and ethical considerations in an interdisciplinary way. Before starting my PhD, I completed a medical degree and doctorate at Charité Berlin, an MPhil in Philosophy of Science and Medicine at Cambridge, and worked as a medical doctor in a neurology department in Berlin.
Publications:
Wandrey, M. (2025). Patient values and inductive risk in disorders of consciousness. European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 15(3), 44.
Wandrey, M., & Halina, M. (2025). Sentience and society: Towards a more values-informed approach to policy. Mind & Language, 1-8.
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