Jacob Bauer is a philosopher, educator, and author. He is Content Lead at the Centre for Effective Altruism, where he oversees content and editorial work for effectivealtruism.org and across CEA's marketing and communications team.

He teaches, researches, and writes in areas including normative ethics, professional ethics, effective altruism, philosophy of religion, philosophy of nonviolence, and philosophy of science fiction. 

His book, Effective Altruism: An Introduction (Polity 2025), is available now!  Two introductory editions in Dover's Debates 101 series, The Art of War and Meditations, are forthcoming in January 2027.

With over a decade of experience, Jacob is adjunct faculty in philosophy at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and the University of Dayton. He also engages a wider audience through his significant social media following (@PhilosopherGames), where he posts philosophy memes and educational philosophy videos.

Jacob has previously served the International Peace Museum in many roles, including Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors, board secretary, docent, education committee chair, and programs committee chair. Through the Peace Museum, he has helped organize many public events like the 2020 Building Peace Series and the MLK Dialogues series. 

In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and indulging in a variety of nerdy hobbies such as playing Magic: The Gathering, watching Star Trek, and reading The Expanse series.

Contact: jacob.bauer.contact [at] gmail [dot] com