Nathan Van Camp
Nathan Van Camp (1980) holds a master’s degree in Political Science and a PhD in Philosophy. He is a philosopher of work and an expert in economics and philosophy at Etion. He is also a research fellow at the Centre for European Philosophy at the University of Antwerp. His academic publications explore the intersection of politics, ethics and technology.
NATHAN VAN CAMP, PHILOSOPHER OF WORK – EXPERT IN ECONOMICS & PHILOSOPHY
Nathan Van Camp is a philosopher of work and an expert in economics and philosophy within Etion’s think tank. His mission? To make philosophical thinkers and ideas relevant to business. Turning thinkers into doers.
By addressing topics such as salary transparency and fair reward, taboos in organisations, the impact of AI on work and degrowth, he connects philosophical insights with the everyday challenges that organisations face.
Nathan holds a PhD in Philosophy and a master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Antwerp. Within the think tank, he is also responsible for external relations and partnerships.
Topics (Dutch/English)
- Salary transparency
- Fair reward
- What can doers learn from thinkers?
- The sense and nonsense of meaningful work
- Economics and utopian thinking
- AI: job creator or job destroyer?
Nathan is also available as a sounding board for strategic exercises on salary transparency.
Sneak Peek (in Dutch)
- Z-Extra: Nathan Van Camp on envy in organisations (Kanaal Z, 9 June 2025)
- Envy in organisations
- The EU Salary Transparency Directive
- Z-Extra: Nathan Van Camp on degrowth (Kanaal Z, 17 June 2024)
- Have top CEO salaries become excessively high?
Publications
Nathan has published two books: Redesigning Life: Eugenics, Biopolitics and the Challenge of the Techno-Human Condition (Peter Lang, 2015) and National Forensic DNA Databases: Socio-Ethical Challenges & Current Practices in the EU (Acco, 2007).
He is also the author of numerous articles in academic journals. More recently, he contributed a chapter on work and the good life to the book Goed Werk (Die Keure, 2023) and wrote several articles on salary transparency and fair reward for De Standaard.
