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Biography
I am currently a Teaching Associate in Philosophy. My research focuses on political and applied moral philosophy - in particular democratic theory, business ethics, and political epistemology. I studied for my PhD in Political Theory at University College London (UCL) focusing on the implications of the necessity of open-mindedness for deliberative democracy. I taught at UCL, King's College London, and the University of Hertfordshire before arriving in Nottingham.
I am a qualified solicitor (non-practising) and previously worked at a City law firm carrying out corporate transactional work, focused on the energy sector. My experience included secondments to a Big Six energy company and the British Civil Service. My recent voluntary experience includes work in legal aid (housing), UCL's Constitution Unit, and a number of years as a school governor.
Teaching Summary
Reasoning, Argument, and Logic (PHIL 1012)
Mind, Knowledge, and Ethics (PHIL 1013)
Freedom and Obligation (PHIL 2009)
Dissertation (PHIL 3001)
Research Summary
I am working on developing a novel account of open-mindedness, conceptualising it as a form of impartiality whose appropriateness depends significantly on the specific context it is used in.
I am developing an argument around the 'Marketplace of Ideas' metaphor traditionally used to argue for speech free from regulation. Drawing on findings within economics on information asymmetry and corporate law cases I find that the metaphor - properly understood - supports the idea of public speech being regulated for honesty.
I am working on the pedagogy of political theory and its relationship with media literacy and have a project on the usage of simulations as a form of teaching politics.
Past Research
I have previously co-authored on the subject of facilitating voting for people with serious cognitive impairments, in order to enable their proper participation in democracy.
I have also written on the practice of 'spoofing' in high frequency trading markets as a legitimate form of 'bluffing' in order to disguise one's own preferences.