Curiculum Vitae
EDUCATION
PhD Political Theory, New York University.
MA War Studies (Distinction), King's College London
BA Social and Political Sciences (First), King’s College, Cambridge University
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Centre for Philosophy of Social & Natural Sciences, London School of Economics and Political Science
Teaching Fellow (& 2018/19 the Senior Tutor), Department of Philosophy, University of Warwick (2018 - 2021)
Teaching Fellow, Department of Politics and International Studies & the University Senior Tutor for Politics, Philosophy & Economics, University of Warwick (2015 – 18 )
LSE Teaching Fellow in Political Theory, Department of Government & Postdoc researcher, London School of Economics and Political Science (2011-15)
PUBLICATIONS
Books
“Motivation Ethics”, Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.
“The Original Error: Why Macroeconomics Keeps on Failing”, Atmosphere Press, 2026.
Articles published
"What Makes a Prediction Arbitrary? A Proposal.", Open Philosophy, April 2025.
"What's the Best Way to Resolve a Plausibility Paradox?", Disputatio, Dec 2023
“Hempel, Grue and the Logical Empiricist Baseline”, Erkenntnis, Sept 2018.
“Classifying states: instrumental rhetoric or a compelling normative theory?”, Ethics & Global Politics, July 2017 (with P. Maffetone).
“Interpersonal Comparisons of the Good: Epistemic not Impossible”, Utilitas, Sept 2016.
“Markets on the Margin: Sweatshops” in “Politics, Philosophy and Economics: The Key Readings”, Oxford University Press, Eds Anomaly, Brennan, Munger, Sayre-McCord, June 2015 (based on Coakley & Kates 2013).
“The Ethical and Economic Case for Sweatshop Regulation”, Journal of Business Ethics, Oct 2013, Vol 117, Issue 3, (with M. Kates).
“On the Value of Political Legitimacy”, Politics, Philosophy & Economics, Nov 2011, Vol 10, No. 4.
Review of “Political Judgement” by Richard Bourke & Raymond Geuss, Political Studies Review, 2011, Vol 9.
TEACHING
As main lecturer / course director:
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"Introduction to Ethics", large (200+) undergraduate lectures.
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"Introduction to Politics, Philosophy & Law."
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"Ideas of Freedom", undergrad core.
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“Interdisciplinary topics in PPE”, undergraduate cross-disciplinary course.
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“Issues in Political Theory”, large 200+ undergraduate course.
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“Normative Analysis”, Warwick Graduate Seminar in ethics & political philosophy
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“Introduction to Contemporary Political Theory”, LSE, delivered all the lectures, course director
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“Foundations of Political Theory”, LSE Graduate Lectures & Seminars on the philosophy of method (co-taught)
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The Liberal Idea of Freedom”, LSE Graduate Seminar,