Dr Simon Clarke
University Lecturer and Researcher
Curriculum Vitae
Email: s.r.clarke100@gmail.com
Website: http://sites.google.com/view/simonclarke/
Areas of Specialisation
Political Philosophy, History of Political Thought, Bioethics, Moral Philosophy.
Education
• D.Phil. (Politics), University of Oxford, 2001.
• M.A. with first class honours (Political Studies), University of Auckland, 1997.
• B.A./B.Com. (Political Studies and Economics), University of Auckland, 1994.
Academic Positions
• Director of the Core Program and Associate Professor of Philosophy, Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2022 - present
• Associate Professor, Political Science Department, The British University in Egypt, 2020 - 2022.
• Associate Professor and Program Chair, Political Science and International Affairs, American University of Armenia, 2014 - 2020. (Program Chair 2014-2018)
• Associate Professor of Political Theory, Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2012 - 2014.
• Teaching Assistant, University of Nottingham, 2011.
• Lecturer, School of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Canterbury, Jan 2003. Promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2008.
• Fixed Term Lecturer, Departments of Political Science and Philosophy, University of Canterbury, 2001–2.
• Tutoring contracts, St. Edmund Hall, Pembroke College, and Green College, Oxford, May 1998 – June 2000.
• Tutor, Department of Political Studies, University of Auckland, Feb 1996 – July 1997.
Visiting Positions
• Departmental Guest, Center for Human Values, Princeton University, Princeton, Spring Semester 2006.
• Visiting Scholar, Columbia Law School, New York, Fall Semester, 1999.
Courses Taught
Asian University for Women:
• Introdution to Ethical Reasoning
• Foundations of Political Science
The British University in Egypt:
• Modern Political Theory
• Non-Western Political Thought
• Political Thought and Political Theory
American University of Armenia:
• Introduction to Political Philosophy
• Western Political Thought
• Global Justice
• Contemporary Political Philosophy
• Bioethics
• Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Seminar
• Introduction to Political Science
Asian University for Women, 2012-2014:
• Introduction to Social and Political Thought
• Distributive Justice
• Theories of Democracy
• Ethics and Policy in Healthcare
• Space, Time, and Justice
• Ethical Reasoning
Philosophy Department, University of Nottingham (2011): Normative Ethics
Philosophy Programme, University of Canterbury (2003-9):
• PHIL139: Ethics, Politics, and Justice: Introduction to Moral and Political Philosophy
• PHIL240: Bioethics
• PHIL317/POLS301: Contemporary Political Philosophy
• PHIL447: Political Philosophy
• PHIL433: Moral Philosophy
• HLTH407: Bioethics
Political Science Department, University of Canterbury (2001-2):
• POLS201/PHIL239: History of Political Thought
• POLS207: Democracy and Power
• POLS227: Political Theory and Democracy
Publications
Book: Foundations of Freedom: Welfare-Based Arguments Against Paternalism (New York and Oxford: Routledge 2012).
Articles:
• 'Compulsory Vaccination and Nozickian Rights', forthcoming, Journal of Applied Philosophy, 2022.
• ‘Freedom and Happiness: Does freedom make people happy?’ Journal of Political Science: Bulletin of Yerevan University, volume 1, 2022.
• ʻPopulism in Armenia: A Conceptual Framework and its Application', in Reinhard Heinisch (editor) Diverse Voices on Populism – New Insights from the European “Periphery" (Nomos Publishing, 2022).
• ʻThe Case Against Mandatory Vaccination', Dilemmas, Center for Population-Level Ethics, Rutgers University, 2021.
• ʻVoluntary Euthanasia - For and Against', Scoop, 2020.
• ʻWas the Revolution Justified?' EVN Report, 2018.
• ʻMill, Liberty, and Euthanasia', Philosophy Now, 2015.
• ʻConsequential Neutrality Revivifiedʼ, in Daniel Weinstock and Roberto Merrill (eds.) Political Neutrality: A Re-evaluation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014).
• ʻA Trust-Based Argument Against Paternalism,' in Pekka Makela and Cynthia Townley (eds.) Trust: Analytic and Applied Perspectives (Rodopi, 2013).
• ʻProphylactic Neutrality, Oppression, and the Reverse Pascalʼs Wagerʼ, Ethical Perspectives, 19/2, 2012, pp. 527-535.
• ʻPrinciples of Paternalismʼ Journal of Applied Ethics and Philosophy, 1/1, 2009, pp. 30-38.
• ʻThe unjustified-suffering argument for vegetarianismʼ, in Raymond Younis, editor, On the Ethical Life: The Philosophy of Peter Singer (Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009).
• ʻThe Self-Development Argument for Individual Freedomʼ, Minerva: An Internet Journal of Philosophy, 10, 2006, pp. 137-171.
• ʻDebate: State Paternalism, Neutrality and Perfectionismʼ, Journal of Political Philosophy, 14/1, 2006, pp. 111-121.
• ʻA Case for Affirmative Action,ʼ The Philosophersʼ Magazine, issue 32, 2005, pp.74-76. (Replies to objections in issue 33, 2006.)
• ʻTwo Models of Ethics Committeesʼ, Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 2/1, 2005, pp. 41-7.
• ʻEthical Consistency in Embryonic Stem Cell Researchʼ, New Zealand Bioethics Journal, 5/1, Feb 2004, pp. 29-30. Reprinted in Michael Ruse and Christopher A Pynes (eds.) The Stem Cell Controversy: Debating the Issues, 2nd edition (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2006).
• ʻPaternalism and the Right of Access to Medical Recordsʼ, Journal of Information Ethics, 12/1, 2003, pp. 80-91.
• ʻA Definition of Paternalismʼ, Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 5/1, 2002. pp. 81-91.
• ʻContractarianism, Liberal Neutrality, and Epistemologyʼ, Political Studies, 47/4, 1999, pp. 627-42.
Popular press:
• ʻWhen principles of democracy conflict', The Daily Star (Bangladesh), 7 October 2013.
• ʻShould We Be Vegetarians?’ Daily Sun (Bangladesh), Morning Tea Magazine. 9 Sept 2012.
The following articles appeared as a series of newspaper columns titled ʻClear Thinkingʼ in the Christchurch Press. The series won the Australasian Association of Philosophy Media Prize for 2006.
• ʻWhen reasoning failsʼ, Christchurch Press, August 12, 2005.
• ʻFocus on messenger misses the pointʼ, Christchurch Press, August 26, 2005.
• ʻThe notion of economic coercionʼ, Christchurch Press, September 9, 2005.
• ʻSticking to a dealʼ, Christchurch Press, September 23, 2005.
• ʻArguments on a downhill slideʼ, Christchurch Press, October 7, 2005.
• ʻReligion: a barrier to clear thinkingʼ, Christchurch Press, October 21, 2005.
Book reviews:
• ʻMessy Morality: The Challenge of Politicsʼ by C. A. J. Coady, Analysis, 69/4, 2009, pp. 794-5.
• ʻIsaiah Berlin: Liberty and Pluralismʼ by George Crowder, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 84/3, 2006.
• ʻThe State of Democratic Theoryʼ by Ian Shapiro, Australian Journal of Political Science, 40/1, November 2004.
• ʻJustice as Impartialityʼ by Brian Barry, Political Science, December 1996.
Conference Presentations:
• ʻWould Mandatory Vaccination be a Violation of Individual Rights?' Meeting on Ethics and Political Philosophy at the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal), June 2016.
• ʻCommentator on ‘Self-Sovereignty, Paternalism, and Perfectionism’ by Peter de Marneffe, Perfectionism in Public Health Workshop, Munster, March 2016.
• ʻIndividual Rights and Compulsory Vaccination’ AUW Philosophy Mini-Conference, Chittagong, Bangladesh, November 2013.
• ʻLibertarianism and mandatory vaccination’ Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, July 6-12 2013.
• ʻAre people with a greater degree of personal freedom more happy?' Wellbeing and Public Policy Conference, Victoria University of Wellington, June 2012.
• ʻMandatory Immunisation and Libertarianismʼ, Symposium on Public Health and Political Philosophy, Keele University, June 2011.
• ʻPaternalism, Endorsement, and Aversionʼ Australasian Association of Philosophy (New Zealand branch) Conference, Auckland, December 2007.
• ʻPaternalism, Endorsement, and Aversionʼ Applied Ethics: The Second International Conference, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, November 2007.
• ʻThe unjustified-suffering argument for vegetarianismʼ, On the Ethical Life Conference, Sydney University, April 2007.
• ʻThe Self-Development Argument for Individual Freedomʼ, Australasian Association of Philosophy (New Zealand branch) Conference, Wellington, December 2006.
• ʻThe Self-Development Argument for Individual Freedomʼ, Imperatives: Postgraduate Conference in Political Philosophy, University of New South Wales, December 2006.
• ʻPaternalism, Endorsement, and Aversionʼ New Zealand Political Science Association Conference, Christchurch, August 2006.
• ʻEthics Issues and Infection Controlʼ, NZNO National Division of Infection Control Nurses Conference, Christchurch, August 2006.
• ʻPaternalism, Endorsement, and Aversionʼ, 33rd Conference on Value Inquiry, Molloy College, New York, April 2006.
• ʻState Paternalism and the Neutrality-Perfectionism Debateʼ and ʻLiberalism, Paternalism and Trustʼ, 32nd Conference on Value Inquiry, Louisiana State University, April 2005.
• ʻLiberalism, Paternalism and Trustʼ, Australasian Association of Philosophy (New Zealand branch) Conference, Hamilton, December 2004.
• ʻAnimal Ethics Committeesʼ and ʻStem Cell Researchʼ, New Zealand Bioethics Conference, Dunedin, February 2004.
• ʻRescuing Thomsonʼs Defence of Abortionʼ, Australasian Association of Philosophy (New Zealand branch) Conference, Palmerston North, December 2003.
• ʻState Paternalism and the Neutrality-Perfectionism Debateʼ, Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference, University of Adelaide, July 2003.
• ʻPaternalism and Trustʼ, NZ Political Studies Association Conference, Massey University, December 2001.
• ʻPaternalism and Trustʼ, Keynote Address at the Post-Graduate Conference in Political Science, University of Canterbury, August 2001.
• ʻHurka on Perfectionism and Paternalismʼ, Graduate Conference in Political Theory, Warwick University, May 2000.
Research Seminars
• 'Political Populism in Armenia’, Salzburg University workshop on populism, May 2018.
• ‘Compulsory Vaccination and the Limits of State Intervention’, University of Iceland research seminar, March 2018.
• ‘Should Vaccination Be Compulsory? Political Theory and Individual Rights’ Political Science and International Affairs Seminar, American University of Armenia, January 2015.
• ‘Moral Analogies and the Obligation to Relieve Global Poverty,’ Asian University for Women Research Seminar, March 2014
At University of Canterbury:
• ʻThe Social Forms Argument for Autonomyʼ, Philosophy Research Seminar, October 2008.
• ʻThe unjustified-suffering argument for vegetarianismʼ, Philosophy Research Seminar, July 2007.
• ʻPaternalism, Endorsement, and Aversionʼ, Philosophy Research Seminar, June 2006.
• ʻLiberalism, Paternalism and Trustʼ, Philosophy Research Seminar, April 2005.
• ʻA Case for Affirmative Actionʼ, Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy Discussion Group, March 2005.
• ʻLiberalism, Paternalism and Trustʼ, Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy Discussion Group, April 2004.
• ʻRescuing Thomsonʼs Defence of Abortionʼ, Philosophy Research Seminar, March 2004.
• ʻAgainst Three Principles of Paternalismʼ, Philosophy Research Seminar, June 2003.
Journal Refereeing
I have reviewed articles for Philosophy Compass, Journal of Political Philosophy, Social Theory and Practice, Ratio Juris, Moral Philosophy and Politics, Journal of Social Philosophy, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Journal of Management Studies, Les Ateliers de lʼÉthique, Journal of Applied Ethics and Philosophy, and the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry.
Thesis Supervision
PhD theses: Evolutionary Psychology and Political Theory; Individual Autonomy and the Travel Panopticon
Masters theses (completed):
• ʻResponsibility in Healthcareʼ (2010)
• ʻIndividual Autonomy in the Multicultural Debateʼ (2007)
• ʻThe Human Right to Health Care – A Distributive Clicheʼ (2007)
• ʻLuck egalitarianism: problems of genetics, free will, and respectʼ (2005)
• ʻSexual justice without sacrifice: an analysis of the theories of Rawls, Okin and Thompsonʼ (2005)
Honours research essays (completed): Historical Injustice, Luck Egalitarianism, Toleration, Nationalism, Preference Hedonism; The Case for Open Borders; Autonomy; Exploring the Limits of the Market; Existentialism and Moral Nihilism. (All one year each)
Thesis Examining
• 'Exploring the Limits to Neutrality in Political Liberalism’, PhD, Charles Sturt University, Australia, 2017.
• ʻA Luck Egalitarian Account of Distributive Justice in Health Careʼ PhD thesis, University of Auckland 2008.
• ʻThe Human Right to Health Care: A Distributive Clichéʼ MA thesis, University of Canterbury, 2007.
• ʻThe Orientations and Demands of Consequentialismʼ MA thesis, University of Auckland, 2007.
• ʻReligion in the Public Square: Liberal Political Philosophy and the Place of Religious Convictionsʼ PhD thesis, University of Otago, 2007.
• ʻNon-Combatant Immunity and Just Warʼ MA thesis, Victoria University, 2005.
• ʻOrganisation Ethics and Military Killingʼ PhD project, University of Auckland, 2005.
Awards
Australasian Association of Philosophy Media Prize 2006.
William Georgetti Scholarship, NZ Vice-Chancellors' Committee, 1997-2000.
Gordon Watson Scholarship, NZ Vice-Chancellors' Committee, 1997-2000.
Overseas Research Scheme Award, British Government, 1998-2000.
Senior Prize in Political Studies, University of Auckland, 1993.
Other Activities
Volunteer Tutor, Ethnic Homework Centre, Somali Council Wellington, March - June 2012.
Conference Organiser, Australasian Association of Philosophy NZ Division, December 2008.
Committee member, Canterbury Regional Health Ethics Committee (Ministry of Health), 2003-8.
Founder and organiser, Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy Discussion Group, University of Canterbury, 2004-5.
Referees
Professor Donald Fuller
Political Science and International Affairs, American University of Armenia
Tel +374 94 228417 Email: dfuller@aua.am
Professor Jack Copeland
Department of Philosophy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
Tel: +64 3 364 2486 Email: jack.copeland@canterbury.ac.nz
Dr. Kathleen Hewett-Smith
American University of Sharjah
Tel +971 6515 2692 Email: kathleen.hewettsmith@gmail.com
Professor Joseph Raz
Columbia Law School 435 West 116th Street Mail Code 4004, New York, NY 10027-7297
Tel: +1 212 854 5191 Email: jr159@columbia.edu
Dr Jonathan Quong
Philosophy Department, University of Southern California, Dornsife
E-mail: quong@usc.edu
Associate Professor Carrie Jenkins
Department of Philosophy ,University of British Columbia, 1866 Main Hall, Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z1
Tel: +1 604 827 5321 Email: carrie@carriejenkins.co.uk