S. Deon Wu
Photo Taken on a Bus in Ecuador
About
I work on topics in moral and political philosophy, in particular, justice, blame, and desert. I completed my PhD in philosophy at the University of Reading under the supervision of Brad Hooker and Philip Stratton-Lake. I received my MRes in Philosophy from University of Reading, MA in Teaching from Tufts University and BA from New York University (NYU). Prior to coming to the UK, I was for several years a high school English literature teacher at private secondary schools in Guangzhou and Shanghai. I taught the History of Ethics at King's College London (KCL) and am currently teaching political philosophy and a module on W.D. Ross's The Right and the Good at the University of Reading.
News
2023 Annual Uehiro Lectures: (Rescheduled for March 4th, 6th & 8th of 2024)
by Tom Hurka
Knowledge and Achievement: Their Value, Nature and Public Policy role
BSET Conference 2023
viva voce (June 13th, 2022)
Examiners: Charlotte Newey (Reading) and Roger Crisp (Oxford)
Ratio Conference 2021
Rules to Live By: In Honour of Brad Hooker
https://philevents.org/event/show/86210
Co-organised 2019 REAPP Conference
http://reappconference2019.weebly.com/
Co-organised 2018 REAPP Conference
Publications
Wu, S. Deon (2022) 'Fairness as Comparative Desert' Ratio https://doi.org/10.1111/rati.12358
Teaching
Lecturer 'The Right and the Good' (University of Reading, 2024)
Lecturer 'Oppression, Inequality, and the Enemies of Democracy' (University of Reading, 2024)
Lecturer 'History of Ethics' (King's College London, 2023)
Associate Lecturer 'Happy, Good, and Meaningful Lives' (University of Reading, 2023)
Associate Lecturer 'Morality of Abortion' (University of Reading, 2022)
Invited Lecturer 'Perspectives in the Humanities ' (University of Reading, 2020)
Teaching Assistant, ‘Reason and Argument’ (University of Reading, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2022-2023)
Teaching Assistant, ‘Meaning of Life’ (University of Reading, 2016-17 and 2019-20)
Photo Taken in London