Author Archives: colinfarrelly

I am Professor and Queen’s National Scholar in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University.  I am cross-appointed with the Department of Philosophy and I also teach in the School of Policy Studies. My research interests are interdisciplinary, integrating normative … Continue reading →

Books (1)  Genetics Ethics:  An Introduction  (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2018) (2) Biologically Modified Justice (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016) (3)  An Introduction to Contemporary Political Theory (London: Sage Publications, 2004). (4)  Contemporary Political Theory: A Reader (London: Sage Publications, 2004). (5)  Justice, Democracy and Reasonable … Continue reading →

Research Statement More than 2000 years ago Aristotle described politics as a normative practical science. He believed that politics was the most authoritative of all the sciences (prescribing which sciences ought to be studied) because the central concern of politics … Continue reading →

CFRC radio interview on genetic intervention  Video presentation of Essay in Oct. 2012 issue of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine: Paper presented at the Social Philosophy and Policy Conference in Tucson, Arizona (Jan. 2013) Video presentations on … Continue reading →