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Welcome to my webpage!  I am a pragmatist philosopher and political theorist.  I am primarily interested in how the realm of ideas (spanning philosophy, politics and science) influence our ability to act effectively/ineffectively– as individuals and collectively as societies– to … Continue reading →

Books (1) Classics of Political Thought for Today (Hackett Publishing, 2024) (2) Genetics Ethics:  An Introduction  (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2018) (3) Biologically Modified Justice (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016) (4)  An Introduction to Contemporary Political Theory (London: Sage Publications, 2004). (5)  … Continue reading →

Research Statement My intellectual outlook and research interests are oriented towards both the past and future of humanity.  The epistemic “prime directive” that underpins my research/teaching is the question:  “How should we live?”  Trying to answer this question requires one … Continue reading →

CFRC radio interview on genetic intervention  seminar presentation of Opinion piece in Royal Society’s Biology Letters (2024) Video abstract of recent article in Aging Cell (2023) Video presentation of some reflections on my forthcoming paper in the Journal of Population … Continue reading →