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I’m a philosophical and legal researcher, working in the
Department of Philosophy, Logic & Scientific Method at the London School of Economics.

I’ve been at the LSE since 2019 and I’m currently an Associate Professor there. I received my PhD from the University of St Andrews, working in the Arché Philosophical Research Centre. Before that, I studied for a law degree. 

I’m the Director of LSE’s Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS).

(If you would like to carry out a research visit/sabbatical in London, host a grant at LSE, or discuss another collaboration – please get in touch. Early-career scholars in particular, feel free to shoot me an email.)

Research Interests

Most of my current work is about law and criminal justice. I’m interested in fundamental topics in legal philosophy and applied questions about how we should administer justice in society today. 

I also have broader research interests in epistemology and political philosophy. And I sometimes tackle doctrinal legal scholarship – recently, I’ve been working on issues in mental capacity law.

‘The Philosophy of Legal Proof’ is out with Cambridge University Press: it contains introductory discussion of many issues that I’ve worked on! Have it for free.

I’m happy to supervise PhD researchers / visitors in moral, legal and political philosophy, epistemology, and some topics in legal/criminological scholarship. (But, PhD admission and supervision decisions are ultimately made at Department level).

*Banner art is Peder Balke