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David Stevens

Professor of Political Theory, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Biography

I have been at Nottingham since 2000, having previously held positions at Brunel University and Brown University.

Expertise Summary

I am interested in a variety of questions within the broad field of normative political philosophy/theory. In particular, this includes questions about social justice, certain aspects of rational choice theory, and other areas of applied ethics (such as education, information technology, and environmentalism). An overarching theme of my work has been the proper place of religion within politics and society.

I welcome doctoral research applications in the following areas; the foundations of liberalism; Rawlsian political philosophy; social justice; political liberalism; anti-perfectionism; just war theory; the philosophy of education; rational choice and religion.

Teaching Summary

I teach within the fields of ethics and contemporary political theory/philosophy.

My main teaching contributions are within the areas of:

1. Social and global justice

2. Normative political theory

3. The ethics of killing and saving lives

Research Summary

My research is within the field of moral and political philosophy, in particular I am interested in the proper relationship between conceptions of the good (such as religious and ethical conceptions)… read more

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