Dr Ben Saunders – Curriculum Vitae – September 2009 Address: Corpus Christi College, Oxford, OX1 4JF Tel: 01865 725637 Web: http://tinyurl.com/6nobcl Email: ben.saunders@ccc.ox.ac.uk 1) Competencies Areas of Research Specialization Political Philosophy (social and global justice, democracy, liberty, etc) Democratic Theory (majority rule, normative grounding, social choice) Ethics/Moral Philosophy (primarily normative theories, some applied ethics) Areas of Teaching Competence History of Moral/Political Thought (particularly Plato and J. S. Mill) Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art 2) Career History (for prizes and awards, see section 5, below) 1 of 5 Departmental Lecturer in Philosophy, in association with Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford 2008Main responsibilities: 6 hours/week of undergraduate tutorials; 16 lectures/classes per year; organising Corpus Philosophy teaching; pastoral responsibility for these students; admissions interviews; conducting my own research. D.Phil in Politics: (minor corrections completed; due to formally graduate Oct 09) Jesus College, Oxford 2005-08 Title: Democracy-as-Fairness: Justice, Equal Chances and Lotteries Supervisor: Prof David Miller Examiners: Dr Adam Swift and Prof. David Estlund (Brown) M.Phil Politics [Theory]: Distinction (not yet graduated) Jesus College, Oxford 2003-05 Taught papers: Political Theory; Contemporary Political Philosophy; Plato and Aristotle; Moral Philosophy [B.Phil philosophy option] Thesis: Non-Majoritarian Democracy: Fairness, Lotteries and Equal Chances Supervisor: Prof David Miller BA PPE [Philosophy, Politics and Economics]: 1st class (graduated 17/07/04) Jesus College, Oxford 2000-03 FHS papers: Theory of Politics; Classical Political Thought; Political Sociology; Philosophy of Religion; Aesthetics; Ethics; History of Philosophy, Descartes to Kant; Plato's Republic. 3) Research and Publications (*=peer-reviewed) a) Scholarly Research Articles (Journals and Book Chapters) [F*] ‘Why Majority Rule Cannot be Based Only on Procedural Equality’ forthcoming in Ratio Juris. [F] ‘Estlund’s Flight from Fairness’ forthcoming in Representation in a symposium on David Estlund’s Democratic Authority, with reply by David Estlund [expected April 2010]. [F*] ‘J. S. Mill’s Conception of Utility’ forthcoming in Utilitas [expected 2010]. Dr Ben Saunders – Curriculum Vitae – September 2009 2 of 5 [F*] ‘Increasing Turnout – A Compelling Case?’ forthcoming in Politics [expected February 2010] [4*] ‘A Defence of Weighted Lotteries in Life Saving Cases’ in Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 12:3 [June 2009] pp. 279-90. [3*] ‘Making Voting Pay’ in Politics 29:2 [June 2009] pp. 130-6. [2*] ‘Acts of Self-Harming Protest and the Definition of Terrorism’ in Review Journal of Political Philosophy 6:1 (special issue on terrorism, torture and the uses of violence) [July 2008] pp. 175-80. [1*] ‘The Equality of Lotteries’ in Philosophy 83:3 [July 2008] pp. 359-72. b) Articles In Progress/Under Review ‘Sex Discrimination, Gender Balance, Justice and Publicity in Admissions’ (revise & resubmit at Journal of Applied Philosophy) ‘How to Teach Moral Theories in Applied Ethics’ (revise & resubmit at The Journal of Medical Ethics) ‘Democracy, Political Equality, and Majority Rule’ (under review at Ethics) ‘Some Puzzles About Fairness’ (under review at Res Publica) ‘Defining the Demos’ (under review at Philosophy & Public Affairs) ‘Normative Consent and Opt-Out Donation’ (under review at The Journal of Medical Ethics) ‘The Basis of J. S. Mill’s Liberalism’ c) Other Pieces (Book Reviews, Comments, Editorials, Notes, Replies, etc) [F] Book review: Valerie Sperling Altered States: The Globalization of Accountability for Review of Politics [under contract]. [F] ‘Introduction’ to a symposium on David Estlund’s Democratic Authority in Representation [forthcoming]. [F] Book review: Tal Ben-Shahar The Pursuit of Perfect for Metapsychology Online [under contract]. [F] Book note: Jon Elster Reason & Rationality in Political Studies Review [submitted]. [F] Book review: Barbara Goodwin Justice by Lottery 2nd edition in The Journal of Value Inquiry [forthcoming]. [F*] Book review: ‘Democracy After Deliberation’ review of Robert E. Goodin Innovating Democracy: Democratic Theory and Practice After the Deliberative Turn in Res Publica [forthcoming]. [14] PhD Thesis Summary: ‘Democracy-as-Fairness: Justice, Equal Chances and Lotteries’ in The Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics 2:1 [Summer 2009] pp. 154-6 [http://ejpe.org/pdf/2-1-ts-3.pdf]. [13] Book review: Nader Chokr Unlearning or How NOT to be Governed? for Metapsychology Online 13:30 [21st July 2009] [http://tinyurl.com/nulkxr]. [12] Book review: Thomas Christiano The Constitution of Equality: Democratic Authority and its Limits in Philosophical Quarterly Vol. 59, No. 236 [July 2009] pp.566-8. [11] Book note: Thomas Gataker The Nature and Uses of Lotteries (ed. Conall Boyle) in Political Studies Review 7:2 [May 2009] p.270. [10] Book note: Thom Brooks (ed.) The Global Justice Reader in Political Studies Review 7:2 [May 2009] pp.242-3. [9] Book note: Malcolm Schofield Plato: Political Philosophy in Political Studies Review 7:1 [Jan 2009] p.108. Dr Ben Saunders – Curriculum Vitae – September 2009 3 of 5 [8] Book note: Jack Lively Democracy in Political Studies Review 6:2 [May 2008] p.216. [7] Book note: Ruth Lane The Game of Justice: A Theory of Individual SelfGovernment in Political Studies Review 6:2 [May 2008] p.215. [6] Book review: Cecile Fabre Whose Body is it Anyway?: Justice and the Integrity of the Person in Journal of Value Inquiry 41:2-4 [Dec 2007] pp.375-9. [5] Book note: David van Mill Deliberation, Social Choice and Absolutist Democracy in Political Studies Review 5:3 [Sept 2007] p.411. [4] Book note: Andrew Rehfeld The Concept of Constituency: Political Representation, Democratic Legitimacy, and Institutional Design in Political Studies Review 5:3 [Sept 2007] p.408. [3] Book note: Michel Regenwetter, Bernard Grofman, A.A.J. Marley & Ilia M. Tsetlin Behavioral Social Choice: Probabilistic Models, Statistical Inference, and Applications in Political Studies Review 5:2 [May 2007] p.267. [2] Book note: Stephen Parsons Rational Choice and Politics: A Critical Introduction in Political Studies Review 4:1 [Jan 2006] pp.66-7. [1] Book review: Bernard Crick Democracy: A Very Short Introduction in Philosophy Today 16:42 [Jan 2003] pp.8-9. d) Selected Conferences and Presentations (Oxford, unless otherwise specified) 02/06/08 Fairness, Democracy and Lotteries Moral Philosophy Seminar 11/09/08 Lotteries and Voting Workshops in Political Theory (Manchester Met.) 20/11/08 Democracy by Lottery Cerberus, Balliol PPE Society 02/02/09 Defining Democracy & the Market Nuffield Political Theory Workshop 01-03/09 Issues in Democratic Theory (five papers for my graduate research seminar) 10/03/09 Democracy by Lottery Corpus Christi Philosophy Society 30/04/09 Discrimination and Gender Balancing PEAK, University of Keele 18/05/09 Defining the Demos Philosophy Faculty Doctoral Thesis Seminar 28/05/09 Penalties and Lotteries Corpus Christi MCR-SCR lunchtime seminar 18/06/09 Normative Consent and Donation Moral Reasoning Seminar 27/06/09 Defining the Demos Society for Applied Philosophy annual conference (Leeds) 04/07/09 Defining the Demos Association for Legal and Social Philosophy annual conference (Edinburgh) 28/07/09 Democracy and Majority Rule University of Manchester 04/08/09 Democracy and Majority Rule University of York 4) Teaching Previous Experience: Tutorials Oxford undergraduate courses: FHS (2nd-4th year): Ethics (Phil 103) Theory of Politics (Pol 203 / Phil 114) Plato’s Republic (Phil 115) Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Criticism (Phil 109) History of Political Thought: Plato-Rousseau (Pol 215) Mill’s Utilitarianism Theorizing Democracy: Theory section Prelims (1st year): Dr Ben Saunders – Curriculum Vitae – September 2009 4 of 5 Visiting students/programmes: Stanford House TT 07 MT 07 MT 07 TT 09 Egalitarian Theory (specially devised course) International Justice (specially devised course) History of Political Thought: Plato-Rousseau Models of Democracy (specially devised course) St Hugh’s Summer School July 2006 Global Justice and Democracy Civil Liberties July 2007 Human Rights August 2007 Education and Equality July 2009 Human Nature in Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau The Ethics of Human Enhancement Morality (x2) Previous Experience: Lecture/Seminar Courses Graduate: FHS (2nd-4th year): Issues in Democratic Theory (HT 09) (6 research-based seminars) Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Criticism (Phil 109) (TT 09) (lectures on Plato, Aristotle, representation, and art & morality) Training and Qualifications MT 0822/11/08 TT 07 29/03/06 23/11/05 07/10/04 ‘Planning, Review and Integration’ Teaching Portfolio (For full HEA accreditation, submitted September 2009) Admissions Interview Practice (And completion of online course, 2-17/10/08) ‘Developing Learning and Teaching’ Portfolio (Entitles me to Associate status of the HEA, ref 33474) College Invigilation Workshop (This qualifies me to invigilate university exams in Oxford) IAUL Undergraduate Admissions Interviewing Seminar (This qualifies me to take part in undergraduate admissions interviews) IAUL Tutorial Teaching seminar (Department of Politics) (This qualifies me to teach undergraduate tutorials) 5) Selected Grants and Awards National Awards 2005-07 AHRC funding (for D.Phil) (fees and maintenance) 2003-05 AHRB [now AHRC] funding (for M.Phil) (fees and maintenance) Oxford University 2007 Vice-Chancellor’s Fund award (£1,000) Dr Ben Saunders – Curriculum Vitae – September 2009 2003 Gibbs Prize (best philosophy marks in PPE FHS) (£100) Jesus College 2006-07 Jesus College Graduate Scholarship (£825 plus dining rights) 2001-03 Open Scholarship (for results in Prelims) (£200pa plus dining rights) 2001-02 Bahram Dehqani-Tafti scholarship (£200 plus dining rights) 6) Other Professional-Related Duties and Experience 5 of 5 Professional Service: * Review Board for Postgraduate Journal of Aesthetics (2009-). * Referee for Ethics (2009). * Referee for European Journal of Political Theory (2009). * Referee for Journal of Philosophical Research (2008). * Referee for Oxford University Philosophy Faculty Graduate Conference (2006). Admissions Interviews: * Corpus Christi College PPE and PPP (December 2008). * Jesus College Philosophy and Theology (December 2005, 2006 and 2007). * St Hilda’s College Literae Humaniores (Classics) (December 2006). Administration: * Standing Committee for Philosophy & Modern Languages (2008-). * Jesus College Graduate Common Room Secretary (2006-07). * Administrative assistant with Oxford University Card Office, Wellington Square (summer 2005). Involved in creating and updating student records. * Administrative assistant with Colchester Borough Council (summer 2002 and 2003). In charge of payroll, sick records, accident reports, etc. * College representative on Politics Undergraduate Joint Consultative Committee (2001-02). Research Assistantships: * For Dr Pavel Ovseiko (D.Phil, Social Policy, Oxford) Sept 2008. * For Dr Marc Stears (Fellow in Politics, University College, Oxford) Dec 2007. * For Nkiruka Ahiauzu (Lecturer in Law, Aberystwyth) June-Aug 2005. Professional Affiliations: * Associate: Higher Education Academy * Member: Association for Legal and Social Philosophy * Member: Society for Applied Philosophy * Associate Member: Centre for the Study of Social Justice (Oxford) Other: * Assessor for FHS Theory of Politics (2009). * Assistance with Sixth Form open days (as student at Jesus, tutor at CCC). * College invigilation and marking for collections [internal exams] and interviews. Last updated: 17th September 2009