Curriculum Vitae - Simon Clarke
Born May 17 1972, Wellington, New Zealand
Areas of Specialisation
Political Philosophy, History of Political Thought, Bioethics
Areas of Competence
Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Law
Education
- D.Phil. (Politics), University of Oxford, 2001.
- M.A. with first class honours (Political Studies), University of Auckland, 1997.
- B.A./B.Com. (Political Studies and Economics), University of Auckland , 1994.
Academic Positions
- Lecturer, Philosophy Programme, University of Canterbury, Jan 2003 - present.
- Fixed Term Lecturer, Philosophy Programme, University of Canterbury, July - Nov 2002.
- Fixed Term Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Canterbury, July 2001 - Feb 2002.
- Visiting Scholar, Columbia Law School, New York, Fall Semester, 1999.
- Tutor in Theory of Politics, St. Edmund Hall, Pembroke College, and Green College, Oxford, May 1998 - June 2000.
- Tutor, Department of Political Studies, University of Auckland, Feb 1996 - July 1997.
Courses Taught
Philosophy Department, University of Canterbury:
- PHIL139: Ethics and the Good Life: An Introduction to Ethics and Political Philosophy
- PHIL240: Bioethics
- PHIL317/POLS301: Contemporary Political Philosophy
- PHIL447: Topics in Political Philosophy
- PHIL433: Moral Philosophy
Political Science Programme, University of Canterbury (2001-2):
- POLS201/PHIL239: History of Political Thought
- POLS207: Democracy and Power
- POLS227: Political Theory and Democracy
Publications
Journal Articles:
- 'Debate: State Paternalism, Neutrality and Perfectionism', Journal of Political Philosophy, 14/1, 2006.
- 'Rutherford at Canterbury University College', The Rutherford Journal, vol. 1, 2005.
- 'Two Models of Ethics Committees', Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 2/1, 2005, pp. 41-47.
- 'Ethical Consistency in Embryonic Stem Cell Research', New Zealand Bioethics Journal, 5/1, Feb 2004, pp. 29-30.
- 'Paternalism and the Right of Access to Medical Records', Journal of Information Ethics , 12/1, 2003, pp. 80-91.
- 'A Definition of Paternalism', Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy , 5/1, 2002. pp. 81-91.
- 'Contractarianism, Liberal Neutrality, and Epistemology', Political Studies , 47/4, 1999, pp. 627-42.
Other papers:
- ‘A Case for Affirmative Action,’ The Philosophers’ Magazine, September 2005.
- 'On an argument against equality of welfare,’ The Equality Exchange website, September 2005.
Book reviews:
- 'Isaiah Berlin: Liberty and Pluralism' by George Crowder, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, forthcoming.
- 'The State of Democratic Theory' by Ian Shapiro, Australian Journal of Political Science, 40/1, November 2004.
- 'Justice as Impartiality' by Brian Barry, Political Science, December 1996.
Conference Presentations
- ‘Rescuing Thomson’s Defence of Abortion’, Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference, University of Sydney, July 2005.
- 'State Paternalism and the Neutrality-Perfectionism Debate' and 'Liberalism, Paternalism and Trust', 32nd Conference on Value Inquiry, Louisiana State University, April 2005.
- 'Liberalism, Paternalism and Trust', Australasian Association of Philosophy (New Zealand branch) Conference, Hamilton, December 2004.
- 'Animal Ethics Committees', New Zealand Bioethics Conference, Dunedin, February 2004.
- 'Rescuing Thomson’s Defence of Abortion’, Australasian Association of Philosophy (New Zealand branch) Conference, Palmerston North, December 2003.
- 'State Paternalism and the Neutrality-Perfectionism Debate', AAP Conference, University of Adelaide, July 2003.
- 'Paternalism and Trust', NZ Political Studies Association Conference, Massey University, December 2001.
- 'Paternalism and Trust', Keynote Address at the Post-Graduate Conference in Political Science, University of Canterbury, August 2001.
- 'Hurka on Perfectionism and Paternalism', Graduate Conference in Political Theory, Warwick University, May 2000.
Recent Seminars
- ‘Liberalism, Paternalism, and Trust’, Philosophy Research Seminar, April 2005.
- ‘A Case for Affirmative Action’, Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy Discussion Group, University of Canterbury, March 2005.
- 'State Paternalism and the Neutrality-Perfectionism Debate', Philosophy Dept Seminar, University of Auckland, October 2004.
- ‘Liberalism, Paternalism, and Trust’, Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy Discussion Group, University of Canterbury, April 2004.
- ‘Rescuing Thomson’s Defence of Abortion’, Philosophy Research Seminar, March 2004.
- ‘Against Three Principles of Paternalism’, Philosophy Research Seminar, June 2003.
Awards
- William Georgetti Scholarship, NZ Vice-Chancellors' Committee, 1997-2000.
- Gordon Watson Scholarship, NZ Vice-Chancellors' Committee, 1997-2000.
- Overseas Research Scheme Award, British Government, 1998-2000.
- Senior Prize in Political Studies, University of Auckland, 1993.
Service
- Philosophy Programme Coordinator, June 2005 - present.
- Faculty of Arts, Philosophy representative, 2003 - 2005.
- Research Committee, School of Philosophy and Religious Studies, 2003 - present.
- Web-master, School of Philosophy and Religious Studies website, 2003 - present.
- Teaching and Learning Committee, School of Philosophy and Religious Studies, 2004 – present.
- Canterbury Health Ethics Committee (Ministry of Health), 2003 – present.
- Founder and organiser of the Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy Discussion Group, University of Canterbury, February 2004 – present.
Academic Referees
Professor Joseph Raz
Balliol College
Oxford OX1 3BJ
England
Tel: (44) 1865 277721
Fax: (44) 1865 277803
joseph.raz@balliol.ox.ac.uk
Dr David Miller
Nuffield College
Oxford OX1 1NF
England
Tel: (44) 1865 278569
Fax: (44) 1865 278621
Email: david.miller@nuffield.ox.ac.uk
Dr Simon Caney
Politics Department
Newcastle University
Newcastle NE1 7RU
England
Tel: (44) 191 222 8822
Fax: (44) 191 222 5069
Email: S.L.R.Caney@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Martin Wilkinson
School of Population Health
University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland, New Zealand
Tel: +64 9 373-7599 ext 88073
Email: m.wilkinson@auckland.ac.nz