Christopher Bennett
BA Stirling, MA, PhD Sheffield
Christopher Bennett is a Senior Lecturer in the Philosophy Department. His interests are in moral, political and legal philosophy. He also has interests in moral psychology and the history of philosophy. From July 2013 he is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Applied Philosophy.
Selected publications
'Excuses, Justifications and the Normativity of Expressive Behaviour,' Oxford Journal of Legal Studies vol. 32 no. 3 (2012)
'Expressive Punishment and Political Authority,' Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law vol. 8 no. 2 (2011)
The Apology Ritual: A Philosophical Theory of Punishment (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008)
'The Varieties of Retributive Experience,' Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 48 No. 207 (April 2002), pp. 145-163
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Postgraduate supervision
I am currently supervising PhD students working on the following topics:
- Love and monogamy
- Marx's individualistic vision of the good life
- Autonomy in medical ethics
Contact
Office hours: Thursday 11-1