School of Humanities / Sgoil nan Daonnachdan

Interlace panel from the Govan sarcophagus, carved for the bones of St Constantine, c. 900 AD

Dr Ben Colburn

  • Lecturer (Philosophy)

telephone: 0141 330 4277
email: Ben.Colburn@glasgow.ac.uk


Ben Colburn's main research interests are in political philosophy and ethics, with a particular interest in the nature and value of autonomy. He is currently writing on various topics in this area, including the nature of responsibility and its role in distributive justive; the moral foundations of the free market; and the conditions of independence and authenticity. When possible, he also thinks about the philosophy of mathematics, and about the political theory of education.

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Number of items: 9.

2013

Colburn, B. (2013) Autonomy-minded anti-perfectionism: novel, intuitive, and sound. Journal of Philosophical Research, 37 . pp. 233-241. ISSN 1053-8364 (doi:10.5840/jpr20123711)

Colburn, B. (2013) In defence of comprehensive liberalism. Philosophy and Public Issues, 2 . pp. 17-29. ISSN 1591-0660 (In Press)

2012

Colburn, B. (2012) Responsibility and school choice in education. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 46 (2). pp. 207-222. ISSN 0309-8249 (doi:10.1111/j.1467-9752.2012.00848.x)

2011

Colburn, B. (2011) Adaptive preferences and autonomy. Utilitas, 23 (1). ISSN 0953-8208 (doi:10.1017/S0953820810000440)

2010

Colburn, B. (2010) Anti-Perfectionisms and autonomy. Analysis, 70 (2). pp. 247-256. ISSN 0003-2638 (doi:10.1093/analys/anp171)

Colburn, Ben (2010) Autonomy and Liberalism. Routledge. ISBN 9780415875967

2008

Colburn, Ben (2008) Forbidden Ways of Life. Philosophical Quarterly, 58 (233). pp. 618-629. ISSN 0031-8094 (doi:10.1111/j.1467-9213.2007.531.x)

Colburn, Ben (2008) Debate: The Concept of Voluntariness. Journal of Political Philosophy, 16 (1). pp. 101-111. ISSN 0963-8016 (doi:10.1111/j.1467-9760.2007.00272.x)

Kramer, M., Colburn, B., Hatzistavrou, A. and Grant, C., (Eds.) (2008) The legacy of H.L.A. Hart: legal, political, and moral philosophy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199542895

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Current PhD students:

 - Carole Baillie (third year)

- James Humphries (first year)

 Ben has supervised students working on various topics within political philosophy, including neutrality, the philosophy of education, egalitarianism, and multiculturalism. He is happy to supervise doctoral work in most areas of political philosophy and many areas of ethics; prospective students should drop him a line.

Teaching 2012-13:

  • JH4 Political Philosophy (Semester 1)
  • JH6 History of Moral Philosophy (tutorials) (Semester 2)
  • SH3 Liberalism (Semester 1)
  • MLitt Moral and Political Philosophy: Political Philosophy components
  • MBA: Business and Professional Ethics elective

Office hours: Mondays and Tuesdays, 2-3 p.m.

Administrative responsibilities

Ben is Honours convenor for philosophy.

Office hours: Mondays and Tuesdays, 2-3 p.m.