Jack Hume
I am a Philosophy PhD student at University College London. My research investigates the relationship between arts funding and liberalism.
More broadly, I am interested in political philosophy, social epistemology, aesthetics, and public health ethics.
Research
Publications
"Providing ethics advice in a pandemic, in theory and in practice", Bioethics (2023; co-authored with James Wilson, Melanie Smallman, and Cian O'Donovan)
"Neutrality, Cultural Literacy, and Arts Funding", Ergo: An Open-Access Journal of Philosophy (2024)
In progress
A paper on the ethics of free admissions to museums
A paper on the epistemic costs of a focus on justice in political philosophy
A paper on outreach as a democratic ideal
Teaching
As a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant at UCL:
PHIL0024: Ethics (2022, 2023)
PHIL0067: Free Speech and Theories of Autonomy (2022, 2023)
PHIL0059: Philosophy, Politics and Economics of Health (2023, Master’s students)
PHIL0185: Protecting Dignity (2024)