Publications

Academic Books

Aristotle: An Educational Biography Continuum (2010).

A-Z of Philosophy Continuum (2008)

John Locke: An Educational Biography Continuum (2007)

An Introduction to Political Philosophy Continuum (2007)

Human Rights and Military Intervention Ashgate (2002) co-edited with Richard Norman.

A Philosophy of War Algora (2002)

Academic Articles

"Just War Theory" in D. J. Christie (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Peace Psychology. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. (2011)

“John Locke and Early Childhood Education,” in The Sage Handbook of Philosophy of Education. Eds. R.Bailey, D.Carr, R.Barrow, and C.McCarthy. Sage: London (2009)

“The Philosophical Warrior,” in Military Ethics and Irregular Warfare, eds. Don Carrick, Paul Robinson, Nigel de Lee, and Don Carrick. Ashgate: Aldershot (2009)

“The Ethical Warrior”, Military Ethics, eds. Paul Robinson, Nigel de Lee, and Don Carrick. Ashgate: Aldershot (2008).

“John Locke’s Morality of War” in Journal of Military Ethics, Vol.4, Issue 2, (2005)

“The Rules of War in Sub-Saharan Africa” in Just War in Comparative Perspective, ed. Paul Robinson (2005)

“Stretching Humanitarianisms: Cultural and Aesthetic Values and Military Intervention,” co-written with H. Eisenhut, in Human Rights and Military Intervention, eds. Alexander Moseley and Richard Norman (2002)

“Is war a spontaneous Hayekian institution?” in Peace and Change, February 2002.

“Liberalism and Suicide Bombers,” in Moral Musings, 1998.

Internet Articles (Peer Reviewed) with the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

“Philosophy of War”

“Political Philosophy”

“Political Philosophy of John Locke”

“Philosophy of Love”

“Pacifism”

“Just War Theory”

“Egoism”

“Interventionism”

“Political Realism”

General Articles

“Just terrorism” – used in a reader at the University of Tennessee by Prof. Jim Fieser.

Book Reviews:

Free-Market Feminism, by David Conway. Commentaries by Brenda Almond, Miriam E. David, Janet Radcliffe Richards, Christina Hoff Sommers.
IEA Health and Welfare Unit: Choice in Welfare No.43, 1998. pp.96 reviewed in Journal of Applied Philosophy.

Who Killed Canadian History?J.L.Granatstein, A Phyllis Bruce Book, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd: Toronto, Canada, 1998. pp.149 in Moral Musings.

Jonathan Glover’s Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century. Jonathan Cape: London, 1999. pp.414. Reviewed in Journal of Applied Philosophy

Fiction

Vestiges of Freedom, under the nom-de-plume William Venator (2005)

Wither This Land, under the nom-de-plume William Venator (2003)

Talks and Conferences.

“Sartre and Aristotle on military ethics” St Cyr Military Academy, France, 2008.

“The ethical warrior” Strategic Studies Dept. University of Hull, 2005

“Evolution of Just War Codes” University of Wales, 2003

“Cicero: Swimming with Sharks” Strategic Studies Dept, University of Hull 2003

“Mises on War” Mises Institute, Auburn University, Alabama, 2001

“Towards a Private Education” University of Oxford, 2001

“Just war and art” Society for Applied Philosophy, University of Manchester 2002

“Philosophy of War” University of East Anglia, 1998

“Philosophy of War” University of Edinburgh, 1998

“Hayekian Spontaneous Evolution in the war codes” London School of Economics 1998

“Multiculturalism”, University of Hull, 1998

“Interventionism”, University of Edinburgh, 1996

“Just War Theory”, University of Edinburgh, 1995

Conferences and seminars convened:

Economics and War: Mises Institute, Auburn University, Alabama 2001.

Human Rights and Military Intervention, Society for Applied Philosophy Annual Conference, co-convened with Professor Richard Norman: Annual Conference, 2000

Philosophy and Literature seminar, Society for Applied Philosophy, 1999

Employment

2002-date Director of Classical Foundations, an independent and private tuition and music academy, set up by my wife and me.

Classical Foundations currently has approximately 100 students taking weekly individual lessons in academic tuition as well as piano, ’cello and music theory.

My teaching concentration is on general academic requirements from year 1 up to GCSE, more specific requirements at A-level (social sciences, humanities, biology), academic and university advice for all ages, directed learning and study assistance for degree students.

2002-date Freelance teaching with Students International, Melton Mowbray teaching Economics and English.

2002-2004 Book signing fictional works at various fairs around the country – usually Summer country fairs but also including the Royal Show, Burghley Horse Trials (2003, 2004)

2001-2002 Private tutor in various subjects in the local region

2001-2002 Sixth Form teacher in Economics (years 12 and 13). Maths (year 7) and IT (years 7,9). Harry Carlton Comprehensive, East Leake.

2000-2001 Supply teaching at King Edward VII School, Melton Mowbray; various supply work through agencies across Nottingham and Leicestershire.

1998-date Sub-editor for Political Philosophy for the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

1996-2000 Assistant Professor of Economics, Harlaxton College, University of Evansville, British Campus. Also lecturing in British Studies and Ethics.

Head of Department for British Studies 1998-2000

Assistant Head of Department for British Studies 1997-98

Courses taught: International Finance; International Trade; History of Economic Thought; World Culture; British History; Ethics.

1994-1997 Tutor in Philosophy at the Universities of Edinburgh and Stirling

1991-1993 Tutor in Economics at York University, Ontario.

Other work

1999 Summer work for family firm, York Plumbing and Heating Supplies, labouring, clerical, retail, and getting its accounts computerised.

Part time clerical work for local architects; database for a heating firm; copywriting memoirs and diaries on colonial Africa for a friend (now published on net www.britishempire.co.uk)

1991-1993 Faculty of Arts adviser to incoming first year students, York University, Ontario; alumnae fund raising, York University; German translation for a software company, Toronto, Ontario.

1990-1991 Labouring and clerical work, Ontario.

1990-1990 Year’s work as a financial and market adviser for Crown Financial

1986-1986 Clerical work for Birmingham Midshires Building Society

1985-1986 Seasonal work as a porter in Davos, Switzerland

1981-1983 Retail, labouring, and clerical work for family firm, York Plumbing and Heating Supplies