I am Professor of Philosophy at the University of Kent and Editor-in-Chief of Ethical Theory and Moral Practice. I am also Member of the Advisory Committee of the British Society for Ethical Theory (BSET).

My research programme centres on the contours and structures of agency as revealed under various kinds of threats, including systematic distortions of one’s self-understanding. Key contributions to date include: (1) demonstrating how and why even severe mental disorders may be consistent with personal autonomy, (2) developing a comprehensive account of action as actualisation, which goes beyond intention and planning, and (3) putting forwa…

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