Desmond, Jordan

Jordan Desmond

Ph.D. Candidate

Philosophy

Arts and Science

People Directory Affiliation Category
Research Interests

Moral Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Law

Biography
  • B.A., Honours (Philosophy), McGill University
  • M.A. (Philosophy), University of Western Ontario

Jordan鈥檚 research focuses primarily on questions concerning the ethics of membership and the boundaries of justice. Current projects include: developing the roles of reciprocity and vulnerability at the heart of an inclusive model of citizenship; examining the constitutive role of territory in a political conception of peoplehood; and identifying the communities within which special duties of justice are owed to co-members.