Sam Summerfield

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Philosophy Postgraduate Researcher at the University of Leeds working on Moral Luck under the supervision of Professor Gerald Lang and Dr Joseph Bowen.

About Me:

I began my journey with The University of Leeds in 2018 when I started my undergraduate degree in Economics & Philosophy, eventually representing PRHS in the Leeds Excellence in the Arts (LEAP) program. I then completed my MA in Philosophy, and was awarded both the Mangoletsi and Ash Scholarships. After the completion of my MA in 2022, I obtained Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with Red Kite as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) both specialising in Mathematics for ages 11-18. During this time, I was the President of the Leeds University Philosophical Society. Finally, in 2023, I returned to philosophical study by beginning my time as a Postgraduate Researcher specialising in Moral Luck supervised by Professor Gerald Lang and Dr Joseph Bowen.

Teaching:

PHIL1080: The Good, the Bad, the Right, the Wrong,

PHIL1090: Knowledge, Self and Reality

PHIL1121: Introduction to the History of Western Philosophy

Research interests

My research interests are wide and span much of ethics. However my research often focuses on; praise, blame, responsibility, and the influence that luck can have on the manifestation of those phenomena.

Qualifications

• MA Philosophy - University of Leeds
• Postgraduate Certificate in Education - University of Leeds
• BA (Hons) Economics & Philosophy - University of Leeds

Research groups and institutes

• Centre for Aesthetic, Moral and Political Philosophy
• Philosophy