Sam Summerfield

Profile

I began my journey with The University of Leeds in 2018 when I began 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 aswell as a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) both specialising in Mathematics for ages 11-18, during which time I was the President of the Leeds University Phillosophical Society. Finally, in 2023 I returned to philosophical study by begining my time as a Postgraduate Researcher speicalising in the Philosophy of Luck supervised by Professor Gerald Lang and Dr Joseph Bowen.

Research interests

My research intersts 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 manifestion of those phenomena.

Qualifications

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

Research groups and institutes

• Centre for Aesthetic, Moral and Political Philosophy