Research Areas

Department Research Areas

• Research Ethics

John William is Project Coordinator for the Fell Fund supported Oxford Bioethics Network project 'Developing a Strategic Plan for Ethics Provision at the University of Oxford'. His role involves gathering information about the current ethics teaching and research provision throughout the University, investigating how the existing provision might usefully be improved and, finally, implementing a plan that will narrow that gap between current and optimal provision.

John William recently submitted his DPhil in Political Theory entitled 'Challenges to Virtue in Political Office'. The thesis developed an account of the difficulty of cultivating and maintaining the virtues necessary for responsible political leadership in modern liberal democracies. Prior to his arrival at Oxford, John William completed an MPhil in Philosophy at King's College, Cambridge and a BA in Philosophy and Politics at University College Dublin. His research interests focus on political ethics, contemporary political philosophy, virtue ethics, sports ethics and ethics in higher education.