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Thomas M. Besch
Philosophy
Wuhan University
Hubei
Language: English, German
Political Theory
Ethics
Justice
Liberalism
Constructivism
Public Reason
Legitimacy
Toleration
Human Rights
Discursive Equality
Areas of Focus
- Political Philosophy
- Moral Philosophy
Work Experience
- Sep 2015–present - Wuhan University - Luojia Professor in Philosophy
- Jan 2015–present - The University of Sydney - Honorary Research Associate
- Jan–Aug 2015 - The University of Hradec Kralove - Research Fellow
- Jul 2007–Dec 2014 - The University of Sydney - Lecturer in Political Philosophy
- Jun–Oct 2006 - Balliol College, University of Oxford - Senior Research Associate
- Sep 2000–Jun 2007 - Bilkent University - Instructor in Philosophy
- Jan–Jun 2000 - Somerville College, University of Oxford - Lecturer in Logic
- Sep 1999–Sep 2000 - Balliol College, University of Oxford - Warden of Jowett
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005 - DPhil in Philosophy: University of Oxford
- 1996 - Magister in Philosophy: University of Hamburg
- 1992 - Zwischenprüfung in Philosophy: University of Hamburg
Publications
- Über John Rawls’ politischen Liberalismus, Thomas M. Besch, 1998
- On Discursive Respect, Thomas M. Besch, 2018
- On Critical Reflection on Toleration in Social Work, Thomas M. Besch & JS Lee, 2018
- Public Justification, Inclusion, and Discursive Equality, Thomas M. Besch, 2017
- Schmidtz on Moral Recognition Rules: a Critique, Thomas M. Besch, 2017
- On Toleration in Social Work, Thomas M. Besch & JS Lee, 2017
- On the Right to Justification and Discursive Respect, Thomas M. Besch, 2015
- On Discursive Respect, Thomas M. Besch, 2014
- On a Reflexive Case for Human Rights, Thomas M. Besch, 2013
- On Political Legitimacy, Reasonableness, and Perfectionism, Thomas M. Besch, 2013
- Political Liberalism, the Internal Conception, and the Problem of Public Dogma, Thomas M. Besch, 2012
- Factualism, Normativism, and the Bounds of Normativity, Thomas M. Besch, 2011
- Kantian Constructivism, the Issue of Scope, and Perfectionism, Thomas M. Besch, 2011
- Diversity and the Limits of Liberal Toleration, Thomas M. Besch, 2010
- Constructing Practical Reason, Thomas M. Besch, 2008
Awards
- Conference Grant (2011): The University of Sydney
- Special Studies Project Support Grant (2010): The University of Sydney
- Research Grant (2006): Bilkent University
