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Ben Cross
Philosophy
Wuhan University
Hubei
Language: English, Chinese
Political Theory
Ethics
Normativity
Legitimacy
Realism
Philosophical Analysis
Moral Philosophy
Political Thought
Wittgenstein
Law
Areas of Focus
- Political Philosophy
- Normative Ethics
- Metaethics
- Philosophy of Law
- History of Political Thought
- Wittgenstein’s Philosophy
Work Experience
- 2022-Present - Wuhan University - Assistant Professor
- 2016-2022 - Wuhan University - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- 2013 - University of New South Wales - Lecturer
- 2010-2016 - University of Sydney - Tutor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2010-2014 PhD in Philosophy: The University of Sydney
- 2007-09 Honours in Philosophy: University of Sydney
Publications
- Climate Change and the Politics of Apocalyptic Redirection, Ben Cross, 2023
- How Radical is Radical Realism?, Ben Cross, 2023
- Deception by Topic Choice: how discussion can mislead without falsehood, Ben Cross, 2021
- Apocalypticism as Radical Realism? On the Benefits and Dangers of Wishful Thinking in Prefigurative Politics, Ben Cross, 2023
- Normativity, Morality and Radical Disadvantage in Bernard Williams’ Realist Theory of Legitimacy, Ben Cross, 2023
- Normativity in Realist Legitimacy, Ben Cross, 2021
- Deliberative Systems Theory and Activism, Ben Cross, 2021
- Radicalising Realist Legitimacy, Ben Cross, 2020
- Intolerance and Argument Expression, Ben Cross, 2019
- Why Inconclusiveness is a Problem for Public Reason, Ben Cross, Thomas M. Besch, 2019
- Analysing Political Deception: The Virtues of Bernard Williams’ Anti-Tyranny Argument, Ben Cross, 2019
- Naturalist Political Realism and the First Political Question, Ben Cross, 2018
- Public Reason and the Exclusion of Oppressed Groups, Ben Cross, 2017
- Autonomy and Moral Deference, Ben Cross, 2017
- Normativity in Chantal Mouffe’s Political Realism, Ben Cross, 2017
- Rawlsian Liberalism, Justice for the Worst Off, and the Limited Capacity of Political Institutions, Ben Cross, 2016
- Moral Philosophy, Moral Expertise, and the Argument From Disagreement, Ben Cross, 2016
