Dr. Agnes Tam
Positions
Assistant Professor
Contact information
Background
Educational Background
LLB Law, University of Hong Kong , 2010
MSc Political Theory , London School of Economics and Political Science , 2013
PhD Philosophy, Queen's University, 2020
Biography
My research focuses on the empirical and normative phenomena of group agency and reasoning, and their implications for ethics and politics. My doctoral thesis titled “Norms, Reasons, and Moral Progress” developed a novel normative theory of group reasoning, called “We”-reasoning. In contrast to the widespread view in moral and political philosophy, I show that partial and conformist groups can rationally revise their group norms, under conditions of solidarity, trust, and trustworthiness. My work on We-reasoning has been published in the Journal of Political Philosophy, Analyse & Kritik and through Routledge.
Awards
- Banting Postdoctoral Fellow , SSHRC/McGill University . 2021
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