Michael Garnett
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Overview
Overview
Biography
Michael Garnett received his BA and MPhil in Philosophy from Cambridge University and his PhD from the University of Toronto. He then took up a College Lectureship at Wadham College, Oxford, before joining Birkbeck in 2007.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Toronto, 2006
- MPhil, Cambridge University, 2001
- BA, Cambridge University, 2000
Administrative responsibilities
- Tutor to Research Students
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Research
Research
Research interests
- Social and Political Philosophy
- Ethics
- Philosophy of Agency
Research overview
Michael is interested in a variety of issues relating to freedom and autonomy, including coercion, manipulation, indoctrination, ideology, oppression and domination, as well as the history of the idea of freedom.
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Supervision and teaching
Supervision and teaching
Supervision
Michael welcomes research students in any of the areas of his research interests, and is always happy to receive enquiries from prospective students.
Current doctoral researchers
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MATTIAS AHLGREN
Doctoral alumni since 2013-14
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STEVEN MONTGOMERY
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RACHELLE BASCARA
Teaching
Michael's teaching varies from year to year. Below are the modules he is teaching at the moment.
Teaching modules
- Rise of the Modern State (POSO031S5)
- Politics and Society (SSPL010H4)
- The Idea of Freedom (Level 7) (SSPL140H7)
- Research in Practical Philosophy (SSPL158S7)
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Publications
Publications
Article
- Garnett, Michael (2023) Ghost-written lives: autonomy, deference, and self-authorship. Ethics 133 (2), pp. 189-215. ISSN 0014-1704.
- Millum, J. and Garnett, Michael (2019) How payment for research participation can be coercive. American Journal of Bioethics 19 (9), pp. 21-31. ISSN 1526-5161.
- Garnett, Michael (2018) Coercion: the wrong and the bad. Ethics 128 (3), pp. 545-573. ISSN 0014-1704.
- Garnett, Michael (2017) Agency and inner freedom. Nous 51 (1), pp. 3-23. ISSN 0029-4624.
- Garnett, Michael (2016) Value neutrality and the ranking of opportunity sets. Economics and Philosophy 32 (1), pp. 99-119. ISSN 0266-2671.
- Garnett, Michael (2015) Freedom and indoctrination. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 115 (2), pp. 93-108. ISSN 1467-9264.
- Garnett, Michael (2015) Autonomy as social independence: reply to Weimer. Australasian Journal of Philosophy 93 (1), pp. 155-159. ISSN 0004-8402.
- Garnett, Michael (2014) The autonomous life: a pure social view. Australasian Journal of Philosophy 92 (1), pp. 143-158. ISSN 0004-8402.
- Garnett, Michael (2013) Fischer-style compatibilism. Analysis 73 (2), pp. 387-397. ISSN 0003-2638.
- Garnett, Michael (2013) Freedom and unpredictability. Inquiry 56 (6), pp. 666-680. ISSN 0020-174X.
- Garnett, Michael (2011) Taking the self out of self-rule. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice pp. 1-26. ISSN 1386-2820.
- Garnett, Michael (2011) Practical reason and the unity of agency: critical notice of Christine M. Korsgaard's 'Self-Constitution'. Canadian Journal of Philosophy 41 (3), pp. 449-468. ISSN 0045-5091.
- Garnett, Michael (2007) Ignorance, incompetence, and the concept of liberty. Journal of Political Philosophy 15 (4), pp. 428-446. ISSN 0963-8016.
Book Section
- Garnett, Michael (2022) Unity and Disunity in the Positive Tradition. In: Christman, J. (ed.) Positive Freedom: Past, Present, and Future. Cambridge University Press. pp. 8-27. ISBN 9781108768276.
- Garnett, Michael (2022) Prevention, coercion, and two concepts of negative liberty. In: McBride, Mark and Kurki, V.A.J. (eds.) Without Trimmings: The Legal, Moral, and Political Philosophy of Matthew Kramer. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198868866.
Letter
- Millum, J. and Garnett, Michael (2020) Response to Open Peer Commentaries on “How Payment for Research Participation Can Be Coercive”. The American Journal of Bioethics 20 (8), pp. W8-W11. Taylor & Francis. ISSN 1526-5161.
External Repositories