I lecture in moral and political philosophy. I joined Stirling in 2008, a year after completing my PhD at the University of Cambridge. For most of the intervening time I lectured in the Philosophy department at the University of Auckland. My main research interests lie in moral and political philosophy. I am currently working on two broad topics: on the importance of imperfect duties (especially regarding human rights) and on considerations of intelligibility and accessibility in the exchange of moral reasons. I also have a keen interest in the history of ideas (especially Aristotle, Hobbes, and Kant) and in topics in distributive justice concerning the "equality of what?" question. I also write on the nature of Maori political argument in my homeland of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Political philosophy Moral philosophy Kant's practical philosophy Aristotle's practical philosophy Maori political argument
Book Chapter
Normative Disorientation and a Limitation of Human Rights
Hope SJ (2022) Normative Disorientation and a Limitation of Human Rights. In: Brownlee K, Jenkins D & Neal A (eds.) Being Social: The Philosophy of Social Human Rights. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 252-273. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198871194.001.0001
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Political Philosophy as Practical Philosophy: A response to "Political Realism"
Hope SJ (2020) Political Philosophy as Practical Philosophy: A response to "Political Realism". Journal of Political Philosophy, 28 (4), pp. 455-475. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopp.12209
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Human Rights: Sometimes One Thought Too Many?
Hope S (2016) Human Rights: Sometimes One Thought Too Many?. Jurisprudence, 7 (1), pp. 111-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/20403313.2016.1148429
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Idealization, Justice, and the Form of Practical Reason
Hope S (2016) Idealization, Justice, and the Form of Practical Reason. Social Philosophy and Policy, 33 (1-2), pp. 372-392. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0265052516000224
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Human Rights Without the Human Good? A Reply to Jiwei Ci
Hope S (2015) Human Rights Without the Human Good? A Reply to Jiwei Ci. In: Cruft R, Liao S & Renzo M (eds.) The Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights. Philosophical Foundations of Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 608-623. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/philosophical-foundations-of-human-rights-9780199688623?lang=en&cc=gb
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Kantian Imperfect Duties and Modern Debates over Human Rights
Hope S (2014) Kantian Imperfect Duties and Modern Debates over Human Rights. Journal of Political Philosophy, 22 (4), pp. 396-415. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopp.12026
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The Basic Goods and the “Lawlike” Use of Reason: Comments on Human Rights and the Common Good
Hope S (2013) The Basic Goods and the “Lawlike” Use of Reason: Comments on Human Rights and the Common Good. Jerusalem Review of Legal Studies, 8, pp. 136-146. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrls/jlt016
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Neo-Aristotelian Social Justice: An Unanswered Question
Hope S (2013) Neo-Aristotelian Social Justice: An Unanswered Question. Res Publica, 19 (2), pp. 157-172. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-013-9213-y
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Friendship, Justice, and Aristotle: Some Reasons to Be Sceptical
Hope S (2013) Friendship, Justice, and Aristotle: Some Reasons to Be Sceptical. Res Publica, 19 (1), pp. 37-52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-012-9205-3
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Subsistence Needs, Human Rights, and Imperfect Duties
Hope S (2013) Subsistence Needs, Human Rights, and Imperfect Duties. Journal of Applied Philosophy, 30 (1), pp. 88-100. https://doi.org/10.1111/japp.12006
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Common Humanity as a Justification for Human Rights Claims
Hope S (2011) Common Humanity as a Justification for Human Rights Claims. In: Ernst G & Heilinger J (eds.) The Philosophy of Human Rights: Contemporary Controversies. Berlin: De Grutyer, pp. 211-230. http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/178551
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Hope S (2010) The Circumstances of Justice. Hume Studies, 36 (2), pp. 125-148. https://doi.org/10.1353/hms.2010.0015
Book Review
Hope S (2008) Justice and Legitimacy in Maori Claims: Reflections on Jock Brookfield's Waitangi and Indigenous Rights: Revolution, Law, and Legitimation. Review of: Waitangi and Indigenous Rights: Revolution, Law, and Legitimation, FM Brookfield, Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2006, 229 pp. ISBN 9781869403720. Australian Journal of Legal Philosophy, 33 (1), pp. 179-192. http://heinonline.org.ezproxy.stir.ac.uk/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/ajlph33&id=185&collection=journals&index=journals/ajlph
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Republicanism and human rights: a plausible combination?
Hope S (2008) Republicanism and human rights: a plausible combination?. Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 21 (2), pp. 367-382. https://doi.org/10.1080/09557570802253583
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Self-determination and cultural difference
Hope S (2006) Self-determination and cultural difference. Political Science, 58 (1), pp. 23-41. https://doi.org/10.1177/003231870605800102
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The roots and reach of rangatiratanga
Hope S (2004) The roots and reach of rangatiratanga. Political Science, 56 (1), pp. 23-54. https://doi.org/10.1177/003231870405600103