Robert is a lecturer in Political Philosophy at the University of Exeter with specific research interests in 18th and 19th century political writing, particularly that of British liberals, socialists and utilitarians. He is currently working on a monograph with the working title The Egalitarian Politics of Thomas Paine, which explores the nature of Paine’s understanding of moral equality and the role that concept plays in his substantive political arguments about individual rights.
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