
Dr Jack Hume
Lecturer in Ethics (fixed-term)
Research interests
- Philosophy
Contact details
Biography
I work mainly in ethics and political philosophy. My current work explores the ethics of arts and cultural funding in liberal democracies and the liberal tradition. I write about why governments should fund art and cultural heritage, issues of fairness and equality that arise in doing so, and how these relate to foundational questions in political philosophy.
I completed my PhD at University College London in 2025, where I also completed my MPhil in Philosophy. I have a BA (Hons) in Philosophy & Psychology at the University of Sydney.
Research interests
• Political philosophy
• Applied ethics
• Feminism
• Social epistemology
• Aesthetics
Teaching
In 2025-26, I am convening
6AANB039 Gender and Philosophy (with Facundo Rodríguez)
5AANB005 Ethics IIA
Selected Publications
“Openness, Priority, and Free Museums”, Journal of Applied Philosophy (2025)
“Neutrality, Cultural Literacy, and Arts Funding”, Ergo: An Open-Access Journal of Philosophy (2024)
“Providing ethics advice in a pandemic, in theory and in practice”, Bioethics (2023; co-authored with James Wilson, Melanie Smallman, and Cian O'Donovan)