Dr. Russell Powell

Arts and Humanities Research Council Fellow, Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics
Research Associate, Program in Ethics and the New Biosciences
Research Associate, Oxford Centre for Neuroethics

russell.powell@philosophy.ox.ac.uk

Suite 8, Littlegate House
16-17 St. Ebbes Street
Oxford OX1 1PT U.K.
Tel: 01865 286980
Fax: 01865 286983

Research Interests

Philosophy of Biology, Practical Ethics, Political Philosophy, Moral Psychology

Education and career

2008-2009	Greenwall Postdoctoral Fellow, Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University
2008-2009	Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy and a Senior Research Scholar, Department of Philosophy and Kennedy Institute of Ethics, respectively, Georgetown University.
2008	Ph.D. Philosophy, Duke University (4-year completion)
2008 2002 1999	M.Sc. Biology, Duke University J.D., NYU School of Law (cum laude) B.A. Philosophy (summa cum laude), Binghamton University (1999)

Recent Publications

Powell, R. (forthcoming), “The Evolutionary Biological Implications of Human Genetic Engineering,” Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Powell, R. (forthcoming), “What’s the harm? An Evolutionary Theoretical Critique of the Precautionary Principle,” Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 20(1).

Powell, R. (forthcoming), “On the Disappearance of Species,” in the Handbook on Ethics and Animals, T.L. Beauchamp and R.J. Frey (eds.), Oxford

Powell, R. (2009), “Contingency and Convergence in Macroevolution: A Reply to John Beatty,” Journal of Philosophy 106(7).

Powell, R. and A. Buchanan (2009), “Breaking Evolution’s Chains: The Promise of Enhancement by Design,” in Enhancement, Julian Savulescu (ed.), Oxford

Buchanan, A. and R. Powell (2008), “Constitutional Democracy and the Rule of International Law: Are They Compatible?” Journal of Political Philosophy 16(3): 326-349

Powell, R. and A. Buchanan (2008), “Fidelity to Constitutional Democracy and to Robust International Law,” in Handbook of International Law, David Armstrong (ed.), Routledge

Powell, R. (2007), “Is Convergence More than an Analogy? Homoplasy and its Implications for Macroevolutionary Predictability,” Biology and Philosophy, vol. 22, pp. 565-578

Powell, R. (2007), “The Law and Philosophy of Preventive War: An Institution-Based Approach to Collective Self-Defense,” Australian Journal of Legal Philosophy 32: 67-89