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Brian Burge-Hendrix came to Quest University from Cambridge University, where he was a Junior Research Fellow in legal and political philosophy at Churchill College, and a supervisor for students in the Law Faculty. He received a B.A. with First Class Honours in Philosophy and Latin at the University of Alberta, then went on to McMaster University where he wrote his M.A. thesis on philosophy of music, and his Ph.D. thesis on legal philosophy. Brian's primary areas of research are legal, political, and moral philosophy, though he maintains an interest in the philosophy of music. He is also engaged in a long-term project on Plato's philosophy of law, and another on Hegel. Brian's first book - Epistemic Uncertainty and Legal Theory - was published in 2008. His current book-in-progress examines the educative function of law, an aspect of legal systems which was prominent in classical legal philosophy but has largely gone unrecognized since the onset of modernity. Since law's persuasive and educative aims are most clearly pronounced in constitutional adjudication, Brian is especially interested in that particular intersection of law and morality. He has been invited to present semianrs at the Supreme Court of Mexico, and is the co-organizer of a series of conferences bringing together judges from the Canadian and Mexican supreme courts. More generally, Brian is interested in culture and the various forms of persuasion which make culture possible. He contends that music is one of the most powerful forces for change and expression within most societies, and he also champions the importance of typography as one of the most significant influences on modern art. Brian's pastimes include listening to music, particularly Chinese opera and Jamaican music form the 1960s and '70s. He is an enthusiastic motorcyclist who enjoys trans-continental motorcycle touring. Most recently, Brian has begun horse-riding despite his innate distrust of equine agents. He is also interested in the history of naval warfare in the Napoleonic era, and has an enduring fascination with submarines. Brian is of the opinion, which he holds to be objectively true, that cats are evil. Brian's Website Visit Brian's website at http://www.legibus.org. |
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Brian's Book Brian Burge-Hendrix, Quest's philosophy tutor, recently had his book published by Ashgate Publishing Group. Epistemic Uncertainty and Legal Theory shows the worth of careful reflection on methodological and meta-theoretical issues for a comprehensive account of a present-day legal system which is fast becoming the norm. |
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