JOEL CHOW

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Instructor
University Scholars Programme,
National University of Singapore
uspjch@nus.edu.sg 
(65) 6516 1326

Brief Introduction

Dr Joel Chow is an Instructor in the University Scholars Programme (USP) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He obtained his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Arizona and his BA/PhB in Philosophy from NUS-The Australian National University Joint Honours Degree Programme. He is also an alumnus of USP, graduating in the Class of 2011.

Teaching Modules @ USP

Dr Chow offers the following modules:

Democracy and Inequality
University Scholars Seminar

Research Interests

  • Political philosophy
  • Social philosophy
  • Ethics

Titles of Independent Study Modules (ISMs) Previously Supervised (for USP students)

  • To Forgive and Not to Forget - On the Relationship Between Recognition and Reconciliation (Students' essay got published recently in a professional academic journal)
  • Modelling the Virulence of COVID-19 Fake News in Social Media Networks
  • Perceptions of Meritocracy Amongst Singapore University Undergraduates – A Quantitative Analysis

Selected Publication List

  • "On Political Instrumentalism and the Justification of Democracy", Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society
  • "Political Persuasion and Political Philosophy", Australasian Philosophical Review
  • "On Not Blaming and Victim Blaming", co-authored with Robert Hamilton Wallace, Teorema (Finalist for Young Scholar Prize Essay)
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