Ph.D. (University of Southern California)
Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics

Areas of Specialization:

History of Philosophy, Legal and Political Philosophy, Continental Philosophy.

I specialise in the history of political philosophy, and in particular the political philosophy of the British Enlightenment. My book David Hume's Political Theory was published in 2007. I am currently working on a book that examines how major figures of the British Enlightenment viewed the role of government. I am also working on chapters for the Oxford Handbook to Eighteenth Century British Philosophy, the Oxford Handbook to the History of Political Philosophy, and the Oxford Handbook to Hume. I serve on the board of the Canadian Philosophical Association.

In addition to philosophy, I am also interested in film-making. My films have played at numerous festivals, including the Toronto World-Wide Short Film Festival, the DOXA Festival (Vancouver), and the Calgary International Film Festival. More information is available on my webpage (at the url below).

Office: 457 University College

Phone: 474-9105

E-mail: mcarthun@cc.umanitoba.ca

Website: http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~mcarthun/

Here is the link to the blog for my Sexual Ethics Class.