Colin Macleod
Professor in law and philosophy,
Chair of the Department of Philosophy

Colin Macleod
Colin Macleod Tel: 250-721-7521 |
Faculty of Law University of Victoria PO Box 1700, STN CSC Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2 Map |
In addition to my appointment as professor in law and philosophy, I am also the current chair of the Department of Philosophy. My research focuses on issues in contemporary moral, political, and legal theory, with a special focus on distributive justice and equality; children, families, and justice; and democratic ethics.
My articles have appeared in journals such as: Politics and Society, The Canadian Journal of Philosophy, The Canadian Journal for Law and Jurisprudence, Law and Philosophy, Dialogue, The Journal of Applied Philosophy and the Chicago-Kent Law Review. I am an executive editor of the Canadian Journal of Philosophy.
- BA – Queen's
- MA – Dalhousie
- PhD – Cornell
BOOKS
- Philosophical Perspectives on Moral and Civic Education: Shaping Citizens and Their Schools (co-edited with Christine Tappolet) Routledge 2019.
- Have A Little Faith: Religion, Democracy and the American Public School (co-written with Ben Justice), University of Chicago Press, 2016.
- The Nature of Children’s Well-being: Theory and Practice (co-edited with A. Bagattini), Springer, 2014.
- Justice and Equality. (Edited collection). University of Calgary Press, 2012.
- Between Consenting Peoples (co-edited with Jeremy Webber) UBC Press 2010
- The Moral and Political Status of Children (co-edited with David Archard) OUP 2002
- Liberalism, Justice, and Markets: A Critique of Liberal Equality (OUP 1998)