Rate My Professor Luke Russell

Russell's research specializes in moral philosophy, particularly the concepts of evil, forgiveness, virtue, and vice. He has developed influential secular accounts of evil and forgiveness. His key publications include books such as Evil: A Philosophical Investigation (Oxford University Press, 2014), which presents a novel analysis of evil actions and persons; Evil: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2022), examining philosophical arguments for and against the reality of evil; and Being Evil: A Philosophical Perspective (Oxford University Press, 2020). Prominent articles published in top journals like the Australasian Journal of Philosophy feature 'Is evil action qualitatively distinct from ordinary wrongdoing?' (2007), 'Evil-revivalism versus evil-skepticism' (2006), 'Dispositional accounts of evil personhood' (2010), and 'Forgiving while punishing' (2016). These works have received notable citations and contributed to ongoing debates in ethical theory.