What Students Say

“ I have improved immensely under Ethan. Every time we have gone through content Ethan goes above and beyond, explaining complex ideas simply and effectively to a very detailed degree, allowing me to reach those top grades, and exploring interesting off the spec content not only to enrich my understanding of the subject, but reach those top grades with extra reading and cool additional concepts. Ethan made me very confident in my knowledge of the content and my essay writing has improved immensely. Ethan is amazing at essay writing and clearly knows what the exam boards are looking for. Ethan also makes lessons fun. I could literally not recommend him enough.”
— Philip, A-Level Philosophy Student

How I Work

Philosophical inquiry has changed in many ways since the days of Socrates and Plato, but one thing that has not changed is its fundamental status as a dialogue - between arguments and objections, but also between tutors and students. As such, philosophy lessons are primarily conversational - each philosophy lesson is based around a question or contention, and I guide students through the arguments, objections and theories that pertain to that question. We consider thought-experiments and their implications together, and I encourage students to interrogate their own assumptions regarding ethics, epistemology and metaphysical claims. This helps students go beyond simply memorising theories and objections, and develop real understanding of the material.

Success in philosophy, however, also requires clear written expression, and an understanding of how philosophical reasoning works. This is why our philosophy lessons usually begin with activities that help students build skills of logical reasoning, and equip them with the language of philosophy.

Our sessions are, thus, collaborative and interactive, but they are also purposeful. We will build a schedule of lessons together, focusing on the most challenging areas first and understanding the course as a whole. In later lessons, we will move on to essay practice and exam technique.

Philosophy Publications

There's a (false) saying that those who can do, and those who can't teach. I do both. Alongside tutoring philosophy, I'm an active philosophical researcher. I exercise the same skills in my research that I teach in my tutorials, and each informs the other. Here are some of my recent publications and projects:

  1. ‘The Prudential “Now What?” Problem’, Acta Analytica (2026). View publication
  2. ‘Why Error Theorists Don't Need Moral Commitment-Devices’, The Journal of Ethics (2026). View publication
  3. ‘Ethics Without Morals’, in Philosophers on How to Live: Talking about Morality, Bloomsbury, forthcoming; edited by Jack Symes and Ellie Palmer.
  4. The Amoral Life: A Practical Guide to Moral Abolitionism, Routledge, forthcoming; edited by Ethan Moore.

Details regarding my research, conference talks, further testimonials and a full CV can be found on my About page.

Get in Touch

If you'd like to discuss tuition further, please feel free to get in touch. If possible, it would also be useful to know which exam board you're studying and any indication of topics or areas that you might be struggling with.

I offer free 30-minute consultations for prospective students and parents. This helps me to get to know your learning style and aims. It also gives me a chance to provide you with an action plan and schedule for our lessons moving forward.