Dr. Kerah Gordon Solmon

Associate Professor

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Biography

Kerah Gordon-Solmon is an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator in the Department of Philosophy at Queen's University. She received her Doctorate from the University of Oxford in 2012, focusing on moral political philosophy and bioethics. Her research explores normative ethics and practical ethics, particularly the boundaries of permissible harm, and extends into political philosophy with a focus on luck-egalitarian distributive justice. Gordon-Solmon is interested in explicating egalitarian conceptions of distributive fairness and unpacking the moral considerations that underpin the luck-egalitarian ideal. Her work has been featured in esteemed venues such as Philosophy & Public Affairs and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, and she has served as an associate editor for the Journal of Moral Philosophy since January 2020. Gordon-Solmon is also a member of the editorial team for PEA Soup, where further details on her publications can be found.

Research Interests

Requirements for Queen's University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor degree Background in Computing, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
Application Checklist
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  • Statement of Research Interest
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Two academic references
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Specialization Notes

Department of Computing offers research-based, project-based, and course-based patterns.