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Thanks for visiting my site. I’ve set it up to offer an introduction to my work, as both a photographer and a philosopher.
I’m a philosopher, trained in analytical political and moral philosophy, with a special interest in the ethics of killing, and issues in global ethics. My D.Phil., which was supervised by Henry Shue and examined and passed by David Rodin and Jeff McMahan in February 2009, was on the ethics of war. I’m now under contract with OUP (philosophy) to turn it into a book, titled: War and Associative Duties. You can read about the thesis and my current writing projects by following the links above and to the side, where you can also see my published work. The thesis was recently awarded the biennial American Philosophical Association 2011 Frank Chapman Sharp Memorial Prize for the best unpublished monograph on the philosophy of war and peace. I’m now a research associate at the institute for ethics, law and armed conflict at Oxford. You can read about it here. You can view my CV here, it will tell you anything else you need to know about my career. I have also made some of my teaching materials available here.
I love philosophy, it’s an incredibly creative, collaborative, rewarding experience, especially at Oxford. It’s not all that I do, however, I’m also a keen photographer. I started out with travel photography, and am always looking to expand my portfolio. I also have a business, selling my panoramic pictures of Oxford (and some other places), which I started in April 2008. Check that out at www.oxford-panoramas.co.uk. From March to September 2009, I travelled around Africa with my wife, Lu, on public transport from Agadir in Morocco to Zagazig in Egypt, stopping at a town beginning with every letter of the alphabet on the way (we crossed the contintent from north to south, down the western side). You can read about our trip at www.alphabettravel.com. You can see a collection of all my photography at www.sethlazar.com. I recently won the Saturday Telegraph ‘Big Picture’ travel photography competition, you can see my winning entry here. And another competition winner, this one at Ephotozine, is here. I’ve also done some amateur wedding photography for family and friends, and intend to go pro some time soon.