Collis Tahzib

Collis Tahzib is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California (USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences). His research focuses on contemporary theories of liberalism, particularly the harm principle, state neutrality, and public justification principle. He is the author of A Perfectionist Theory of Justice (Oxford University Press, 2022) and co-editor of the Pacific Philosophical Quarterly.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Philosophy, Oxford University (2019)
  • M.A. in Philosophy, Oxford University (2017)
  • B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Oxford University (2015)

Research Areas: His work bridges political and moral philosophy, emphasizing perfectionist theories of justice, public reason, and the ethical foundations of liberal governance. He explores tensions between individual rights and collective duties, often engaging with Rawlsian principles and their critiques.

Publications highlight themes such as pluralist neutrality, anti-sectarianism in public reason, and reactive attitudes in political theory. His current work in progress includes analyses of the harm principle, self-other symmetry of rights, and the philosophical significance of Rawlsian liberalism.