STUDENT PROFILE

Mervyn Ashington

Philosophy & Political Theory · Undergraduate · Year 3

Interested in ethics, classical philosophy, political history, and the ways in which power shapes societies.

Member of the Ashington Society and several university academic circles.

I have little patience for intellectual laziness, although I am always willing to be proven wrong by someone capable of doing so.

Outside academia, I spend my free time fencing and riding, while golf and charitable events are useful excuses to expand my circle of acquaintances. When I need solitude, I tend to disappear into botany and reading; theatre, however, is preferable when I wish to keep both mind and spirit occupied without having to speak to anyone.

I have no particular interest in becoming popular. The company of a few good friends is generally preferable to that of a crowded room.

My long-term plans are, for the moment, best described as complicated.