Curriculum Vitae
Summary
Adele is a qualified barrister who worked for several years as a professional management consultant for a Big Five Consulting Firm and as a strategist for the BBC Television Strategy team. She has an MA in Philosophy from King's College, London and has worked as a philosophy lecturer to undergraduates at both King's College and the University of Hertfordshire. She contributed to and co-edited a philosophy book with the renowned US Professor, Richard Shusterman, ('Aesthetic Experience' (Routledge, 2007) .
Adele is a practitioner of the Karma Kagyu lineage after taking refuge in a private audience with HH the 17th Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje, in Dharamsala, India in May 2005. From October 2006 - March 2008, Adele studied the Tibetan language (classical and colloquial) and Buddhist Philosophy in both India and Nepal. In 2008, Adele commenced work as a volunteer translator at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, India. She is currently completing a translation of a three-day Dalai Lama teaching (given in 2006) for publication by the LTWA. Adele is married to a Tibetan Buddhist scholar in the Karma Kagyu lineage who previously used to teach at a monastic shedra in Nepal. They are both now living and working in London, UK.
Areas of Specialisation
Ethics, Emotions, Aesthetics, Indian/Eastern Philosophy (Vedanta and Buddhism), Theories of Self
Areas of Competence
Epistemology, Theories of Perception
Publications
Books
- Aesthetic Experience, Richard Shusterman and Adele Tomlin (eds.) (Routledge, 2007).
Articles
- 'Contemplating the Undefinable', Aesthetic Experience, Richard Shusterman and Adele Tomlin (eds.) (Routledge, 2007).
-Review article of 'Gut Reactions: A Perceptual Theory of the Emotions' (2004) by Jesse Prinz in Metapsychology Online.
-Review article of 'Revealing Art' (2004) by Matthew Kieran and 'Re-thinking Aesthetics: Rogue Essays on Aesthetics and the Arts' (2004) by Arnold Berleant in Journal of Applied Philosophy.
- Review article of 'The Secret Power of Beauty' (2004) by John Armstrong in Journal of Applied Philosophy (2005, Vol. 21 (3)).
- Review article of 'Aesthetics and Subjectivity: from Kant to Nietzsche' (2003) by Andrew Bowie in Consciousness, Literature and the Arts, vol. 5, no. 5 (April 2004)
- Review article of 'Evolutionary Aesthetics' (2003) ed. Voland and Grammer, in Human Nature Review 2003 Vol.3
- Review article of 'Gender and Aesthetics' (2004) ed. Carolyn Korsmeyer in Feminist and Women's Studies Association Newsletter (No.45, August 2004).
Presentations
-'Concern without Action or Discussion without Engagement?: The Moral Value of Narratives' presented at the Royal Institute of Philosophy Annual Conference on 'Narrative and Understanding Persons', at the University of Hertfordshire 12-14 July 2005. Selected by review. For more info click here
-'Responsibility for Moral Ignorance' presented on 21st November 2004 at 'Virtue Epistemology' conference at Stirling University. Selected by review. For more info about the conference click here.
-'Moral Responsibility for Immoral Beliefs' presented on 24 September 2004 at Annual Conference on Social and Political Thought, Sussex University.
Education
-Advanced Tibetan Language and Buddhist Philosophy, (September 2007- April 2008), Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, India.
-Tibetan language and Buddhist Philosophy, (2005-6), Rangjung Yeshe Institute, Boudhnath, Nepal.
Colloquial I - IV (completed Manual of Standard Tibetan) and Classical Tibetan I. Buddhist/tantric philosophy and practice with Dharma teachers in both India and Nepal. Recently completed an intensive meditation retreat in a monastery in Nepal. Texts studied include 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, Jewel Ornament of Liberation by Gampopa, The Words of My Perfect Teacher, Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life by Shantideva.
MA Philosophy, (2002-4) King’s College, London
Dissertation in Ethics on 'Definitions of Happiness' received a Distinction mark and special commendation from external examiner (Prof. Tom Sorell). Supervisor: Dr. Peter Goldie
Bar Finals, Inns of Court School of Law, London
LLB (Hons) Law, University of Warwick
Related Work experience
Examiner (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), AQA, Philosophy A Level
Visiting Lecturer, Philosophy Department, University of Hertfordshire.
Graduate Tutor, Philosophy Department, King’s College, London. Tutor of philosophy undergraduates in Ethics, Political Philosophy and Aesthetics.
Postgraduate Study Group organiser
-Founder and moderator of graduate study group in Aesthetics for University of London postgraduates.
Website designer and editor
-Designer and editor of postgraduate website for the British Society of Aesthetics.
Author of 'Graduate Guide to Aesthetics in UK' (2004-6) (at www.british-aesthetics.org)
Academic conference organiser
-Sole organiser of London Aesthetics conference, ‘The Value of Aesthetic Experience’, 11 June 2004 (see http://londonaesthetics.tripod.com).
Professional work experience
Strategist, Television Strategy team, BBC, London W12 (1999 - 2001)
Strategist/Consultant, Deloitte Consulting, London, EC1 (1997 - 1999)
Pupil Barrister, 5, King’s Bench Walk London, EC1(now 18 Red Lion Court) (1996-1997)
Honours and Awards
Inner Temple Scholar (1996-1997):
Accommodation Award, Bursary and Duke of Edinburgh Entrance Award (based on merit only)
Other interests and activities
Music (classically trained piano, electric guitar and vocalist in various indie/rock bands)
Politics (active campaigner on women's and human rights as well as on issues related to the global arms trade)
Yoga (qualified yoga teacher - holder of British Wheel of Yoga Foundation Certificate and Yoga Siromani teaching certificate from the Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy, Rishikesh, India)
Voluntary work with refugees in India and Nepal and befriending and assisting elderly people who are isolated and vulnerable in London.
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