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Online Philosophy Tutor Henrik

Henrik

Henrik

Philosophy PhD, submitted; Gates Scholar

$82/hr

Cambridge supervisor, lecturer and admissions interviewer helping A Level, IB, undergraduate and postgraduate students think clearly and write outstanding philosophy.

Henrik170 classes

University of Cambridge - Philosophy - PhD, submitted; Gates Scholar

Cambridge supervisor, lecturer and admissions interviewer helping A Level, IB, undergraduate and postgraduate students think clearly and write outstanding philosophy.

Recent Students: 0
Total Hours: 159
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All-time Students: 25
Total Classes: 170
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Recent Students: 0Total Hours: 159Last Online:
All-time Students: 25Total Classes: 170Signed Up:

About Me

I recently submitted my PhD at Cambridge, funded by a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, on disease, mental disorder and how psychiatric categories change the people they describe. My research is published or forthcoming in Philosophy of Science and Philosophical Psychology. Before Cambridge, I earned a first-class MSci in Physics & Philosophy at King's College London, writing my dissertation on the Many Worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.

My teaching is built on the Oxbridge supervision model. That means small, focused sessions where we work through your ideas and your writing together, rather than me lecturing at you. I teach Socratically: I ask questions that help you discover what you actually think, find the weak spots in an argument, and see how to fix them. Students leave able to do this for themselves, which is what examiners reward.

Every student needs something different, and I tailor each session to you. That might be exam technique and timed essay practice for A Level or IB, or planning and structuring a dissertation from first idea to final draft. It might be getting unstuck on a difficult text like Kant or Wittgenstein. For Oxbridge applicants, it can mean preparing a personal statement and rehearsing interviews with someone who has sat on the other side of the table. I care about both form and content: clear thinking, clear structure, and clear prose.

Tutor Experience

I've taught over 1,250 hours of philosophy since 2017, online and in the classroom.

At Cambridge, I have supervised undergraduates since 2022 across a wide range of papers. At Part II: Philosophy of Science (psychiatry, biology, physics and economics), Philosophy of Mind, Ethics, Ethical Issues in Psychiatry, European Philosophy after Kant, and Wittgenstein and His Successors. At Part IB: Knowledge, Language and World, Ethics, and History of Analytic Philosophy. At Part IA: set texts (Plato, Descartes, Mill).

I have also lectured on Part II Philosophy of Mind, taught Part IA Logic every term for two years, and led seminars in ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of science and the history of analytic philosophy. I have interviewed applicants for Christ's College, Cambridge, so I know exactly what admissions tutors are looking for.

Outside Cambridge, I spent five years as a teacher and teacher trainer with The Philosophy Foundation, bringing philosophy into schools. I tutor the full AQA A Level Philosophy specification, IB Philosophy and the EPQ. I also help with Oxbridge personal statements and interviews.

My students' results speak for themselves. One of my supervisees was the top-performing student in Cambridge in Philosophy of Mind in their year. An adult learner who had never studied philosophy before achieved an A at A Level with me and went on to the University of Glasgow. Many of my students have improved their grades and earned firsts on their essays and dissertations.

Topic Expertise

Philosophy of psychiatry and medicine · philosophy of mind · philosophy of science (physics, biology, psychiatry, economics) · ethics and ethical issues in psychiatry · logic · epistemology · metaphysics · philosophy of language · history of analytic philosophy · Wittgenstein · Kant and European philosophy after Kant · Plato, Descartes and Mill · essay and dissertation writing · Oxbridge admissions

Client Reviews

Great feedback. Helped me understand parts that i was struggling with and explained what i can do to improve my essay.

- Philosophy

Very helpful and detailed! I feel more confident in my essay now

 - Philosophy

Testimonials

“I would like to send a quick note on feedback re Henrik. My daughter handed in her essay last night and I want you to know that Henrik was super helpful in helping her to understand the topic and get this done. This was a very challenging topic for my daughter, and Henrik was very knowledgeable and very skilfully offered advice and help. This got us out of a very stressful situation, thank you so much.” (Second-year student with Durham University, who returned for her third-year essays as well.)

“You are a very talented teacher and you inspired me a lot with the subject. Our discussions during the A-level lectures were as enlightening and even more perhaps as my university tutorials” (Foreign national, adult A Level student, who now studies philosophy at the University of Glasgow, getting first class marks in his essays.)

“I have an assignment and whilst I received feedback from a tutor, because he had a lot of experience in the topic that my assignment was going to be on, I did not find it as helpful and preferred yours. Will definitely be returning to you from now on!” (Second year student at the University of Coventry)

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Qualifications

PhD in Philosophy, University of Cambridge (2022–2026; submitted, viva December 2026), Gates Cambridge Scholar
MSci in Physics and Philosophy, First Class Joint Honours, King’s College London (2016–2020)

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