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Mahrad AlmotahariHistory of Medieval Islamic Thought
Fedor BenevichMetaphysics, epistemology, mind in Islamic thought
Damian CaluoriPlato, Aristotle, Stoics, Neoplatonism
Inna KupreevaAristotle, Ancient and Medieval Philosophy & Science

Find out more about the History of philosophy research area.

Matthew ChrismanSocial Epistemology, Epistemic Normativity, Social & Feminist Epistemology
Beri MarušićPractical Reason, Epistemic Normativity
Wolfgang SchwarzFormal Epistemology, Decision Theory
Martin SmithJustification, Evidence in Law, Decision Theory
Nick TreanorEpistemic Normativity

Find out more about the Epistemology research area.

Michael CholbiNormative Ethics and Applied Ethics
Matthew ChrismanMeta-Ethics
Alix CohenKantian Ethics
Guy FletcherNormative Ethics, Well-Being, Meta-Ethics
Michael GillHumean Moral Philosophy, Moral Pluralism
David LevyPhenomenological Ethics, Moral Anti-Theory
Beri MarušićPhilosophy of Action
Michael RidgeMeta-Ethics, Moral Judgment, Moral Naturalism
Debbie RobertsMeta-Ethics, Moral Psychology
Patrick ToddMoral responsibility, the ethics of blame
Shannon VallorEthics of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Data Ethics, Philosophy of Science

Find out more about the Ethics research area.

Alix CohenKant, Kantian Ethics, 18th century philosophy
Michael GillHume
Jen MarušićLocke, Hume, British Empiricism
Michela MassimiKant, Kant’s philosophy of nature
Pauline PhemisterRationalism, esp. Leibniz and Spinoza

Find out more about the History of philosophy research area.

David LevySimone Weil
Beri MarušićJean Paul Sartre
Filipa Melo LopesSimone de Beauvoir
Dave WardMaurice Merleau-Ponty

Mahrad AlmotahariPhilosophy of Language
Wolfgang SchwarzPhilosophy of Language, Logic, Probability Theory
Patrick ToddThe problem of future contingents
David LevyWittgenstein

Find out more about the Logic and language research area.

Mahrad AlmotahariOntology and Identity
Alasdair RichmondPhilosophy of Time and Time Travel
Wolfgang SchwarzModality, Metametaphysics, Metaphysics of Mind
Patrick ToddFree will, The Open Future, Theism/Atheism, Philosophy of Religion
Nick TreanorMetaphysics of content
Jo WolffMetaphysics of Science, Metametaphysics, Naturalism

Mazviita ChirimuutaComputational Neuroscience, Perception
Alistair IsaacPerception, History & Philosophy of Psychology, AI
Suilin LavelleCognitive Science, Social Cognition
Beri MarušićPhilosophy of Action
Mark SprevakComputation, Consciousness, Metaphysics of Mind
Nick TreanorMetaphysics of Mind
Till VierkantSocial Cognition, The Will, Mental Actions
Dave WardEmbodied Cognition

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Marion BoulicaultFeminist Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Technology, Bioethics
Mazviita ChirimuutaHistory of Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Neuroscience
Alistair IsaacMeasurement, Models, Methodology
Suilin LavellePhilosophy of Psychology
Eli LichtensteinEnvironmental Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Aesthetics & Philosophy of Art
Michela MassimiGeneral Philosophy of Science, Epistemology of Science
Alasdair RichmondPhilosophy of Time, Metaphysics of Science
Wolfgang SchwarzHumeanism, Objective Probability
Mark SprevakPhilosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophy of AI
Shannon VallorEthics of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Data Ethics, Philosophy of Science
Jo WolffMeasurement, Metaphysics of Science, General Philosophy of Science

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Marion BoulicaultFeminist Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Technology, Bioethics
Matthew ChrismanDemocratic Legitimacy, Civil Disobedience
Tommy CurryCritical Race Theory, Black Male Studies
Guy FletcherWell-being and distributive justice
Eli LichtensteinEnvironmental Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Aesthetics & Philosophy of Art
Barry MaguirePolitics, Economics, and Metaethics of Socialism
Aidan McGlynnFeminism, Objectification, Epistemic Injustice
Filipa Melo LopesFeminism, Philosophy of Race and Gender
Pauline PhemisterEnvironmental Philosophy, Deep Ecology
Mike RidgePhilosophy of Games, Philosophy of Play

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Fedor BenevichMetaphysics, epistemology, mind in Islamic thought
Tommy J CurryCivil Society Formation and Racial Dynamics, Philosophical and Political Theories of Racism
Takeshi MorisatoMetaphysics, Philosophy of Religion, and Existentialism