Our PhD students develop a high level of research skills which enable them to go on to a variety of careers, with many gaining positions in academia Placement record 2021-22 Name: Alessandro Barbieri Thesis Title: The Radical Pluralist Theory of Well-Being Supervisors: Guy Fletcher, Jennifer Corns (Glasgow), Dave Ward Examiners: Chris Woodard, Debbie Roberts Name: Patrick Denning Thesis Title: Truth Relativism in Metaethics Supervisors: Guy Fletcher, Mike Ridge Examiners: Gunnar Bjornsson, Mahrad Almotahari Name: Chad Stevenson Thesis Title: Asymmetric Welfarism about Meaning in Life Supervisors: Guy Fletcher, Michael Cholbi Examiners: Michael Hauskeller, Filipa Melo Lopes 2020-21 Name: Antonio Salgado Borge Thesis Title: Supervisors: Pauline Phemister, Alexander Douglas Examiners: Michael Della Rocca, Jennifer Marušić First Post: Associate Lecturer at University of St Andrews (September 2022-July 2023) Name: James L. D. Brown Thesis Title: Expressivism, Normative Content, and Propositions Supervisors: Matthew Chrisman, Michael Ridge Examiners: Prof. Mark Schroeder (external), Dr. Brian Rabern (internal) First Post: British Academy Postdoc at Sheffield University 2021 Name: George Deane Thesis Title: The shape of subjectivity: An active inference approach to consciousness and altered self-experience Supervisors: Mark Sprevak, Andy Clark Examiners: Prof Jakob Hohwy; Dr Dave Ward First Post: Currently on the job market Name: Julian Hauser Thesis Title: Where do I end? Self-models and the representation of our boundaries Supervisors: Mark Sprevak Examiners: Prof Mike Wheeler; Dr Dave Ward First Post: Postdoc at University of Barcelona Name: Luke Kersten Thesis Title: Wide computation: A mechanistic account Supervisor: Mark Sprevak Examiners: Prof Marcin Miłkowski; Dr Alistair Isaac First Post: Research Fellow at Ruhr University Bochum Name: Lilith Wilson Lee Thesis Title: An Examination of the Problems of False Consciousness Supervisors: Matthew Chrisman, Ellie Mason, Filipa Melo-Lopes Examiners: Katharine Jenkins (external), Tommy Curry (internal) First Post: Lecturer, Nanyang Technological University Current Post: Assistant Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Name: Matt Sims Thesis Title: A Strong Continuity of Life and Mind: The Free Energy Framework, Predictive Processing, and Ecological Psychology Supervisors: Dave Ward, Andy Clark Examiners: Eva Jablonka (external), Alistair Isaac (internal) First Post: Humboldt Research Fellow at Ruhr University Bochum Name: Lorenzo Spagnesi Thesis Title: Kant and the Systematicity of Nature. The Regulative Use of Reason in the Critique of Pure Reason Supervisor: Michela Massimi Examiners: Dr Jen Marušić (internal) and Prof. Rachel Zuckert (external) First Post: Postdoc at University of Trier Name: Guido Tana Thesis Title: The Truth of Scepticism. On the Varieties of Epistemological Doubt Supervisors: Duncan Pritchard, Modesto Gomez Alonso Examiners: Dr Neil Gascoigne (Royal Holloway London, external), Dr Berislav Maruŝić (internal) First Post: FCT Post-Doc Fellow, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Current Post: Postdoctoral Researcher, University School of Advanced Studies (IUSS) Pavia, Italy 2019-2020 Name: Yinlin Guan Thesis Title: Aristotle on Music and Emotions Supervisors: Dr Inna Kupreeva (Lead), Professor Joachim Gentz (East Asian Studies) Examiners: External: Professor Richard King (University of Bern, Switzerland), Internal: Dr Curie Virág (Classics) First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow (Tsinghua University) Name: Rie Iizuka Thesis Title: Bringing Virtue Epistemology down to Earth Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard & Dr Dave Ward Examiners: External: Dr Alessandra Tannesini, Internal: Dr Aidan McGlynn Current Post: Postdoc in Philosophy at Kansai University Name: Franklin Jacoby Thesis Title: The Hunt for Reality. Perspectives, Models and Plurality in the Physical Sciences Supervisors: Professor Michela Massimi & Dr Alasdair Richmond Examiners: External: Professor Sandra Mitchell, Internal: Dr Alistair Isaac Current Post: Postdoc at the Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Engagement at Dartmouth Name: Konstantinos Kravvaritis Thesis Title: The Question of Forms of Artefacts in Plato Supervisors: Dr Inna Kupreeva (Lead), Professor John Joseph (LEL) Examiners: External: Professor Malcolm Schofield (University of Cambridge), Internal: Dr Simon Trépanier First Post: On job market Name: Yuanyuan Liu Thesis Title: Creativity East and West Supervisors: Professor Pauline Phemister; Professor Theodore Scaltsas Examiners: External: Professor Xiuhua Zhang; Internal: Dr Andrew Mason Current Post: 3-year Research Fellowship, Philosophy Department, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Name: Becky Millar Thesis Title: Extending Sensorimotor Enactivism to Flavour and Smell Supervisors: Dr Dave Ward & Dr Alistair Isaac Examiners: External: Dr Louise Richardson, Internal: Dr Mark Sprevak Current Post: Postdoc on 'Grief: A Study of Human Emotional Experience' project, University of York Name: Nina Poth Thesis Title: Perceptual Categorisation, Bayesian Inference and Psychological Similarity Supervisors: Dr Mark Sprevak & Dr Alistair Isaac Examiners: External: Dr Matteo Colombo, Internal: Dr Dave Ward Current Post: 3-year postdoctoral position, working in the Situated Cognition Group under the lead of Professor Dr Tobias Schlicht at the Department of Philosophy at Ruhr University Bochum 2017-2018 Name: José M. Araya Thesis Title: Emotion and predictive processing: emotions as perceptions? Supervisors: Dr Tillman Vierkant and Dr Mark Sprevak Examiners: External: Professor Philip Gerrans, Intenal: Professor Andy Clark Current Post: Lecturer in 'Philosophy and Psychology', Universidad de Talca, Department of Psychology (Chile); Lecturer in "Epistemology II", PhD in Human Sciences, Universidad de Talca (Chile); Lecturer in Cognitive Science, IFICC (Chile); Invited Lecturer in Predictive Processing (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali) (Colombia) Name: Ana-Maria Creţu Thesis Title: What Good is Realism about Natural Kinds? Supervisors: Professor Michela Massimi, Dr Alasdair Richmond Examiners: External: Professor Helen Beebee, Internal: Dr Alistair Isaac Current Post: Research Assistant on “Perspectival Realism. Science, Knowledge, and Truth from a Human Vantage Point” project, University of Edinburgh Name: Giada Fratantonio Thesis Title: Evidential Externalism Supervisors: Dr Aidan McGlynn, Professor Duncan Pritchard, Dr Martin Smith Examiners: External: Professor Clayton Littlejohn, Internal: Professor Matthew Chrisman Current Post: Postdoc on 'Competence and Success in Epistemology and Beyond' project at the University of Helsinki Name: Mark Miller Thesis Title: The Entangled Predictive Brain: Emotion, Prediction and Embodied Cognition Supervisors: Professor Andy Clark & Dr Mark Sprevak Examiners: External: Professor Shaun Gallagher, Internal: Dr Dave Ward First Post: Research Assistant on ERC funded Advanced Grant, Expecting Ourselves Current Post: Assistant Professor at the University of Hokkaido's Center for Human Nature, Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience Name: Anna Ortín Nadal Thesis Title: Mental activity in Descartes’ causal-semantic model of sensory perception Supervisors: Dr Pauline Phemister & Professor Michela Massimi Examiners: External: Professor Alison Simmons, Internal: Dr Alix Cohen First Post: Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh Current Post: Postdoc in Philosophy at the University of Groningen Name: Eugene Philalithis Thesis Title: The many Worlds of meaning: A framework for object reference. Supervisors: Professor Andy Clark, Professor Holly Branigan, Dr Paul Schweizer, Dr Alistair Isaac Examiners: External: Dr Mike Wheeler, Internal: Dr Mark Sprevak First Post: Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh Current Post: Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University Name: Lukas Schwengerer Thesis Title: A Unified Transparency Account of Self-Knowledge Supervisors: Dr Aidan McGlynn, Professor Jesper Kallestrup Examiners: External: Professor Alex Byrne, Internal: Dr Tillmann Vierkant Current Post: Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Duisburg-Essen Name: Kegan Shaw Thesis Title: Reorienting Epistemological Disjunctivism: A New Proposal: Concerning the Grounds of Perceptual Judgemental Knowledge Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard, Dr Martin Smith & Dr Aidan McGlynn. Examiners: External: Professor Ram Neta (UNC, North Carolina), Internal: Professor Jesper Kallestrup (Copenhagen) Current Post: Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Anderson University Name: Alex Whalen Thesis Title: Ampliative Understanding Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard & Dr Nick Treanor. Examiners: External: Professor Kevin Meeker (South Alabama), Internal: Dr Alasdair Richmond Current Post: Teaching Fellow in Philosophy, University of South Alabama Name: Ashleigh Watson Thesis Title: Multisensory Integration, Predictive Coding and the Bayesian Brain Supervisors: Dr Dave Ward, Dr Suilin Lavelle Examiners: External: Professor Shaun Gallagher, Internal: Dr Mark Sprevak Current Post: Lay Advisor, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow; On academic job market Name: Silvan Wittwer Title: Evolution and the Possibility of Moral Knowledge Supervisors: Professor Matthew Chrisman (primary), Professor Duncan Pritchard, Professor Geoff Sayre-McCord Examiners: External: Professor Jamie Dreier, Internal: Dr Debbie Roberts Current Post: Postdoc at Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2016-2017 Name: Selina Beaugrand Thesis Title: The Bountiful Mind: Memory, Cognition and Knowledge Acquisition in Plato's Meno Supervisors: Professor Dory Scaltsas, Professor Duncan Pritchard Examiners: External: Dr Anna Marmadoro (Oxford), Internal: Dr Andrew Mason Current Post: On job market Name: Joe Dewhurst Thesis Title: From Folk Psychology to Cognitive Ontology Supervisors: Dr Dave Ward, Dr Suilin Lavelle Examiners: External: Professor Edouard Machery (Pittsburgh), Professor George Botterill (Sheffield), Internal: Professor Andy Clark First Post: Teaching Assistant, University of Edinburgh Current Post: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Munich Centre for Mathematical Philosophy, LMU Munich Name: Jie Gao Thesis Title: Belief, Knowledge and Action Supervisors: Dr Mikkel Gerken, Professor Duncan Pritchard & Dr Allan Hazlett Examiners: External: Professor Jennifer Nagel (University of Toronto), Internal: Dr Nick Treanor Current Post: Postdoctoral Researcher (Knowledge-first Virtue Epistemology Project) KU Leuven Name: Niels Hermannsson Thesis Title: Plato's Causal Theory of the Nature of Man in The Timaeus 69a6-92c9 Supervisors: Professor Dory Scaltsas, Dr Inna Kupreeva Current Post: On job market Name: Jeffrey Johns Thesis Title: Everlastingness in the Timaeus Supervisors: Dr Inna Kupreeva (Lead), Dr Alasdair Richmond Examiners: External: Professor D.N. Sedley (University of Cambridge), Internal: Dr Simon Trépanier First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Barcelona) Current Post: On job market Name: Juan Pablo Mira Thesis Title: Aristotle on Music and Emotions Supervisors: Dr Inna Kupreeva (Lead), Professor Douglas Cairns (Classics) Examiners: External: Professor David Konstan (NYU), Internal: Dr Mirko Canevaro (Classics) Current post: Part-time teaching, on job market Name: Robert O'Shaughnessy Thesis Title: A Concept is A Container Supervisors: Dr Mark Sprevak, Dr Till Vierkant Examiners: Professor Edouard Machery (Pittsburgh), Professor Andy Clark Current Post: Did not seek academic employment Name: Kevin Wallbridge Thesis Title: Counterfactual Epistemology: In Defence of Sensitivity Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard, Dr Nick Treanor Examiners: External: Professor John Greco (Saint Louis), Internal: Dr Martin Smith Current Post: Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, University of Cyprus Name: Ju Wang Thesis Title: Radical Scepticism and Transcendental Arguments Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard, Dr Adam Carter Examiners: External: Professor Chenkuo Mi (Soochow); Internal: Professor Dory Scaltsas Current Post: Lecturer in Philosophy, Fudan University, Shanghai 2015-2016 Name: Natalie Ashton Thesis Title: Stratified Epistemic Relativism Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard, Professor Jesper Kallestrup Examiners: External: Professor Alessandra Tanesini (University of Cardiff), Internal: Dr Aidan McGlynn Current Post: Postdoctoral Fellow (The Emergence of Relativism Project), University of Vienna Name: Sam Baird Thesis Title: Internalism and the Explanatory Role of Narrow Content Supervisor: Professor Jesper Kallestrup Examiners: External: Professor Sarah Sawyer (University of Sussex), Internal: Dr Nick Treanor Current Post: Non-academic Name: Fotini Hamplova Thesis Title: On What Socrates Hoped to Achieve in the Agora: The Socratic Act of Turning Our Attention to the Truth Supervisor: Professor Dory Scaltsas Examiners: External: Professor Sarah Broadie (University of St Andrews), Internal: Dr Andrew Mason First Post: Lecturer and Tutor (p/t), Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh Current Post: Non-academic Name: John O'Connor Thesis Title: A Groundwork for a Distinctively Virtue Ethical Theory: Constitutivist Virtue Ethics Supervisors: Professor Mike Ridge, Professor Matthew Chrisman Examiners: External: Professor Roger Crisp (University of Oxford), Internal: Dr Guy Fletcher First Posts: Assistant Editor of New Blackfriars (Theology and Philosophy journal published by Wiley-Blackwell); Dominican Friar and Catholic Priest; Honorary Chaplain, University of Edinburgh, Teaching Fellow, University of Edinburgh Current Post: Part-time lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Glasgow Name: Anthony Pasqualoni Thesis Title: Collection and division in Plato's dialogues Supervisors: Dr Inna Kupreeva (lead), Dr Paul Schweizer, Professor Dana Miller (Fordham) Examiners: External: Dr Miira Tuominen, University of Jyväskülä (Finland), Internal: Dr Simon Trépanier (Classics) Current Post: Teaching, part-time (logic and critical thinking), Sacred Heart University (Fairfield CT) Name: Lee John Whittington Thesis Title: The Metaphysics of Luck Supervisors: Dr Allan Hazlett, Professor Duncan Pritchard Examiners: External: Professor Sabine Roeser (Delft University of Technology), Internal: Dr Aidan McGlynn Current Post: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh 2014-2015 Name: Alfred Archer Thesis Title: Beyond Duty: An Examination and Defence of Supererogation Supervisors: Dr Elinor Mason, Professor Mike Ridge Examiners: External: Professor Rae Langton (University of Cambridge), Internal: Dr Guy Fletcher First Post: Teaching Fellow (fixed term), University of Bristol Current Post: Assistant Professor in Philosophy, University of Tilburg Name: Cameron Boult Thesis Title: Epistemic Responsibility and Radical Scepticism Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard, Dr Allan Hazlett, Professor Matthew Chrisman Examiners: External: Professor Ram Neta (University of North Carolina), Internal: Dr Aidan McGlynn First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow (Knowledge First Virtue Epistemology Project), University of Leuven Current Post: Assistant Professor, Brandon University Name: Hasse Hämäläinen Thesis Title: Aristotle's Steps to Virtue Supervisors: Professor Dory Scaltsas, Professor Michael Ridge, Professor Duncan Pritchard Examiners: External: Professor Carlo Natali (University of Venice), Internal: Dr Andrew Mason Current Post: Postdoctoral Fellow (The Enlightenment Ideas of Freedom of Thought and Conscience and Contemporary Secularism Project), Institute of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University, Poland Name: Jessica Miller Thesis Title: Dignity in the Biotechnological Revolution Supervisors: Dr Elinor Mason, Professor Matthew Chrisman Examiners: External: Dr Daniela Cutas (University of Umea), Internal: Dr Guy Fletcher Current Post: Non-academic Name: Rachel Phillips Thesis Title: The Nature and Timing of the Possible Harm of Death Supervisors: Dr Alasdair Richmond, Professor Duncan Pritchard Examiners: External: Dr Bob Plant (University of Aberdeen), Internal: Professor Theodore Scaltsas Current Post: Teaching philosophy (part-time) at local community college Name: Andrea Polonioli Thesis title: Towards a Theory of Adaptive Rationality? Supervisors: Professor Tillmann Vierkant (lead), Professor Michela Massimi Examiners: External Lisa Bortolotti, Internal Suilin Lavelle First Post: Postdoctoral fellow, Edelstein Centre for the History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine, Jerusalem Current Post: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Birmingham Name: Christopher Ranalli Thesis Title: The Possibility of Explaining Perceptual Knowledge: Skepticism and the Metaepistemological Challenge Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard, Dr Allan Hazlett Examiners: External: Professor Quassim Cassam (University of Warwick), Internal: Dr Mikkel Gerken Firat Post: Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Philosophical Investigation, National Autonomous University of Mexico Current Post: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Cologne Name: Mario Villalobos Thesis Title: The Biological Roots of Cognition and the Social Origins of Mind Supervisors: Dr Mark Sprevak, Professor Andy Clark, Dr Dave Ward Examiners: External: Professor Michael Wheeler (University of Stirling), Internal: Dr Alastair Isaac Current Post: Lecturer in philosophy and cognitive science, Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile Name: Lani Watson Thesis Title: Why Ask: The Epistemology of Questioning Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard, Professor Holly Branigan, Dr Allan Hazlett Examiners: External: Dr Ben Kotzee (University of Birmingham), Internal: Professor Sanford Goldberg First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing, University of Oklahoma Current Post: Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of Edinburgh Name: Alan Wilson Thesis Title: On the Nature and Identity of the Moral Virtues Supervisors: Dr Elinor Mason (lead) & Professor Matthew Chrisman Examiners: External: Dr Julia Driver, Internal: Dr Debbie Roberts First Post: Teaching Fellow in Philosophy, University of Glasgow Current Post: Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Bristol 2013-2014 Name: David Des Roches-Dueck Thesis Title: Diamonds and Corkscrews: A Hybrid Account of Realization Supervisors: Dr Mark Sprevak, Professor Andy Clark Examiners: External: Dr Carl Gillett (Northern Illinois University), Internal: Dr Alastair Isaac Current Post: Non-academic Name: Nicole Hall Thesis Title: Aesthetic Perception, Nature, and Experience Supervisors: Dr Dave Ward, Professor Emily Brady Examiners: External: Dr Elisabeth Schellekens (University of Durham), Internal: Dr Michela Massimi Current Post: Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, Institut Jean Nicod, Paris Name: Dohyoung Kim Thesis Title: The Nature of Deliberation in Aristotle Supervisors: Professor Theodore Scaltsas, Dr Andrew Mason Examiners: External: Professor Vassilis Karasmanis (National Technical University of Athens), Internal: Dr Paul Schweizer Current Post: Assistant Professor, Catholic Kwandong University Name: Sebastian Köhler Thesis Title: Beyond Frege-Geach: Neglected Problems for Expressivism Supervisors: Professor Matthew Chrisman, Professor Michael Ridge Examiners: External: Professor Huw Price (University of Cambridge), Internal: Dr Elinor Mason First Post: Lecturer in Philosophy (fixed-term), Princeton University Current Post: Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Frankfurt School of Finance & Management Name: Gabriele Meloni Thesis Title: Plato on Establishing Poetry as Art Supervisor: Professor Theodore Scaltsas Examiners: External: Dr Elisabeth Schellekens (University of Durham), Internal: Dr Andrew Mason Current Post: Postdoctoral Fellow (Jazz As Open System Music), University of Sassari Name: Joey Pollock Thesis Title: Mental Content, Holism, and Communication Supervisors: Professor Jesper Kallestrup, Dr Matthew Nudds, Dr Anders Schoubye Examiners: External: Åsa Wikforss (Stockholm University), Internal: Professor Matthew Chrisman First Post: Lecturer in Philosophy (fixed-term), University of Stirling Current Post: Teaching Fellow in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh Name: Francesca Rossi Thesis Title: Explaining Cognitive Behaviour: A Neurocomputational Perspective Supervisor: Dr Mark Sprevak Examiners: External: Dr Jakob Hohwy (Monash University), Internal: Dr Dave Ward First Post: Knowledge Exchange and Impact Officer, University of Edinburgh Current Post: Research Fellow, Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano Name: Kyle Scott Thesis Title: Disagreement and the Rationality of Religious Belief Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard, Dr Allan Hazlett Examiners: External: Professor John Greco (St Louis University), Internal: Dr Alasdair Richmond Current Post: Postdoctoral Fellow (New Models of Religious Understanding), Heythrop College, University of London Name: Richard Stöckle-Schobel Thesis Title: Concept Learning Challenged Supervisors: Dr Mark Sprevak, Dr Tillmann Vierkant Examiners: External: Professor Robert Goldstone (University of Indiana), Internal: Dr Suilin Lavelle First Post: Research Assistant (Rational Reasoning with Conditionals and Probabilities: Logical Foundations and Empirical Evaluation), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Current Post: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum Name: Ashley Taylor Thesis Title: The Circumstances of Justice: A Reformulation Supervisors: Professor Michael Ridge, Professor Matthew Chrisman, Dr Vinit Haskar Examiners: External: Professor Gerald Postema (University of North Carolina), Internal: Dr Debbie Roberts Current Post: Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Sheffield Name: Andreas Vakirtzis Thesis Title: Character Friendship and Moral Development in Aristotle's Ethics Supervisors: Professor Theodore Scaltsas, Dr Anna Marmodoro, Professor George Anagnostopoulos Examiners: External: Professor Vassilis Karasmanis (National Technical University of Athens), Internal: Dr Pauline Phemister Current Post: Temporary Lecturer, Philosophy, University of Cyprus Name: Lauren Ware Thesis Title: Plato's Bond of Love: Eros as Participation in Beauty Supervisors: Professor Theodore Scaltsas, Professor Gerry Santas Examiners: External: Professor Donald Morrison (Rice University), Internal: Dr Andrew Mason First Post: Lecturer in Philosophy and Law, University of Stirling Current Post: Lecturer, University of Kent 2012-2013 Name: Olle Blomberg Thesis Title: Joint Action Without And Beyond Planning Supervisors: Dr Tillmann Vierkant, Dr Suilin Lavelle, Professor Andy Clark Examiners: External: Dr Stephen Butterfill (Warwick), Internal: Dr Mark Sprevak First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Subjectivity Research, University of Copenhagen Current Post: Researcher, Department of Philosophy, Lund University, Sweden Name: Tony Bolos Thesis Title: Achievements, Value, and God: An Essay on the Cognitive Success of Religious Knowledge Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard, Dr Allan Hazlett Examiners: External: Professor Rene van Woudenberg (VU, Amsterdam), Internal: Professor Theodore Scaltsas First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow, Shalem College, Jerusalem Current Post: Visiting Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University Name: Jamie Collin Thesis Title: A Nominalist's Credo Supervisors: Dr Jeff Ketland, Dr Jesper Kallestrup Examiners: External: Dr Mary Leng (York), Internal: Dr Michela Massimi First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow (Kant and the Laws of Nature Project), University of Edinburgh Current Post: Lecturer in Divinity, University of Edinburgh Name: Elizabeth Ellis Thesis Title: The Ethics of Economic Sanctions Supervisors: Dr Campbell Brown, Dr Elizabeth Cripps, Dr Vinit Haksar Examiners: External: Professor Simon Caney (University of Oxford), Internal: Professor Mike Ridge Current Post: Teaching Fellow and Consultant in Applied Ethics, Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Center, University of Leeds Name: Thomas Giourgas Thesis Title: Well-Being, Education and Unity of the Soul in Plato Supervisor: Professor Theodore Scaltsas Examiners: External: Professor Sfendoni Mentzou, Internal: Dr Andrew Mason Current Post: Teaching philosophy at Doukas School, Athens Name: Roberto Grasso Thesis Title: Aristotle’s Theory of Perception Supervisors: Professor Theodore Scaltsas Examiners: External: Dr Stasinos Stavrianeas (University of Patras), Internal: Dr Andrew Mason Current Post: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Universidad Estadual de Campinas, Brazil Name: Eric Kerr Thesis Title: Engineering Anti-Individualism: A Case Study in Social Epistemology Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard, Dr Jesper Kallestrup Examiners: External: Professor Axel Gelfert (National University of Singapore), Internal: Dr Mark Sprevak First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow, National University of Singapore Current Post: Lecturer, National University of Singapore Name: Alisa Mandrigin Thesis Title: The Concept of Self: Thinking of Oneself as a Subject of Thought Supervisors: Dr Matthew Nudds, Dr Tillmann Vierkant Examiners: External: Dr Johannes Roessler (University of Warwick), Internal: Dr Jesper Kallestrup First Post:Postdoctoral Fellow, LOGOS, University of Barcelona Current Post: Postdoctoral Fellow (Rethinking the Senses Project), University of Warwick. Name: Robin McKenna Thesis Title: Epistemic Contextualism: A Normative Approach Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard, Professor Matthew Chrisman, Dr Allan Hazlett Examiners: External: Professor Mark Richard (Harvard University), Internal: Dr Aidan McGlynn First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow (Episteme Research Group), University of Geneva Current Post: Lecturer (permanent), University of Liverpool Name: Spyros-Orestis Palermos Thesis Title: Extending Cognition in Epistemology: Towards an Individualistic Social Epistemology Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard, Dr Mark Sprevak Examiners: External: Professor Richard Menary (Macquarie University), Internal: Dr Jesper Kallestrup First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow (Extended Knowledge Project), University of Edinburgh Current Post: Lecturer in Philosophy, Cardiff University Name: Shane Ryan Thesis Title: The Nature and Value of Knowledge: Epistemic Environmentalism Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard, Dr Jesper Kallestrup Examiners: External: Professor John Greco (St Louis University), Internal: Dr Nick Treanor First Post: Lecturer in Philosophy, Kazan State University, Russia Current Post: Assistant Professor, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan Name: Claudio Salvatore Thesis Title: Wittgensteinian Epistemology and Cartesian Scepticism Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard, Dr Allan Hazlett Examiners: External: Dr Daniele Moyal-Sharrock (Herfordshire), Internal: Professor Jesper Kallestrup First Post: Teaching Fellow (fixed-term), University of Hertfordshire Current Post: Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil Name: Sam Wilkinson Thesis Title: Monothematic Delusions and the Nature of Belief Supervisors: Professor Matthew Chrisman, Dr Matthew Nudds Examiners: External: Professor Lisa Bortolotti (University of Birmingham), Internal: Dr Mark Sprevak First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Durham Current Post: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (X-Spect project), University of Edinburgh Name: Diego Zucca Thesis Title: Defending the Content View of Perceptual Experience Supervisors: Dr Matthew Nudds, Professor Theodore Scaltsas Examiners: External: Professor Massimo Dell'Utri (University of Sassari), Internal: Dr Dave Ward Current Post: Adjunct Professor of Ancient Philosophy, University of Sassari 2011-2012 Name: Ana Barandalla Thesis Title: Metaethical Constructivism and Treating Others as Ends Supervisors: Professor Mike Ridge, Dr Elinor Mason Examiners: External: Professor Carla Bagnoli (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Internal: Dr Allan Hazlett Current Post: Visiting Lecturer, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, Aga Khan University Name: Matteo Colombo Thesis Title: Complying with Norms: A Neurocomputational Exploration Supervisors: Professor Andy Clark, Dr Peggy Seriès Examiners: External: Professor Paul Churchland (UCSD), Internal: Dr Mark Sprevak First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow, Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of Tilburg Current Post: Assistant Professor Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of Tilburg Name: Peter Fazekas Thesis Title: Tagging the World: Descrying Consciousness in Cognitive Processes Supervisors: Dr Jesper Kallestrup, Dr Mark Sprevak Examiners: External: Dr Tim Bayne (University of Oxford), Internal: Dr Dave Ward First Post: Junior Research Fellow, Institute of Philosophy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Current Post: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in philosophy and cognitive neuroscience, Aarhus University Name: Emma Gordon Thesis Title: Understanding in Contemporary Epistemology Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard, Dr Jesper Kallestrup Examiners: External: Dr Stephen Grimm (Fordham University), Internal: Dr Allan Hazlett Current Post: Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy (Intellectual Humility project), University of Edinburgh Name: Clare Mac Cumhaill Thesis Title: Seeing Through Supervisors: Dr Matt Nudds, Dr Alasdair Richmon Examiners: External: Dr Matthew Soteriou (Warwick), Internal: Dr Dave War First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow (SNF), Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva Current Post: Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Durham Name: Mog Stapleton Thesis Title: Proper Embodiment: The Role of the Body in Affect and Cognition Supervisors: Professor Andy Clark, Dr Julian Kiverstein Examiners: External: Professor Tony Chemero (University of Cincinnati), Internal: Dr Mark Sprevak First Post: Postdoctoral researcher, Institute of Philosophy, University of Stuttgart Current Post: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Philosophy, Science and Religion Online project), University of Edinburgh 2010-2011 Name: Evan Butts Thesis Title: Externalist Epistemology and the Constitution of Cognitive Abilities Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard, Dr Jesper Kallestrup, Professor Andy Clark Examiners: External: Professor Sanford Goldberg (Northwestern), Internal: Dr Tillman Vierkant First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy (Episteme Research Group), University of Geneva Current Post: Senior Lecturer in philosophy, Mercer University (p/t); Adjunct Professor, Gordon State College Name: Jonas Christensen Thesis Title: The Problem of Mental Causation Supervisors: Dr Jesper Kallestrup, Professor Andy Clark Examiners: External: Professor Jessica Wilson (Toronto), Internal: Dr Campbell Brown First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, University of Aarhus Current Post: Postdoctoral Fellow (Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation), University of Aarhus. Name: Liz Irvine Thesis Title: Consciousness Science: A Science of What? Supervisors: Professor Andy Clark, Professor Rob McIntosh Examiners: External: Professor Ned Block (NYU), Internal: Dr Mark Sprevak First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow in Cognitive Science, Center for Integrative Neuroscience, University of Tubingen Current Post: Lecturer in Philosophy, Cardiff University Name: Joseph Kuntz Thesis Title: Methods and Approaches to Theories of Philosophical Intuitions Supervisors: Dr Jesper Kallestrup, Professor Duncan Pritchard Examiners: External: Professor Markus Lammenranta (Helsinki), Internal: Dr Allan Hazlett First Post: Visiting Researcher, University of Canterbury, Christchurch Current Post: Non-academic (Research Consultant, IHI Research and Development) Name: Andreas Paraskevaides Thesis Title: Social Constraints on Human Agency Supervisors: Dr Tillmann Vierkant, Professor Andy Clark Examiners: External: Dr Victoria McGeer (Princeton), Internal: Professor Matthew Chrisman Current Post: Non-academic (Client Manager for a translation services company) 2009-2010 Name: Ray Critch Thesis Title: The Standpoint of the Collective Supervisors: Professor Mike Ridge, Professor Matthew Chrisman Examiners: External: Professor Jo Wolff (UCL), Internal: Dr Campbell Brown First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, University of Vienna Current Post: Instructor in Philosophy, Memorial University of Newfoundland Name: Christos Kyriacou Thesis Title: The Epistemic Justification Puzzle Supervisors: Professor Mike Ridge, Professor Matthew Chrisman Examiners: External: Professor Klemens Kappel (Copenhagen), Internal: Dr Jesper Kallestrup Current Post: Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Cyprus 2008-2009 Name: Adam Carter Thesis Title: The Value of Knowledge and the Problem of Epistemic Luck Supervisors: Professor Duncan Pritchard, Dr Campbell Brown, Professor Matthew Chrisman Examiners: External: Professor Ernest Sosa (Rutgers), Internal: Dr Jesper Kallestrup First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow in Epistemology, University of Geneva Current Post: Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Glasgow Name: Dave Ward Thesis Title: An Enactive Account of Visual Experience Supervisors: Professor Andy Clark, Dr Pepa Toribio Examiners: External: Professor Mohan Matthen (Toronto), Internal: Dr Tillman Vierkant First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, University of Hertfordshire Current Post: Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh 2007-2008 Name: Ezio Di Nucci Thesis Title: Mind out of Action Supervisors: Dr Matthew Nudds, Dr Bill Pollard Examiners: External: Dr Rowland Stout (UC, Dublin), Internal: Dr Tillman Vierkant First Post: Lecturer in Philosophy, University College Dublin Current Post: Associate Professor of Medical Ethics, University of Copenhagen Name: Conor McHugh Thesis Title: Self-Knowledge in Consciousness Supervisors: Dr Matthew Nudds, Dr Jesper Kallestrup Examiners: External: Professor Quassim Cassam (Cambridge), Internal: Professor Duncan Pritchard First Post: Postdoctoral Fellow in Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind, Institut Jean-Nicod Current Post: Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Southampton Name: Tom Roberts Thesis Title: Action and Experience Supervisors: Dr Pepa Toribio, Professor Andy Clark Examiners: External: Professor Alva Noë (UC, Berkeley), Internal: Dr Jesper Kallestrup First Post: Lecturer in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science, University of Edinburgh Current Post: Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Exeter Name: Edoardo Zamuner Thesis Title: Knowledge and Self-Knowledge of Emotions Supervisors: Dr Matthew Nudds, Dr Till Vierkant Examiners: External: Professor Karen Jones (Melbourne), Internal: Professor Andy Clark First Post: Welcome Trust Research Associate (5 year post-doc), Institute of Neuroesthetics, UCL Current Post: Senior Research Fellow in Psychology, the University of Auckland 2006-2007 Name: Anna Marmodoro Thesis Title: Aristotle on Ontological Dependence Supervisors: Dr Thomas Johansen, Dr Andrew Mason Examiners: External: Dr Andros Loizou, Internal: Dr Paul Schweizer Current Post: Lecturer in Philosophy, Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford We endeavour to make these placement pages as accurate and up-to-date as possible. 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