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Theory of knowledge, scepticism, and epistemic values

With a particular interest in meta-ethics, normative ethics, and political philosophy

The history of philosophy, from the ancient through modern to recent developments

Including the nature of meaning and propositions, formal semantics, metasemantics, pragmatics, syntax, semantic paradoxes, theories of truth, and the foundations of mathematics

The intersection of philosophy of mind and cognitive science, specialising in embodiment, consciousness, perception, action, and situated reason

Working at the juncture between philosophy and research in the sciences, from physics to neuroscience and artificial intelligence

An expanding area of research approached from a variety of traditions and perspectives by researchers at Edinburgh