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Leading Research in Philosophy

The Department of Philosophy at ÓÈÎïÊÓÆµ is dedicated to advancing the exploration of fundamental questions across a broad range of philosophical fields. 

We invite you to join us as we continue to push the boundaries of philosophical thought.

Research Areas & Specializations

1. Philosophy of Mind, Psychology, and Cognition

  • Kathleen Akins – Neurophilosophy, consciousness, mental representation, colour perception
  • Holly Andersen – Psychology of action/agency, temporal experience
  • Zara Anwarzai  â€“ Philosophy of mind, cognitive science, skills and expertise
  • Endre Begby – Philosophy of mind/psychology, cognitive science

2. Epistemology, Metaphysics, and Logic

  • Holly Andersen – Metaphysics of causation
  • Endre Begby - Social epistemology, epistemology of social prejudice
  • Thomas Donaldson – Analytic/synthetic distinction, metaphysics of mathematics, logic
  • Dai Heide â€“ Metaphysics, philosophy of religion
  • Nicolas Fillion – Epistemology, logic, scientific computation
  • Jennifer Wang – Modality, metaphysics, logic, epistemology

3. Philosophy of Science and Mathematics

  • Holly Andersen – History and philosophy of science, scientific methodology
  • Nicolas Fillion – Philosophy of science and mathematics, scientific rationality
  • Qiu Lin  â€“ History and philosophy of science
  • Kino Zhao - Philosophy of science, social science, measurement, machine learning
  • Jennifer Wang – Philosophy of logic

4. Ethics, Moral and Political Philosophy

  • Sam Black – Ethics, moral theory, social and political philosophy
  • Stephen Bero â€“ Moral philosophy, philosophy of law, moral psychology
  • Nic Bommarito – Buddhist Ethics, moral psychology
  • Bruno Guindon â€“ Ethics, moral theory, metaethics, legal epistemology
  • Dai Heide – Normative and applied ethics
  • Alex King  â€“ Aesthetics, reasons, normativity
  • Chelsea Rosenthal – Ethical theory, social and political philosophy, philosophy of law
  • Evan Tiffany – Ethical theory, moral responsibility, practical reason, moral psychology
  • Endre Begby – Political philosophy

5. History of Philosophy

  • Sam Black – History of ethics, 17th-century philosophy
  • Nic Bommarito â€“ Buddhist philosophy
  • Dai Heide – Kant, early modern philosophy
  • Qiu Lin  â€“ Early modern philosophy, Chinese philosophy
  • Jennifer Wang – Early modern philosophy, Chinese philosophy

6. Language and Reference

  • Endre Begby – Philosophy of language, linguistics
  • Nicolas Fillion – Philosophy of language, logic

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