Armchair Philosophers

I am a masters student in philosophy (and in psychology) at the University of Graz, and a research assistant at the section of practical philosophy. I am mostly interested in ethics in the broadest sense (metaethics, normative ethics, applied ethics, especially climate ethics and animal ethics), but I am also a fan of breaking the boundaries between practical and theoretical philosophy and of empirical approaches to philosophical questions. My favourite philosophers are Shelly Kagan and Alastair Norcross because I like act-utilitarianism and people who write in a clear and concise (and entertaining) manner. I am also into politics, literature, and sports (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu).

I got my BA and MA degrees in Philosophy at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul. Currently I am a third year PhD student and a full-time research assistant in the same department. I am mostly interested in normative ethics with a special focus on rule-consequentialism. I am most amazed by David Hume's and Immanuel Kant's ideas; for me, these two philosophers dealt with many philosophically meaningful questions that are still relevant today.

I am studying for a Master’s degree in Legal and Political Philosophy at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. I am mainly interested in existentialist ethics and politics. My favourite philosophical work is The Ethics of Ambiguity, by Simone de Beauvoir, where she advances the idea that human beings are characterised as individuals by the projects they undertake.

I started studying philosophy at the University of Glasgow back in 2011.  I was officially a psychology student back then, but I jumped ship almost immediately, and now I'm working on my PhD at the University of Kent.  My interests sit mostly in moral and political philosophy, but I have that magpie-like tendency to dip into all the areas of philosophy I know less about as soon as I see a shiny idea.  My research focuses on autonomy in mood disorders, pulling together moral psychology, some phenomenology, and moral philosophy.  I've also been getting more and more interested in Epistemic Injustices recently (which ties in nicely with my core research), so for now that might be my new favourite area in philosophy.

I studied philosophy at the University of Stirling, earning my degree in 2005 and a Master's in Knowledge & Mind in 2007. I first became interested in epistemology after snaffling a copy of Descartes’ Meditations off my brother while still at school, and it sparked all kinds of ideas in my mind so I just had to find out more. These days I like finding philosophical ideas hidden in movies, song lyrics and other everyday places people don’t expect. It’s not all high-brow beardstroking theory, but if you start small you might like where it can take you.

I studied philosophy at the universities of Lausanne, Vienna and Bern, and I am currently finishing my PhD thesis on the concept of political consent (what does it mean to consent in politics?). My areas of specialization lie in early modern philosophy and contemporary political philosophy. I also have a keen interest in ethics, Ancient philosophy, and public philosophy. Thomas Hobbes would be my favourite philosopher, not because I agree with all of his conclusions, but because I love the clarity, precision and comprehensiveness of his writings.

I am a post-graduate researcher and teaching assistant in the Philosophy Department at Mary Immaculate College in Ireland. I obtained my undergraduate and master’s degrees, both interdisciplinary in philosophy and religious studies, from Arizona State University in the United States. My doctoral dissertation (and passion) establishes a theodicy embracing Stoic philosophy as an enhancement to one’s understanding of the problem of gratuitous suffering in the world, and centers on philosopher John Hick’s use of St. Irenaeus’ early Christian theodicy. My expertise include hermeneutics and ethics, and my interests extend to ancient religious cults and early monotheism.

I have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and a Master's degree in philosophy. I am currently pursuing a PhD in philosophy from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India. I am interested in ethics and epistemology and especially in areas at the intersection of these fields. My favourite philosophical idea is Wittgenstein's notion of family resemblance, which claims that when things appear to be similar, instead of sharing one essential feature, there might be a host of overlapping similarities. The idea really helped me work out definitions better and not get stuck at necessary and sufficient conditions.

I received my BA in philosophy from the University of Chicago and my PhD from the University of Notre Dame. I specialize in ethics, with a particular focus on the nature of normative reasons and the ethics of hypocrisy in its myriad forms. My favorite philosopher is Henry Sidgwick, since I believe—to borrow a line from Alfred North Whitehead, speaking about Plato—that much of analytic ethics in the 20^th century is a series of footnotes to Sidgwick.

I did a BA in Philosophy and Psychology followed by an MA in Philosophy at Durham University. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Philosophy at the University of York, focusing on phenomenological aspects of the experience of depression. My areas of specialization are phenomenology, existentialism, and philosophy of religion. I spend some of my free time working on my philosophy podcast, Premise Podcast. If I had to pick a favourite philosopher, it would be Jean-Paul Sartre.