University of Edinburgh

Groundwork for a Nonsemantic Expressivism

Academic History:

2016 - present PhD in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh

2014 - 2016 MPhilStud in Philosophy, University College London

2012 - 2013 MA in Philosophy, University College London

2009 - 2012 BA in Philosophy, University of Southampton

Supervisors:

Dr Matthew Chrisman

Professor Michael Ridge

Research Interests:

My main area of research is in metanormative expressivism, the view that our normative claims should be primarily understood as expressive, rather than descriptive. This research has also led me to consider more foundational questions in the philosophy of language to do with issues concerning the metaphysics of semantic representation.

Scholarships:

2016 - 2019 AHRC DTP Studentship (SGSAH)

2015 - 2016 AJ Ayer-Sumitomo Corporation Studentship (UCL)

Awards:

2012 Alumni Prize in Philosophy (University of Southampton)

2011 Alumni Prize in Philosophy (University of Southampton)

Contact Details:

Email: james.brown@ed.ac.uk

Website/Blogs: http://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/james-brown

First published: 10 November 2016