Research Group: Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind and Epistemology
Philosophers at Southampton have published widely on issues in these areas and at their intersection.
Group Overview
Philosophers at Southampton have written on such topics as semantic normativity, epistemic normativity, scepticism, the nature of belief, epistemic value, self-knowledge, the problem of other minds, rule-following, deflationism, contextualism, meaning holism, and use-theories of meaning.
Research by Southampton staff has appeared in recent years in numerous international journals, including Analysis, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, dialectica, European Journal of Philosophy, Erkenntnis, Logique et Analyse, Mind and Language, Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophical Studies, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Philosophy Compass, Ratio and Synthese.
We are presently hosting a series of workshop on the theme of ‘Aims and Norms’, investigating the relationship between the norms governing subjects’ beliefs, as well as their actions and feelings, and the aims those subjects have, a project supported by the British Academy.
Publications
Articles
- McHugh, C. (2014). Exercising doxastic freedom. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 88(1), 1-37. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1933-1592.2011.00531.x
- McHugh, C. (2012). Belief and aims. Philosophical Studies, 160, 425-439. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-011-9728-z
- Whiting, D. (2012). Does belief aim (only) at the truth? Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 93, 279-300. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0114.2012.01421.x
- McHugh, C. (2012). Epistemic deontology and voluntariness. Erkenntnis, 77, 65-94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-011-9299-6
- Whiting, D. (2012). Epistemic value and achievement. Ratio, 25(2), 216-230. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9329.2012.00533.x
- McHugh, C. (Accepted/In press). The illusion of exclusivity. European Journal of Philosophy. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejop.12032
- McHugh, C. (2012). The truth norm of belief. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 93(1), 8-30. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0114.2011.01413.x
- McHugh, C. (2012). What assertion doesn't show. European Journal of Philosophy, 20, 407-429. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0378.2010.00412.x
- McHugh, C. (2011). Judging as a non-voluntary action. Philosophical Studies, 152(2), 245-269. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-009-9478-3
- Whiting, D. (2011). Leave truth alone: on deflationism and contextualism. European Journal of Philosophy, 19, 607-624. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0378.2010.00403.x
- Way, J. (2011). The symmetry of rational requirements. Philosophical Studies, 155(2), 227-239. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-010-9563-7
- McHugh, C. (2011). What do we aim at when we believe? Dialectica, 65(3), 369-392. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2011.01270.x
- Whiting, D. (2010). Particularly general and generally particular: language, rules and meaning. Logique et Analyse, 53(209), 1-16.
- McHugh, C. (2010). Self-knowledge and the KK principle. Synthese, 173(3), 231-257. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-008-9404-9
- Whiting, D. (2010). Should I believe the truth? Dialectica, 64(2), 213-224. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2009.01204.x
- Way, J. (2010). The normativity of rationality. Philosophy Compass, 5(12), 1057-1068. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-9991.2010.00357.x
Book Chapters
- Whiting, D. (2013). Nothing but the truth: on the norms and aims of belief. In T. Chan (Ed.), The Aim of Belief Oxford University Press.
- McHugh, C. (Accepted/In press). Reasons and self-knowledge. In A. Coliva (Ed.), The Self and Self-Knowledge Oxford University Press.
- Whiting, D. (2010). Is there such a thing as a language? In W. Irwin, & R. B. Davis (Eds.), Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser and Curiouser (pp. 107-121). (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series). Wiley.
- Whiting, D. (2010). Particular and general: Wittgenstein, linguistic rules and context. In D. Whiting (Ed.), The Later Wittgenstein on Language (pp. 114-132). (Philosophers in Depth). Palgrave Macmillan.
Research Staff
| Staff Member | Primary Position |
|---|---|
| William E.S. McNeill | Lecturer, Undergraduate Admissions Officer |
| Zainab Sabra | Postgraduate Research Student |
| Genia Schönbaumsfeld | Professor, Postgraduate Admissions Officer |