Scott Anderson, University of British Columbia
Assistant Professor
Philosophy
Vancouver, British Columbia
scottand@interchange.ubc.ca
Office:
(604) 822-4769
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Bio/Research
I am interested in a wide range of topics associated generally with ethics, political philosophy, social theory, sex/gender/feminism. I am particularly interested in the ways that social practices, historical development, and human development (though a roughly Aristotelian lens) contribute to e...
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Bio/Research
I am interested in a wide range of topics associated generally with ethics, political philosophy, social theory, sex/gender/feminism. I am particularly interested in the ways that social practices, historical development, and human development (though a roughly Aristotelian lens) contribute to ethics and politics. Much of my work investigates certain key concepts in ethical thinking (such as coercion, guilt, privacy, consent, responsibility), and how thinking about such concepts relates to other concepts and the practices in which such concepts play a functional role.
Another principal strand in my work is the way theories involving these concepts interact with "the real world," and in particular how such theories affect and are affected by gender relations in contemporary western society. My "side projects" include some research on the nature of action (and "moral psychology" more generally), economics and the place of debt and contracts in society, and a more systematic text in ethical theory (on the far back burner).
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Another principal strand in my work is the way theories involving these concepts interact with "the real world," and in particular how such theories affect and are affected by gender relations in contemporary western society. My "side projects" include some research on the nature of action (and "moral psychology" more generally), economics and the place of debt and contracts in society, and a more systematic text in ethical theory (on the far back burner).
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