Philosophy of physics; foundations of quantum mechanics, relativity theory and thermal physics, the role of symmetry principles in physics.
Elected 2007
Social philosophy, political philosophy, ethics, philosophical anthropology, social ontology, and critical theory
Ethical aspects of speech act theory and social epistemology; metaphysics of properties; history of philosophy, especially Kant; free speech, hate speech and media ethics; feminist perspectives on pornography and objectification
The philosophy of mind and language, of race and racism, and of literature and culture; ethics (including the role of experiment); honour; idealisation and ideals; social identity; African and African-American intellectual history.