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Professor Helen Beebee FBA

Metaphysics of science, in particular causation, laws of nature and natural kinds; the metaphysics of free will and moral responsibility; the epistemology of analytic philosophy
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Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
2023
Subjects
Philosophy
Sections
Philosophy
Website
https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/philosophy/staff/3939/professor-helen-beebee

Current post

University of Leeds Professor of Philosophy of Science

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Philosophy of science, including philosophy of evolutionary biology, probability and cognitive science

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Professor Ursula Coope FBA

Ancient Greek philosophy (especially Plato, Aristotle and Neoplatonism); philosophy of action

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Professor Rae Langton FBA

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

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