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GUY FLETCHER
Department of Philosophy
University of Edinburgh
Dugald Stewart Building
George Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9AD
Telephone: (+44/0) 7966–034–430
Email: [email protected]
Webpage: www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/people/guy-fletcher
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
University of Edinburgh Exeter College, Oxford University
University of Bristol
University of Reading
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Lecturer in Philosophy 2014-
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, 2011-14
Postdoctoral Fellow: EIDYN 2012-14
12-hour Stipendiary Lecturer in Philosophy, 2009–11
Visiting Lecturer, January–July 2009
Sessional Lecturer, January–March 2009
EDUCATION
PhD, Philosophy, University of Reading, (2009)
MA (by Research), Philosophy, University of Nottingham, (2006)
BA (Hons.), Philosophy, University of Nottingham, (2004)
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RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Areas of Specialisation: Ethics, Meta-Ethics
Areas of Competence: Political Philosophy
PUBLICATIONS
[* = invited]
AUTHORED BOOK
1. Introduction to Philosophy of Well-Being (Routledge, forthcoming).
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EDITED BOOK
1. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Well-Being (Routledge, forthcoming).
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CO-EDITED BOOK
1. (with Mike Ridge) Having It Both Ways: Hybrid Theories in Meta-Normative Theory, (OUP, 2014). !
PAPERS
1. ‘Moral Utterances, Attitude Expression, and Implicature’, in Fletcher & Ridge (eds.) Having it
Both Ways: Hybrid Theories in Meta-Normative Theory, (OUP, 2014)
2. ‘Hybrid Views in Metaethics: Pragmatic Views’, Philosophy Compass, (forthcoming). !
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*’Mill’s Art Of Life’, Blackwell Companion to John Stuart Mill (forthcoming).
‘A Millian Objection to Reasons as Evidence’, Utilitas, 25(3), (2013), 417-420.
‘A Fresh Start for the Objective-List Theory of Well-Being’, Utilitas, 25, (2013), 206-220.
‘The Locative Analysis of Good For Formulated and Defended’, Journal of Ethics and Social
Philosophy (JESP), 6(1), (2012). 7. ‘Resisting Buck-Passing Accounts of Prudential Value’, Philosophical Studies, 157, (2012), 77-91.
8. ‘Brown and Moore’s Value Invariabilism vs Dancy’s Variabilism’, Philosophical Quarterly, 60, (2010),
162-168.
9. ‘Rejecting Well-Being Invariabilism’, Philosophical Papers, 38, (2009), 21-34.
10. ‘Sentimental Value’, Journal of Value Inquiry, 43, (2009), 55-65.
11. ‘On Hatzimoysis on Sentimental Value’, Philosophia, 37, (2009), 149-152.
12. ‘Mill, Moore, and Intrinsic Value’, Social Theory and Practice, 34, (2008), 517-532.
13. ‘Variable versus Fixed-Rate Rule-Utilitarianism’ (with Brad Hooker), Philosophical Quarterly, 58,
(2008), 344-352. 14. ‘The Consistency of Qualitative Hedonism and the Value of (at least some) Malicious Pleasures’,
Utilitas, 20, (2008), 462-471.
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CRITICAL NOTICES
1. ‘Uneasy Companions: Terence Cuneo’s The Normative Web and Hallvard Lillehammer’s
Companions in Guilt: Arguments for Ethical Objectivity’, Ratio, 22, (2009), 359-368.
2. ‘Wrongness, Welfarism and Evolution: Crisp on Reasons and the Good’, Ratio, 20, (2007), 341-347.
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REVIEWS
1. Russ Shafer-Landau (ed.) Oxford Studies in Metaethics (Volume 8), Ethics, 25(1), 2014.
2. ‘Ben Eggleston, Dale Miller & David Weinstein (eds.), John Stuart Mill and the Art of Life’, Notre
Dame Philosophical Reviews (NDPR), 2011.
3. ‘Rachel Cohon, Hume’s Ethics: Feeling and Fabrication’, Philosophical Quarterly, 60, (2010), 861-863.
4. ‘Richard Kraut, What is Good And Why:The Ethics of Well-Being’, Analysis Reviews, 69(3), (2009),
576-578.
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA ENTRIES
1. ‘Act Utilitarianism’ in Crimmins, J. (ed.) Bloomsbury Encyclopaedia of Utilitarianism, Bloomsbury
Academic, (2013).
2. ‘Consequentialism’ in Goulder, N., Grayling, A. C., & Pyle. A., (eds.) Encyclopaedia of British
Philosophy, Thoemmes press, (2006).
PRESENTATIONS
PAPERS
‘Moral Testimony: Once More With Feeling’
1. Madison Metaethics Workshop, September 2014
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‘The Real Reason to Permit Hate Speech’ 1. Morrell Theory Workshop, University of York, 2013.
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2. Political Theory Research Group, University of Edinburgh, 2013.
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‘Moral Judgement Internalism Explained (Away)’
3. Visiting Speaker Seminar, Gothenburg, 2012.
4. Visiting Speaker Seminar, Stirling, 2012. 5. Moral Philosophy Seminar, Oxford, 2012.
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‘Moral Judgements and Moral Judgement’
6. Visiting Speaker Seminar, Carleton College, 2013.
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‘Moral Utterances, Attitude Expression, and Implicature’
7. Visiting Speaker Seminar, Stockholm, 2012.
8. Hybrid Theories in Metaethics, Edinburgh, 2012.
9. Work-In-Progress Seminar, Edinburgh, 2012.
10. Mind and Reason Group,York, 2012.
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‘A Fresh Start for Objective List Theories of Well-Being’
11. Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress (ROME), Boulder, Colorado, 2011.
12. International Society for Utilitarian Studies (ISUS) Conference, Pisa, 2011.
13. Eudaimonia and Virtue: Reconsidering the Good Life, Miami, 2011.
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‘Mill, Moore, and Intrinsic Value’
16. International Society for Utilitarian Studies (ISUS) Conference, California, Berkeley, 2008. 17. Reading-Lund Philosophy Conference, Reading, 2008.
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18. ‘The Locative Analysis of Good For Formulated and Defended’, British Society for Ethical
Theory (BSET) Conference, Oxford, 2011.
19. ‘Value Invariabilism versus Value Variabilism’, Geneva, 2011.
20. ‘When Do We Disagree?’, UK Experimental Philosophy Group Workshop, Sheffield, 2011.
21. ‘Evolution and Ethics’, Philosophy Society, Southampton, 2010.
22. ‘Well-Being: From Invariabilism to Variabilism’: Ontology, Mind and Language, Bergamo, 2008.
23. ‘How to Avoid Regan’s Welfare Dilemma’, Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind
Association, Aberdeen, 2008.
24. ‘Is Consequentialism compatible with friendship?’, International Society for Utilitarian Studies
(ISUS) Conference, Dartmouth College, 2005.
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INVITED COMMENTARIES
1. Comments on Jennifer Hawkins’, ‘Well-Being, Time, and Dementia’, Pea Soup Blog, 2014.
2. Comments on Anders Nes’, ‘Basing Relations Aim at Normative Reasons’, Aims and Norms:
Reasoning, University of Southampton, 2013.
3. ‘“Ought” Wedgwood-Style’, Philosophy Summer School, University of Cologne, 2012.
4. Comments on Jason Raibley, ‘Values and Agency: Motivating, Defending, and Implementing
Values-Based Theories of Well-Being’, Measures of Subjective Well-Being for Public Policy:
Philosophical Perspectives, Leeds, 2012.
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5. Comments on Sam Wren-Lewis’, ‘Towards a Normative Framework for the Study of Subjective
Well-being’, British Postgraduate Philosophy Association (BPPA) Podcast Symposium, 2012.
6. Comments on Kerri Woods’ ‘Climate Change, Responsibility, and Cosmopolitan Obligation’,
Society for Applied Philosophy, 2011.
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OTHER TALKS
1. ‘A brief introduction to John Stuart Mill’, Philosophy’s Greatest Hits Series, Edinburgh 2014.
2. ‘Applying for Postdoctoral Positions’ British Postgraduate Philosophy Association Annual Conference,
Edinburgh 2012.
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
1. BBC Radio Cumbria programme discussing Moral Psychology, May 2012.
2. ‘What Is Philosophy?’, Humanities Outreach, Magdalen College, Oxford, 2011.
3. ‘Utilitarianism: its structure and its problems’, St Edward’s School, 2010.
FUNDING AWARDS
1. British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship for ‘Disagreement, Motivation, and Hybrid Theories in
Metaethics’, 2011–14. 2. AHRC, Research Networking Scheme Grant (in collaboration with USC, Dana & David
Dornsiffe College) on ‘Emerging Themes in 21st Century Meta-Ethics: Evaluative and
Normative Language’, 2012–13 [£27,176].
3. School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Science (PPLS), Pilot Scheme Conference Grant
(£3,000).
4. Scots Philosophical Association, Conference Grant, 2012-13 [£3,000].
5. Mind Association, Major Conference Grant, 2012-13 [£2,000].
6. Analysis Trust, Postgraduate Studentships Grant 2012-13 [£350].
7. Faculty of Arts and Humanities Travel Grants, University of Reading, 2007–9.
8. AHRC Overseas Conference Award, 2008. 9. AHRC, Doctoral Research Studentship, 2006–9.
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OTHER AWARDS
1. Nomination for Edinburgh University Teaching Award, 2011/12.
2. Prize for best paper by a graduate student at International Society for Utilitarian Studies (ISUS)
Conference, Berkeley, September 2008.
TEACHING
GRADUATE
University of Edinburgh
- Introduction to Philosophical Method
- Further Topics in Normative Ethics and Political Philosophy
- Metaethics
- Value Theory 2
- Normative Theory
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UNDERGRADUATE
University of Edinburgh
- Morality, Rationality,Value !
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Oxford University
- Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics - Ethics
- General Philosophy - Mill: Utilitarianism - Plato: The Republic
- Political Theory
University of Bristol
- Ethics: Hume & Kant - Introduction to Philosophy University of Reading
- Moral Philosophy
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
ADMINISTRATION
University of Edinburgh
- Course Organiser: Morality and Value (2014-), Honours Dissertation (2014-), Introduction to
Philosophical Method (2014-).
- Co-Investigator on ‘Emerging Themes in 21st Century Meta-Ethics: Evaluative and Normative
Language’. (Project funded by an AHRC Research Networking grant held in collaboration with
University of Southern California).
- Organiser: Workshop on Pejorative Thought and Talk, Edinburgh (December 9, 2013)
- Co-Organiser (with Professor Ridge) of ‘Hybrid Theories in Meta-Ethics’ Conference, Edinburgh
(2-4 July, 2012): http://bit.ly/q6sZUO
- Co-Organiser (with Professor Ridge) of The Evaluative Language Seminar.
- Organiser of the Legal and Political Philosophy Reading Group (2012-13).
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Exeter College, Oxford - Admissions for all philosophy degrees (Sole responsibility), 2010-11.
- Admissions for all philosophy degrees (Joint responsibility), 2009-10.
- End of term assessment meetings.
- Setting and marking of college exams.
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Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
- Research Careers and Training Network Member (December 2012--).
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REFEREEING
Journals: Ethics, Mind, Journal of Practical Ethics, Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy, Pacific
Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Journal of the History of
Philosophy, Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophical Studies, British Journal for the History of
Philosophy, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, European Journal of Philosophy, Journal of Moral
Philosophy, Utilitas, Journal of Philosophical Research, British Society for Ethical Theory, Ethical
Theory and Moral Practice, Southern Journal of Philosophy, Journal of Value Inquiry, Ethical
Perspectives, Ratio, South African Journal of Philosophy.
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Publishers: OUP
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COMMITTEE WORK
- Equality and Diversity Committee, PPLS, January 2014—.
- Advisory Committee, British Society for Ethical Theory (BSET) 2008–10.
- Postgraduate Representative, British Society for Ethical Theory (BSET), 2008-2009.
- Postgraduate Representative, British Postgraduate Philosophy Association (BPPA), 2007-2009.
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MEMBERSHIPS
- American Philosophical Association (APA)
- British Philosophical Association (BPA)
- British Society for Ethical Theory (BSET)
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