Matthew Chrisman

Biography

Background Matthew Chrisman is a Professor in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. His research is focused on ethical theory, political philosophy, the philosophy of language, and epistemology. He has published widely in these areas, including books with Oxford University Press and Routledge and articles in Noûs, The Journal of Philosophy, the Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Oxford Studies in Metaethics, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Philosophers' Imprint and Philosophical Studies.   Qualifications Ph.D. Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006 M.A. Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2002 B.A. Rice University, Houston Texas, 1999 Responsibilities & affiliations Head of Philosophy. Member of the Young Academy of Scotland, Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Research Interest

Matthew's research has five interrelated strands. (i) Metaethics, especially the meaning of ethical statements and the nature of ethical concepts, (ii) Normative thought and language, especially the meaning of ‘ought’ and the nature of rules and norms, (iii) Epistemology, especially epistemic norms and the nature of doxastic agency and virtue, (iv) Philosophy of Language, especially the theory of meaningfulness and the interaction between semantics and metasemantics, (v) Political Philosophy, especially the role of public discourse, civil disobedience and the speech-act of protest.