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Matthew Robson

Biography

I'm a PhD student in the philosophy department, and my research is supported by a Durham Doctoral Studentship. My thesis focuses on the ethics of masculinity's place in our loving and sexual relationships. Currently, I am investigating whether we can/should think of masculinities as being sexually objectified.

Beyond the philosophy of love and sex, I also have research interests in ethics more broadly, feminism, post-Kantian philosophy, and social philosophy.

Research Interests
  • Ethics (applied, meta-ethics, and normative)
  • Feminism and gender studies
  • Love, sex, relationships
  • Post-Kantian philosophy (esp. Phenomenology)
  • Social philosophy
Teaching

Discussion group leader:

  • Moral Theory (2nd year module)
  • Political Philosophy (2nd year module)
  • Being Human: An Introduction to Post-Kantian Philosophy (1st year module)
  • Ethics and Values (1st year module)
  • Knowledge and Reality (1st year module)
Other Roles
  • Eidos President - The departmental PGR society; organising the weekly PhD work-in-progress seminar and social events.
  • Departmental Staff Student Consultative Committee PGR Representative.
  • Love Reading Group (University of Leeds) (Participant)
  • Continental Research Group (Participant)