Senior LecturerMichael-John Turp
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Phone: +6433694396
Internal Phone: 94396
Qualifications
Research Interests
I have broad interests in ethics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, metaphysics and the history of philosophy. This is tied together by my fascination with the nature of norms, meaning and values. How could they exist in the world? How could we know about them? Must they depend on our desires or emotions? I approach these questions via up-to-date scientific research and traditional philosophical methods of logic and analysis. I also have interests in animal ethics, ancient philosophy, life's meaning and the philosophy of David Hume.
Recent Publications
- Turp M-J., Hollinshead B. and Rowe S. (2022) Don’t Worry, Be Happy: The Gettability of Ultimate Meaning. Journal of Controversial Ideas 2(1) 12 http://dx.doi.org/10.35995/jci02010012.
- Hollinshead B. and Turp MJ. (2021) Ways of life as modes of presentation. Human Affairs 31(4): 429-438. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/humaff-2021-0037.
- Rowe SJ., Vonasch AJ. and Turp MJ. (2021) Unjustifiably Irresponsible: The Effects of Social Roles on Attributions of Intent. Social Psychological and Personality Science 12(8): 1446-1456. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1948550620971086.
- Leota J. and Turp MJ. (2020) Gamesmanship as strategic excellence. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 47(2): 232-247. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00948705.2020.1768860.
- Turp M. (2020) Cynics as Rational Animals. History of Philosophy Quarterly 37(3): 203-222. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/48639194.