Andrew Pinchin
Doctoral Student
Email: Andrew.Pinchin@arts.monash.edu.au; Andrew.Pinchin@gmail.com
Present Academic Work:
PhD candidate, Sep 2008 - Sep 2011 Monash University
Thesis Working Title:
Moral Values and the Natural World
Abstract:
This thesis addresses the question of whether moral terms can be defined in natural terms in accordance with a theory of moral realism. The thesis begins with a consideration of G.E. Moore’s open-question argument before turning to assess the plausibility of other arguments that have been levelled against such natural theories in metaethics.
Primary Interests in Philosophy:
Metaethics; The Philosophy of Philosophy; Continental Philosophy; Metaphysics; Philosophy and Popular Culture.
Publications:
‘'No Evidence' and 'Mistake of Fact': A Reconsideration’ (2007) 52 AIAL FORUM December: 59-85.
Outside interests:
Primarily: swimming, juggling, certain science-fiction/ fantasy literature, film, self-development.