Publications

Books

(Oxford University Press, 2025).

An edited volume about various topics in and about normativity.

(Cambridge University Press, 2024).

An edited volume about various topics in and about philosophy of comedy. An introduction from me, then six papers each paired with discussions (edited and transcribed by me) about the paper between author, me and other philosophers and comedians.

Note: it says 2024 but it didn't appear until Spring 2025.

Thick Evaluation

(Oxford University Press, 2017).

A sustained discussion about so-called thick and thin evaluative concepts, and about the nature of evaluation itself.

This book is Open Access. Click on the book cover to read it.

Reading Parfit: On What Matters

(Routledge, 2017)

An edited collection of papers on Derek Parfit's hugely influential work

On What Matters.

Thick Concepts

(Oxford University Press, 2013)

An edited collection of papers on the topic of thick and thin evaluative concepts.

Metaethics

(Palgrave, 2012)

A textbook on metaethics designed for upper-level undergraduates and postgrads.

A World Without Values: Essays on John Mackie's Moral Error Theory

(Springer, 2010)

A collection of essays, co-edited

with Richard Joyce, on Mackie's

error theory.

Arguing about Metaethics

(Routledge, 2006)

A collection of classic and modern essays on metaethical topics, co-edited with Andy Fisher, suitable for undergraduate courses at all levels.

Some Articles and Papers

I have written about many topics in ethics: particularism, intuitionism, shapelessness, the relationship between evaluation and normativity, and topics in medical ethics. Here are a few papers. My cv has the full list. I also have draft papers on another page.

'The Inspiring and the Purple, and the Worthy and the Dull', critical discussio of Chappell's Epiphanies, Journal of Value Inquiry vol. 57, 2023, pp. 173-184.

'Heritage Tourism after Conflict: Starting Philosophical Thoughts', (with Penelope Bernard), in Heritage and War (eds. Bulow, Frowe, Matravers and Thomas), (OUP, 2023), pp. 174-194.

'Evaluation, Normativity, and Grounding’, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Supplementary Volume (2013), pp. 179-198.

'The Shapelessness Hypothesis’ Philosophers’ Imprint, vol. 10 (2010), pp. 1-28.

‘Particularism and Default Valency’, Journal of Moral Philosophy vol. 4 (2007), pp. 16-32.

‘What is Intuitionism and Why be an Intuitionist?’, Social Theory and Practice vol 31. (2005), pp. 581-606.

‘Research Ethics Committees: Differences and Moral Judgement’, Bioethics, vol. 18 (2004), pp. 408-427. (With Sarah Edwards and Richard Ashcroft.)

‘Altruism, Paternalism and RECs’ Journal of Medical Ethics vol. 30 (2004), pp. 88-91. (With Sarah Edwards and Richard Huxtable.)

‘Ethical Phenomenology and Metaethics’ Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, vol. 6 (2003), pp. 241-264.

‘Particularism, Generalism and the Counting Argument’ European Journal of Philosophy, vol. 11 (2003), pp. 54-71.

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