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Our ability to use written and spoken signs to mean things is so integral to the kind of creatures we are, we seldom notice how incredible this ability is. Yet on reflection, meaning seems entirely mysterious. What is meaning? How do our words get to mean anything at all? These are the questions that drive this book.
Articles
Articles
2025
2025
‘Something AI should tell you - the case for labelling synthetic content’. Journal of Applied Philosophy 42(1): 272-286.
‘Something AI should tell you - the case for labelling synthetic content’. Journal of Applied Philosophy 42(1): 272-286.
2024
2024
‘Moderating synthetic content: The challenge of generative AI’, co-authored with Jeffrey Howard and Beatriz Kira. Philosophy and Technology 37: 133.
‘Moderating synthetic content: The challenge of generative AI’, co-authored with Jeffrey Howard and Beatriz Kira. Philosophy and Technology 37: 133.
‘Ambiguous threats: “Death to” statements and the moderation of online speech acts’, co-authored with Jeffrey Howard. Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy 28(2): 208-229
‘Ambiguous threats: “Death to” statements and the moderation of online speech acts’, co-authored with Jeffrey Howard. Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy 28(2): 208-229
‘Should politicians be exempt from fact-checking?’ coauthored with Beatriz Kira, Kiran Arabaghatta, and Jeffrey Howard. Journal of Online Trust and Safety 2(2).
‘Should politicians be exempt from fact-checking?’ coauthored with Beatriz Kira, Kiran Arabaghatta, and Jeffrey Howard. Journal of Online Trust and Safety 2(2).
‘That’s not what you said! Semantic constraints on literal speech’. Mind and Language 39(5): 664-679.
‘That’s not what you said! Semantic constraints on literal speech’. Mind and Language 39(5): 664-679.
‘Description invariance: a rational principle for human agents’. Economics and Philosophy 40(1): 42-54.
‘Description invariance: a rational principle for human agents’. Economics and Philosophy 40(1): 42-54.
2023
2023
‘An empirical investigation of intuitions about uptake’, coauthored with Kathryn B. Francis and Leo Townsend. Inquiry. (Online first).
‘An empirical investigation of intuitions about uptake’, coauthored with Kathryn B. Francis and Leo Townsend. Inquiry. (Online first).
2022
2022
‘Framing effects and fuzzy traces: ‘Some’ observations’. Review of Philosophy and Psychology 13: 719-733.
‘Framing effects and fuzzy traces: ‘Some’ observations’. Review of Philosophy and Psychology 13: 719-733.
‘Meaning and framing: The semantic implications of psychological framing effects’. Inquiry 65(8): 967-990.
‘Meaning and framing: The semantic implications of psychological framing effects’. Inquiry 65(8): 967-990.
‘Pain priors, polyeidism, and predictive power: A preliminary investigation into individual differences in our ordinary thought about pain’, co-authored with Emma Borg, Nat Hansen, Richard Harrison, Deepak Ravindran, Tim Salomons, and Harriet Wilkinson. Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics 42: 113–135.
‘Pain priors, polyeidism, and predictive power: A preliminary investigation into individual differences in our ordinary thought about pain’, co-authored with Emma Borg, Nat Hansen, Richard Harrison, Deepak Ravindran, Tim Salomons, and Harriet Wilkinson. Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics 42: 113–135.
2021
2021
‘Risky-choice framing and rational decision-making’ co-authored with David Mandel. Philosophy Compass 16(8): e12763. (+ teaching & learning guide).
‘Risky-choice framing and rational decision-making’ co-authored with David Mandel. Philosophy Compass 16(8): e12763. (+ teaching & learning guide).
2020
2020
‘Rationalising framing effects: At least one task for empirically-informed philosophy’. Crítica, Revista Hispanoamericana de Filosofía 52(156): 5-30.
‘Rationalising framing effects: At least one task for empirically-informed philosophy’. Crítica, Revista Hispanoamericana de Filosofía 52(156): 5-30.
Chapters
Chapters
Forthcoming
Forthcoming
‘Free speech facts’, co-authored with Jeffrey Howard. In D. Miller & A. Baderin (eds.) Why Political Theory Needs Social Science. OUP.
‘Free speech facts’, co-authored with Jeffrey Howard. In D. Miller & A. Baderin (eds.) Why Political Theory Needs Social Science. OUP.
2024
2024
‘Speaking from the linguistic margins’, co-authored with Michela Bariselli. In M. Popa Wyatt (ed.) Harmful Speech and Contestation. Palgrave Macmillan.
‘Speaking from the linguistic margins’, co-authored with Michela Bariselli. In M. Popa Wyatt (ed.) Harmful Speech and Contestation. Palgrave Macmillan.
2021
2021
‘Semantic content and utterance context: A Spectrum of Approaches’, co-authored with Emma Borg. In P. Stalmaszczyk (ed.) The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language. CUP.
‘Semantic content and utterance context: A Spectrum of Approaches’, co-authored with Emma Borg. In P. Stalmaszczyk (ed.) The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language. CUP.
Commentaries & Critical Reviews
Commentaries & Critical Reviews
2025
2025
‘Concepts at the interface; Dual process theory at a crossroads’. (Commentary on Concepts at the Interface by Nicholas Shea). Philosophical Psychology. (Online first)
‘Concepts at the interface; Dual process theory at a crossroads’. (Commentary on Concepts at the Interface by Nicholas Shea). Philosophical Psychology. (Online first)
2022
2022
‘Defining preferences over framed outcomes does not secure agents' rationality’. (Commentary on ‘Rational framing effects: A multidisciplinary case’ by José Luis Bermúdez). Behavioral and Brain Sciences 45, E227.
‘Defining preferences over framed outcomes does not secure agents' rationality’. (Commentary on ‘Rational framing effects: A multidisciplinary case’ by José Luis Bermúdez). Behavioral and Brain Sciences 45, E227.
‘Frames, reasons, and rationality’. (Critical notice of: Frame It Again: New Tools for Rational Decision-Making by José Luis Bermúdez). International Journal of Philosophical Studies 30(2), 162-173.
‘Frames, reasons, and rationality’. (Critical notice of: Frame It Again: New Tools for Rational Decision-Making by José Luis Bermúdez). International Journal of Philosophical Studies 30(2), 162-173.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
2022
2022
Review of Frame it Again: New Tools for Rational Decision-Making by José Luis Bermúdez. The Philosophical Quarterly.
Edited volumes
Edited volumes
2023
2023
'The nature and significance of uptake', co-edited with Leo Townsend. Inquiry. (Online first)
2020
2020
'Applied Philosophy of Language', co-edited with Emma Borg, Nat Hansen, Antonio Scarafone, & Marat Shardimgaliev. Ratio 33(4): 203-205. (+ co-authored Introduction)
Blog posts
Blog posts
2025
2025
'Distinctively human'. The Brains Blog.
2020
2020
'Weighing the Risks'. Stranger Apologies.
'A glass half full?' Stranger Apologies.
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