David S. Oderberg
David S. Oderberg B.A., L.L.B. (Melbourne), D.Phil. (Oxford)
Professor and Director of Postgraduate Research Studies
Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy UK
Department of Philosophy,
Edith Morley Building,
University of Reading,
Reading, RG6 6EL, U.K.
phone +44-(0)118-378 5277; email
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My chief interest is metaphysics, with major interests in philosophy of biology, moral philosophy, and publications across a range of areas including philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, and philosophical logic, among others. I have written books on metaphysics and ethics, and my latest book, The Metaphysics of Good and Evil, was published in 2020. My latest book, Investigating Biological Mistakes, will be out with Springer Nature later this year.
What's new:
Hylemorphism as a Generalized Research Programme
Turning the Tables on the Table Deniers: Metaphysical Mythmaking About Ordinary Objects
The Metaphysics of Good and Evil (London: Routledge, 2020)
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