Edward Armitage

School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities

PhD student

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Edward Armitage
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Edward Armitage
School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities
45 Victoria Street
Sheffield
S3 7QB
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Ed did his BA in Philosophy at Manchester Metropolitan University and his MA in Philosophy at The University of Sheffield. His main research interests are philosophy of mind, philosophy of emotion, epistemology and philosophy of action. 

Qualifications

BA Philosophy – Manchester Metropolitan University
MA Philosophy – The University of Sheffield

Research interests

Ed’s research is focused on developing a philosophical account of worry, with a view to determining the conditions under which worry is rational or irrational. In particular, his thesis explores the idea that many cases of irrational worry can be considered to exhibit 'weakness of will'. He is also interested in the rational status of the emotions in a more general sense.

Ed is interested in the following areas of research in particular:

•    Philosophy of Mind
•    Philosophy of Emotion
•    Epistemology 
•    Rationality
•    Philosophy of Action
•    Practical Reason
•    Philosophy of Psychology

Research group

Paul Faulkner
Yonatan Shemmer
 

Teaching activities

Reason and Argument (Winter Semester)

Mind, Brain and Personal Identity (Spring Semester)