Philosophy and Theology

Paul's main research interests are 17th Century Philosophy (with a special focus on the philosophy of G. W. Leibniz) and the philosophy of Martin Heidegger.

He is editor of Leibniz and His Correspondents (Cambridge, 2004) and Locke and Leibniz on Substance (Routledge, 2015 - with Tom Stoneham); editor and translator of The Leibniz-De Volder Correspondence (Yale, 2013); and author of numerous articles on the philosophy of Leibniz in journals such as The Monist, Philosophical Topics, British Journal for the History of Philosophy, and Studia Leibnitiana. He is currently working on an edition and translation of Leibniz’s philosophical journal articles for Oxford University Press.

Phenomenology (particularly of the human body), Descartes, Merleau-Ponty, Sartre and Wittgenstein. DPhil thesis was on Freud and Sartre; did a mid-career MPhil in Medical Anthropology, thesis on cosmetic surgery, gender and embodiment. Publications include (with Gordon Baker) 'Descartes' Dualism'; an introductory book on Sartre and a more advanced introduction to Merleau-Ponty; introduced and edited a volume of Baker's articles under the title 'Wittgenstein's Method', and a collection entitled 'Sartre on the Body'; Co-editor of the UK edition of Sartre Studies International.

Carlos is a Lecturer in Moral Philosophy. He was previously deputy Professor of Ethics at the University of Bayreuth. Before that, he was a postdoc at the University of Bayreuth and the University of Vienna. He holds a PhD from Stanford University and a BA from UNAM.

Carlos’ research is mainly in Metaethics and the Philosophy of Mind and Action. Currently, he is pursuing a couple of projects, one in Moral Psychology and the other in Practical Rationality. He has taught courses on Ethics (meta, normative, and applied), Philosophy of Action (individual and social), Free Will and Moral Responsibility, Philosophy of Law, Ethics of A.I., Environmental Ethics, Practical Rationality, and others.

Jessica is a University Research Lecturer, teaching for the Theology and Religion Faculty on Hinduism and Theories of Religion, and for the Philosophy Faculty on Indian Philosophy. Her research explores key philosophical themes across cultures, from Indian classical theories of Being to twentieth-century phenomenology. Her books explore conceptions of reality, the self and the good across cultures, focusing on classical Indian metaphysics and German phenomenology, and her forthcoming books explore Indian approaches to Being, definitions of the material and the divine, and Gadamer’s distinctive “hermeneutic” ontology. She is also the managing editor of the Journal of Hindu Studies (OUP).

Her work on Hindu ideas translates them into global terms, so that we can all think in new ways about issues that shape our society: the nature of a good life, justice and human rights, metaphysics, the goals of community. She anchors these perspectives in classic texts, and bring them into conversation with academic philosophy and existential concerns.

Dr Jarick teaches across the range of the Old Testament syllabus at Oxford, including the Prelims paper on Introduction to the Study of the Bible and the Honours papers on the Narrative and Poetic Worlds of the Hebrew Bible.

His main research interests are in the Old Testament wisdom literature (especially the book of Ecclesiastes) and historical writings (especially the books of Chronicles), on both of which he has published extensively. A list of his recent publications is available on his Regent's Park College webpage.

He also serves as Book Review Editor of the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, having previously served for many years as the Editor of that journal.

Alex teaches undergraduations: Introduction to the Study of the New Testament, The Gospels, Paul and Pauline Tradition, and The Figure of Jesus through the Centuries.