Philosophy, Politics and Economics

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.

Richard's research focuses on the politics of decolonisation, especially in British colonial Africa/Labour governments of 1960s and 1970s.

International history of Africa in 1960s & 1970s: colonial Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia, Nigeria.

Oil and the politics of decolonisation.

David Leopold has interests in contemporary political theory and the history of political thought. His work in the latter area has focused on nineteenth century thinkers (including G.W.F. Hegel, Karl Marx, and William Morris) and movements (including socialism, utopianism, and anarchism).

Andrea is a Career Development Fellow in Economics at Mansfield College and a Stipendiary Lecturer in Economics at Trinity College. He previously taught economics at several other Oxford colleges (Lincoln College, St Edmund Hall, St Catherine’s College, Jesus College, and Merton College) and conducted research for the World Bank Group, the United Nations, the Bank of England, and Goldman Sachs.

He obtained his PhD in Economics and an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford, and was a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Venice, the European University Institute, and Harvard University.

His research interests lie at the intersection of political economy and economic history, investigating the impact of policies on representation, enfranchisement, and social unrest.