Projects in Philosophy Back to 'Philosophy research' Some of our current research projects Ethics and moral philosophy A duty to beautiful? - beauty as an ethical ideal Beauty demands - addressing the changing requirements of beauty Building bridges in ethics: connecting ethics and metaethics The ethics of surrogacy Radicalisation, gender and agency: connecting research and practice Philosophy of mind PERFECT (Pragmatic and Epistemic Role of Factually Erroneous Cognitions and Thoughts) Responsibility without blame Colour and form in the disordered mind - exploring disorders of colour consciousness Epistemic Injustice in Healthcare (EPIC) Mental disorders, brain disorders and moral responsibility Powerful qualities and the ontology of conscious experiences Philosophy of religion Global Philosophy of Religion The Pantheism and Panentheism Project - exploring alternative concepts to God Bridging belief and practice - bridging theoretical and empirical studies of religion Metaphysics FraMEPhys - A Framework for Metaphysical Explanation in Physics Higher-order metaphysics Logic and philosophy of language Context-sensitivity in natural language The many and the one - the logic of plurals and its applications Context-sensitivity in normative language and discourse Some of our previous research projects Ethics and moral philosophy Perfect me! Nuclear ethics and global security: reforming the nuclear non-proliferation regime Shaping the ethics and governance of UK Biobank and genetic research practices Philosophy of mind Hope and optimism Costs and benefits of optimism Interpersonal narratives and mental health The epistemic innocence of imperfect cognitions Rationality and sanity: implications of a diagnosis of mental illness for autonomy as self governance Psychiatric kinds Logic and unconscious mentation Philosophy of religion Exploring alternative concepts of God Metaphysics Midlands metaphysics of science association Toward a nonphysicalist monist solution to the mystery of consciousness The probability of time travel