David J J Austin
Associate Lecturer
Profile
Biography
I completed my PhD at the University of York in 2021, which was kindly sponsored by the peer-reviewed academic journal Mind & Language. Having worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of York, a Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, and a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Leeds, I am now an Associate Lecturer at the University of York.
Departmental roles
- International Officer
Research
Overview
My main research interests lie at the intersection of the philosophy of language and epistemology. I am particularly interested in how knowledge is communicated, especially the ways in which speech can function as a reason to believe, but also the ways in which this can be abused to lie and manipulate.
Projects
I am currently working on a collaborative project between the University of York, the University of Manchester, and the University of Hertfordshire which aims to show how metaphorical speech can be epistemically defective.
Teaching
Undergraduate
My recent teaching responsibilities include:
- Philosophy of language
- Epistemology
- Philosophy of mind
- Metaphysics
