James Lenman
British philosopher From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James W. Lenman is a British philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield.[1] He is known for his expertise on ethics.[2][3] Lenman is a former president of the British Society for Ethical Theory (2002-2008).[4]
James W. Lenman | |
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| Education | High School of Dundee |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews (MPhil, PhD) University of Oxford (BA) |
| Awards | Sir Henry Jones Memorial Prize Grants from Arts and Humanities Research Board Research Leave Scheme Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic |
| Institutions | University of Sheffield |
| Thesis | Realism and Idealism in the Theory of Value (1995) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Haldane |
Main interests | ethics |
Notable ideas | arguments against consequentialism, constructive expressivism |
| Website | https://www.jimmylenman.com/ |
Books
- Constructivism in Practical Philosophy, edited by James Lenman and Yonatan Shemmer, Oxford University Press, 2012
- The Possibility of Moral Community, Oxford University Press, 2024
- Should We Maximize Utility, with Ben Bramble, Routledge, 2025
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