James Lenman

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
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
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
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

See also

• Illusionism (philosophy)

References

1. "James W. Lenman". ethics.harvard.edu. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
2. Burch-Brown, Joanna M. (March 2014). "Clues for Consequentialists". Utilitas. 26 (1): 105–119. doi:10.1017/S0953820813000289. hdl:1983/3c9b5c55-0e96-4c84-98f1-9d36c5d8e10a. ISSN 1741-6183. S2CID 53629805. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
3. Frost, Evan (15 July 2013). "A Defense of Consequentialism Against James Lenman's Epistemic Objection". Retrieved 5 December 2018.
4. "Curriculum Vitae". Jimmy Lenman. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

External links

• Personal Website
• James Lenman at the University of Sheffield
• James Lenman, Google Scholar
• Science, Ethics and Observation on YouTube