Fi Roxburgh

Fi Roxburgh is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia (UEA), affiliated with the School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies. She specializes in Kantian philosophy, cognitive science, and the philosophy of mental health. Her teaching includes Reasoning and Logic, Philosophy and Gender, and modules on Kant, Philosophy of Science, and Epistemology/Metaphysics. She holds a PhD in Philosophy from UEA (2011) and a starred first-class BA in English and Literature (2006).

Education:

• PhD in Philosophy, UEA (July 2011)
• BA Joint Hons English and Literature, starred first, UEA (July 2006)

Research Interests: Roxburgh’s work bridges Kantian naturalism and contemporary debates in philosophy of science and mind. Key areas include structural realism, the limits of scientific inquiry, and applications of Chomsky’s methodological naturalism to psychiatry. Recent interests focus on philosophy of mental health, gender studies, and feminist theory. Her doctoral thesis, Revised Kantian Naturalism: Cognition and the Limits of Inquiry, explored neo-Kantian approaches to scientific explanation and structural realism.

Awards:

• Starred First Class Honours (UEA, 2006)

Teaching & Advising: Roxburgh supervises undergraduate and MA dissertations on topics like structural realism, mindfulness and mental health, and feminist philosophy. She also serves as a student advisor, emphasizing wellbeing support. Prior roles include part-time Associate Tutor (2007–2016) and a postdoctoral fellowship (2011–2012).

Future Work: Plans include publishing papers on Kant’s aesthetic sublime, investigative modesty in structural realism, and the metaphysics of psychiatric diagnostic categories. Her research aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to mental health and gender equality.