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Christoph Kelp is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Glasgow and Director of the COGITO Epistemology Research Centre. He also serves as Director of The British Society for the Theory of Knowledge and holds roles in the European Epistemology Network and the Social Epistemology Network. His research focuses on epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, and ethics, with notable contributions to virtue epistemology and knowledge-first approaches. Kelp has authored influential books like Good Thinking: A Knowledge First Virtue Epistemology (2018) and Inquiry, Knowledge, and Understanding (2021). He received the Young Epistemologist Prize in 2017 for his paper 'Inquiry and the Transmission of Knowledge.'
Research Interests
- Epistemology: knowledge, understanding, epistemic justification, normativity, virtue epistemology, social epistemology.
- Philosophy of Language: conceptual engineering, semantics, assertion.
- Philosophy of Science: scientific inquiry, opinion dynamics.
- Ethics: moral understanding, blame, trustworthiness.
Selected Projects
- Dimensions of Wellbeing (Therme Group grant): explores cognitive, emotional, social, and physical wellbeing through interdisciplinary lenses.
- A Virtue Epistemology of Trust (Leverhulme Trust grant): examines trustworthiness through epistemic virtues.
- Knowledge First Virtue Epistemology (KU Leuven/FWO grant): integrates virtue epistemology with knowledge-first approaches.
Publications Highlights
Kelp's recent work includes contributions on trustworthy AI, epistemic closure, and conceptual innovation. His articles often blend theoretical rigor with applied questions in ethics and technology.
Grants & Awards
- Therme Group grant (£330,000): supports the Dimensions of Wellbeing project.
- Leverhulme Trust grant (£250,000): funds research on trust and virtue epistemology.
- Young Epistemologist Prize (2017): awarded for groundbreaking work in epistemology.
