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Daniel Watts is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Essex's School of Philosophical, Historical, and Interdisciplinary Studies. He joined the university in 2007 following doctoral studies at the University of Sheffield, where he also completed his undergraduate degree in History and Philosophy. Previously, he taught Continental Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin and held an Irish Research Council postdoctoral fellowship.
Watts' research centers on Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein, and the phenomenological tradition. His publications critically examine:
- Ethical problems in existential philosophy
- Normative frameworks in Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein
- Intersections of theology and moral philosophy
Current book-length work explores Kierkegaard's approach to subjectivity and thought. Watts served as Co-Investigator on the AHRC-funded project 'The Ethics of Powerlessness: The Theological Virtues Today'. Analysis of his articles reveals persistent engagement with moral ambiguity, human agency, and the critique of ethical systems across existential and analytic traditions.
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