James Brown

James Brown is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Sheffield's School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities. His research focuses on ethics, meta-ethics, and interdisciplinary approaches to well-being, with additional interests in philosophy of mind, language, and metaphysics.

• Institution: University of Sheffield
• Role: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow
• Email: j.ld.brown@sheffield.ac.uk

Research Interests:

• Ethics and meta-ethics, particularly ethical thought and language
• Normativity of well-being and practical reasoning
• Philosophy of mind and language
• Metaphysics and interdisciplinary research

Key Publications (2019-2025): Explored topics include prudential expressivism, interpretative expressivism, moral inferentialism, and metaphysical necessity, with a focus on well-being and ethical normativity.

Scientific Awards:

• British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship