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James Laing is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford (2023-26), affiliated with St Hugh's College and the Department of Philosophy. He holds roles as Departmental Lecturer and has held fellowships at institutions including the University of Edinburgh and University College Dublin. His research focuses on the social dimensions of human existence, particularly in ethics, philosophy of mind, and action, with influences from Rousseau and existentialism.
- Education: PhD (2016-20), MPhil (2014-2016) from University College London; BA (2010-13) from University of York.
Research interests include the philosophical implications of human sociality, moral psychology, emotional experience (e.g., shame, humiliation), and embodied cognition. He explores how interpersonal interactions shape self-consciousness and moral frameworks.
Key publications examine topics like interpersonal connection, the moral harm of humiliation, and ordinary self-consciousness. His work bridges existentialist thought with contemporary analytic philosophy.
- Awards: British Academy Fellowship, Leverhulme Trust Fellowship, Mind Association Fellowship.
Laing's career includes teaching roles and postdoctoral research funded by major trusts. He engages with interdisciplinary themes linking philosophy to cognitive science and social psychology.
