Nat Hansen

Dr. Nat Hansen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Reading. He serves as Visiting Speaker Co-Coordinator and Co-Director of the Reading Centre for Cognition Research. His work focuses on experimental philosophy of language, ordinary language philosophy, and conceptual analysis. Hansen teaches undergraduate courses including Speech Attacks: Bullshit, Lies, Propaganda and Philosophy of Language, emphasizing critical engagement with linguistic practices.

Research interests include semantic theory, cognitive science interfaces, and methodological debates in analytic philosophy. Notable projects involve corpus-based analyses of moral concepts (e.g., 'racist,' 'sexist'), interdisciplinary investigations of pain perception, and historical studies of ordinary language philosophy. Hansen's approach combines empirical methods with traditional philosophical inquiry, leveraging linguistic corpora and experimental designs to challenge theoretical assumptions.

He collaborates through the Reading Centre for Cognition Research, fostering interdisciplinary work between philosophy, psychology, and cognitive science. Hansen's publications span conceptual inflation, truth in criticism, and disputes over lexical usage in analytic philosophy. His work bridges academic philosophy with broader societal questions about language's role in shaping moral and political discourse.