PhD in Ethics, Meta-Ethics, and Moral Psychology

University of Sheffield

Ethics is one of the central areas of philosophy. It ranges from ethical problems and applied philosophy, to ethical theories concerning how we should act (normative ethics), to fundamental issues in metaphysics, epistemology, and psychology that are raised by ethics (metaethics and moral psychology). It has deep roots in the history of philosophy, while it can also be approached independently of this history. It can also be studied in an interdisciplinary manner, for example by drawing on insights from psychology, evolutionary theory, economics, politics, and history. Once rather side-lined as a subject, ethics is now seen as fundamental, and a field which allows for exciting and highly relevant research.