Benjamin L.S. Nelson (Independent) - PhilPeople

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University of Waterloo

Department of Philosophy

PhD, 2017

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Hamilton, ON, Canada

0000-0003-1851-6059

Areas of Specialization

Philosophy of Law

Social and Political Philosophy

Philosophy of Social Science

Areas of Interest

Social Epistemology

Moral Psychology

History of Western Philosophy, Misc

Epistemic Injustice

Social Ontology

Philosophy of Psychology

Philosophical Methods

Moral Cognitivism

Sociology of Science

Government Ethics

Reflective Equilibrium

The Basis of Meaning

Environmental Ethics

Political Views

Arguments for Consequentialism

Practical Reason

Classical Daoism

Arguments Against Theism

Philosophy of Cognitive Science

Social Choice Theory

Semantic Phenomena

Tarskian Theories of Truth

The Problem of Other Minds

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Primary research is in the philosophy of law, and specifically on the informal promulgation of the law and the philosophy of social sciences which bear on the study of legal systems.