David Levy

Lecturer

  • Philosophy
  • School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

Contact details

Address

Street

Room 8.01

City
40 George Square, Edinburgh
Post code
EH8 9JX

Availability

  • Office hour: Tuesday 4.05-5.05pm

Biography

Background

David Levy joined the department in 2004. Prior to that I taught in London. I have previous professional experience with topics in computer science.

I am interested in the nature of understanding, particularly of morals, ethics and people. I am developing an account of moral understanding that is oriented around experiences of morality and the good.

Almost all of the history of philosophy interests me. Recent philosophers whose work I admire include Simone Weil, Stanley Cavell and Peter Winch.

 

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Undergraduate teaching

Wittgenstein; Nature of Moral Understanding; Simone Weil; Freedom, Consent and Political Obligation

 

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Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

Yes

Areas of interest for supervision

Moral Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, Plato, Kant, Wittgenstein, Simone Weil, Phenomenology, Applied Ethics, Meaning.

Teaching is the most satisfying work I do.  I particularly enjoy and value close supervision of postgraduate and undergraduate work. I encourage potential research students to contact me with proposals.

Office hours:

Tuesday 3pm - 4pm

 

Current PhD students supervised

Martin Kelly (School of Law)

 

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Research summary

Moral Philosophy, Wittgenstein, Understanding, Plato, Meaning, Simone Weil

 

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