I am currently a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, where I have held a series of fixed-term appointments since 2017. In September 2025, I will take up a permanent position as Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Southampton. Previously, I was a University Teacher and Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Glasgow, where I also completed my PhD. Before that, I studied Philosophy and Cognitive Science at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, which is also my hometown.
My main research areas are metaphysics, ethics, and philosophy of mind. In most cases, my work addresses questions in various intersections of these three areas (particularly inter-level metaphysics of mind and ethics, metaphysics of emergence, causation in philosophy of mind and ethics, metaphysics of value and normativity, and metaphysics of social kinds). I also have research interests in applied philosophy, particularly in ethics and metaphysics of food, debates on moral status, and ethics of AI.
You can email me at umut.baysan@philosophy.ox.ac.uk
