I am a Lecturer in Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy and St Anne's College, University of Oxford. I have held this position since 2017, though my position was linked to Merton College between 2019 and 2022. Previously, I worked as a University Teacher and a Postdoctoral Researcher in Philosophy at the University of Glasgow. My PhD is also from the University of Glasgow. Before that I studied Philosophy and Cognitive Science at Middle East Technical University in Ankara (which is 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.
You can email me at umut.baysan@philosophy.ox.ac.uk
