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Alexander Stewart Davies

https://www.etis.ee/CV/Alexander_Davies/est
alexander.stewart.davies@ut.ee

Teenistuskäik

Töökohad ja ametid
01.01.2021–31.08.2023   
Tartu Ülikool, Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond, filosoofia ja semiootika instituut, teoreetilise filosoofia kaasprofessor (1,00)
01.09.2018–...   
Tartu Ülikool, Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond, filosoofia ja semiootika instituut, Vanemteadur (1,00)
01.09.2014–...   
Tartu Ülikool, Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond, Filosoofia ja semiootika instituut, Teadur (1,00)
01.09.2018–31.12.2020   
Tartu Ülikool, Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond, filosoofia ja semiootika instituut, teoreetilise filosoofia vanemteadur (1,00)
01.09.2017–31.08.2018   
Tartu Ülikool, Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond, filosoofia ja semiootika instituut, teoreetilise filosoofia teadur (1,00)
01.01.2016–31.08.2017   
Tartu Ülikool, Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond, filosoofia ja semiootika instituut, teoreetilise filosoofia teadur (1,00)
01.09.2014–31.12.2015   
Tartu Ülikool, Filosoofiateaduskond, Filosoofia ja semiootika instituut, teoreetilise filosoofia teadur (1,00)
01.09.2012–01.09.2014   
Tartu Ülikool, Filosoofiateaduskond, Filosoofia ja semiootika instituut, Järeldoktor (1,00)
01.09.2012–31.08.2014   
Tartu Ülikool, Filosoofiateaduskond, Filosoofia ja semiootika instituut, teadur (1,00)
01.01.2011–31.12.2012   
Department of Philosophy, King's College London, Teaching Assistant (0,20)
01.01.2011–31.12.2012   
Middlesex University, Middlesex University, Lecturer (0,20)
01.01.2010–31.12.2011   
Department of Philosophy, King's College London, Teaching Assistant (0,20)
01.01.2008–31.12.2009   
Department of Philosophy, King's College London, King's College London, Teaching Assistant (0,20)
 
 
Haridustee
2007–2012   
King's College London PhD Filosoofia
2006–2007   
University of Cambridge MPhil Filosoofia
2003–2006   
University of Cambridge BA Filosoofia
 
 
Teadusorganisatsiooniline ja -administratiivne tegevus
2019−...   
Filosoofia ja semiootika instituudi nõukogu liige
2018−...   
Sugu, Rass, Sexuaalsus 2018 Konverentsi Teaduslik Komitee Liige
2017−...   
Ma tegin TÜ filosoofia osakonda "European Early Career Philosophy" võrgustiku liikmeks.
2017−...   
Sümpoosioni korraldaja ja juht "Shared Concepts and Communication" (kõnelejad: Cressida Gaukroger (Oxfordi Ülikool), Cathal O'Madagain (Max Planck Instituut), and Joey Pollock (Oslo Ülikool)
2015−...   
TÜ Filosoofia Osakonna Magistrantide Sisseastumise Komisjoni Liige
2014−...   
Filosoofia Ajakirja retsensent: Dialectica, Hypatia, Studia Philosophica Estonica, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, Synthese, Topics in Cognitive Science
2019−2020   
Euroopa vara karjääri filosoofide võrgustiku aasta konverentsi korraldaja (Tartu)
2019−2019   
José Ramón Torices Vidal doktoritöö opponent (“Ranking the World Through Words: Disagreement, Dogwhistles, and Expressivism.”) (Granada ülikool)
2018−2022   
"Rediscovering Contextualism" võrgustiku liige
2018−2018   
Juhtimiskomitee juht - Debatis käitumiseetika (konverents)
2015−2016   
Sugu, Rass, Sexuaalsus 2016 Konverentsi Teaduslik Komitee Liige
2014−2014   
EFAKi Teadlusliku Komitee liige

Kvalifikatsioon

Teaduskraadid
Alexander Stewart Davies, doktorikraad, 2011, (juh) Mark Textor, Charles Travis, A purpose for context-sensitivity, King''s College London
 
 
Teaduspreemiad ja tunnustused
2018, Alexander Stewart Davies, Haridus- ja teadusministeeriumi ja Eesti Teadusagentuur poolt antakse mulle tänukirja hea juhendamise eest sest juhendatava Triinu Eesmaa teenis riiklikul konkursil I preemia oma magistritöö eest.
2007, Alexander Stewart Davies, Arts and Humanities Research Council funding (£14,600 per year for 3 years)
 
 
Teadustöö põhisuunad
ETIS KLASSIFIKAATOR: 2. Ühiskonnateadused ja kultuur; 2.1. Filosoofia; CERCS KLASSIFIKAATOR: H120 Süstemaatiline filosoofia, eetika, esteetika, metafüüsika, epistemoloogia, ideolooogia ; TÄPSUSTUS: Philosophy of Language
ETIS KLASSIFIKAATOR: 2. Ühiskonnateadused ja kultuur; 2.11. Sotsiaalteadused; CERCS KLASSIFIKAATOR: S189 Organisatsiooniteadus

Jooksvad projektid

Lõppenud projektid

Juhendamisel väitekirjad

Juhendatud väitekirjad

Publikatsioonid

Klass
Aasta
Publikatsioon
 
1.1.
2021
Davies, Alexander (2021). Identity Display: another motive for metalinguistic disagreement. Inquiry, 64 (8), 861−882. DOI: 10.1080/0020174X.2020.1712229.
1.1.
2021
Davies, Alexander Stewart (2021). A (contingent) content-parthood analysis of indirect speech reports. Mind & Language, 36 (4), 533−553. DOI: 10.1111/mila.12357.
1.1.
2021
Davies, Alexander (2021). Communicating in Contextual Ignorance. Synthese, 199 (5-6), 12385−12405. DOI: 10.1007/s11229-021-03337-8.
1.1.
2019
Davies, Alexander (2019). Testimony, Recovery and Plausible Deniability: a response to Peet. Episteme, x−x.10.1017/epi.2017.15.
1.1.
2019
Davies, Alex (2019). Testimonial Knowledge and Context-Sensitivity: a New Diagnosis of the Threat. Acta Analytica.10.1007/s12136-018-0357-4.
1.1.
2019
Davies, Alexander (2019). “Cheap” and “Expensive” Credit Points: a case study of their causes and utility at a high course-load university. Tertiary Education and Management, 25 (2), 181−193. DOI: 10.1007/s11233-019-09023-2.
1.2.
2019
Davies, Alex (2019). Metasemantic Moral Encroachment. Studia Philosophica Estonica, 12.
4.1.
2019
Engelhardt, Jeff (2019). The Political Turn in Foundational Theories of Meaning. In: Davies, Alex; Engelhardt, Jeff (Ed.). Studia Estonica Philosophica.
6.3.
2019
Davies, Alexander Stewart (2019). Ülikooli praegune süsteem suunab pindmiselt õppima. Universitas Tartuensis.
1.1.
2018
Davies, Alexander (2018). A liberal anti-porn feminism? Social Theory and Practice, 44 (1), 21−48. DOI: 10.5840/soctheorpract2017112027.
1.1.
2018
Davies, Alex (2018). Infallibilism and Easy Counter-Examples. Grazer Philosophische Studien, 95 (4). DOI: 10.1163/18756735-000054.
3.1.
2018
Davies, Alexander (2018). Communicating by doing something else. In: Collins, John; Davies, Alun; Dobler, Tamara (Ed.). Charles Travis on Language, Thought and Perception (1−36). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
6.6.
2018
Davies, Alex (2018). Esinemise summutamine, liberalism ja üliõpilased (interjvuu poliitilise filosoofiga Robert Simpson). 26.10.2018 Sirp.
6.9.
2018
Davies, Alex (2018). Context and Communication by Herman Cappelen and Josh Dever. In: (197−199). The Philosophical Quarterly. DOI: 10.1093/pq/pqx005.
1.1.
2017
Davies, Alexander (2017). Elaboration and intuitions of disagreement. Philosophical Studies, 174 (4), 861−875.10.1007/s11098-016-0710-7.
1.1.
2017
Davies, Alexander (2017). Entailments are cancellable. Ratio, 30 (3), 288−304.10.1111/rati.12140.
1.1.
2017
Davies, Alexander (2017). Using "not tasty" at the dinner table. Organon F, 24 (3), 405−426.
1.1.
2016
Davies, Alexander (2016). How to silence content with porn, context, and loaded questions. European Journal of Philosophy, 24 (2), 498−522.
6.4.
2016
Davies, Alexander; Proover, Marika (2016). Mida teevad Tartu Ülikooli filosoofia bakalaureuse vilistlased pärast lõpetamist? Cohnitz, Daniel; Volberg, Mats (Toim.). Kutse Filosoofiasse (12−14).
1.1.
2014
Davies, Alexander (2014). Off-target responses to occasion-sensitivity. Dialectica, 68 (4), 499−523.10.1111/1746-8361.12082.
1.1.
2013
Davies, Alexander (2013). Kuhn on Incommensurability and Theory Choice. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 44 (4), 571−579.10.1016/j.shpsa.2013.10.010.
1.2.
2012
Davies, Alex (2012). How to use (ordinary) language offensively. Nordic Wittgenstein Review, 1, 55−79.
3.2.
2012
Davies, Alex (2012). Does Intensional Semantics Account for 'Travis Cases'? Philosophical and Formal Approaches to Linguistic Analysis. Ed. Stalmaszczyk, Piotr. Ontos, 87−111. DOI: 10.1515/9783110320244.87.
6.9.
2011
Davies, Alexander (2011). Review of "Occasion-Sensitivity: selected essays" by Charles Travis. Disputatio: International Journal of Philosophy, 4 (31), 309−315.
23.07.2021

Alexander Stewart Davies

https://www.etis.ee/CV/Alexander_Davies/eng
alexander.stewart.davies@ut.ee

Career

Institutions and positions
01.01.2021–31.08.2023   
University of Tartu, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, Associate Professor of Theoretical Philosophy (1,00)
01.09.2018–...   
University of Tartu, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, Senior Researcher (1,00)
01.09.2014–...   
University of Tartu, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, Researcher (1,00)
01.09.2018–31.12.2020   
University of Tartu, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, Senior Research Fellow in Theoretical Philosophy (1,00)
01.09.2017–31.08.2018   
University of Tartu, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, Research Fellow in Theoretical Philosophy (1,00)
01.01.2016–31.08.2017   
University of Tartu, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, Research Fellow in Theoretical Philosophy (1,00)
01.09.2014–31.12.2015   
University of Tartu, Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, Research Fellow in Theoretical Philosophy (1,00)
01.09.2012–01.09.2014   
University of Tartu, Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, Post-Doc (1,00)
01.09.2012–31.08.2014   
University of Tartu, Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, Research Fellow (1,00)
01.01.2011–31.12.2012   
Department of Philosophy, King's College London, Teacher (0,20)
01.01.2011–31.12.2012   
Middlesex University, Lecturer (0,20)
01.01.2010–31.12.2011   
Department of Philosophy, King's College London, Teacher (0,20)
01.01.2008–31.12.2009   
Department of Philosophy, King's College London, Teacher (0,20)
 
 
Education
2007–2012   
King's College London PhD Philosophy
2006–2007   
University of Cambridge MPhil Philosophy
2003–2006   
University of Cambridge BA Philosophy
 
 
R&D related managerial and administrative work
2019−...   
Philosophy and Semiotics Institute Committee member
2018−...   
Sex, Race, and Sexuality 2018: Conference scientific committee member
2017−...   
Made the TÜ Philosophy Department a chapter in the European Early Careers Philosophy Network (https://eecphilosophers.wixsite.com/ilmiosito)
2017−...   
Convenor of Symposium "Shared Concepts and Communication" (speakers: Cressida Gaukroger (University of Oxford), Cathal O'Madagain (Max Planck Institute), and Joey Pollock (University of Oslo))
2015−...   
Member of the TÜ Philosophy Department MA selection committee
2014−...   
Reviewer for Philosophy Journals: Analysis, dialectica, Episteme, Erkenntnis, Feminist Philosophical Quarterly, Hypatia, Inquiry, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, Studia Philosophica Estonica, Synthese, Topics in Cognitive Science.
2019−2020   
Organizer of the European Early Career Philosophers' Network annual conference (Tartu)
2019−2019   
External Examiner for José Ramón Torices Vidal’s PhD thesis “Ranking the World Through Words: Disagreement, Dogwhistles, and Expressivism.” (University of Granada)
2018−2022   
Member of the "Rediscovering Contextualism" network: centred around Prof. Sofia Miguens' Mind, Language and Action group at the University of Porto (https://mlag.up.pt/)
2018−2018   
Organizing committee chair - The ethics of conduct in debate (conference)
2015−2016   
Gender, Race, Sexaulity 2016 Conference Scientific Committee Member
2014−2014   
EFAK Scientific Committee member

Qualifications

Academic degrees
Alexander Stewart Davies, Doctor's Degree, 2011, (sup) Mark Textor, Charles Travis, A purpose for context-sensitivity, King''s College London
 
 
Honours & awards
2018, Alexander Stewart Davies, A letter of thanks was given given to me for good supervision because my supervisee Triinu Eesmaa earned first prize in a national competition for her MA thesis.
2007, Alexander Stewart Davies, Arts and Humanities Research Council funding (£14,600 per year for 3 years)
 
 
Fields of research
ETIS CLASSIFICATION: 2. Culture and Society; 2.1. Philosophy; CERCS CLASSIFICATION: H120 Systematic philosophy, ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics, epistemology, ideology ; SPECIFICATION: Philosophy of Language
ETIS CLASSIFICATION: 2. Culture and Society; 2.11. Social Sciences; CERCS CLASSIFICATION: S189 Organizational science ; SPECIFICATION: Management in Higher Education
 
 

Projects in progress

Completed projects

Dissertations under supervision

Supervised dissertations

Publications

Category
Year
Publication
 
1.1.
2021
Davies, Alexander (2021). Identity Display: another motive for metalinguistic disagreement. Inquiry, 64 (8), 861−882. DOI: 10.1080/0020174X.2020.1712229.
1.1.
2021
Davies, Alexander Stewart (2021). A (contingent) content-parthood analysis of indirect speech reports. Mind & Language, 36 (4), 533−553. DOI: 10.1111/mila.12357.
1.1.
2021
Davies, Alexander (2021). Communicating in Contextual Ignorance. Synthese, 199 (5-6), 12385−12405. DOI: 10.1007/s11229-021-03337-8.
1.1.
2019
Davies, Alexander (2019). Testimony, Recovery and Plausible Deniability: a response to Peet. Episteme, x−x.10.1017/epi.2017.15.
1.1.
2019
Davies, Alex (2019). Testimonial Knowledge and Context-Sensitivity: a New Diagnosis of the Threat. Acta Analytica.10.1007/s12136-018-0357-4.
1.1.
2019
Davies, Alexander (2019). “Cheap” and “Expensive” Credit Points: a case study of their causes and utility at a high course-load university. Tertiary Education and Management, 25 (2), 181−193. DOI: 10.1007/s11233-019-09023-2.
1.2.
2019
Davies, Alex (2019). Metasemantic Moral Encroachment. Studia Philosophica Estonica, 12.
4.1.
2019
Engelhardt, Jeff (2019). The Political Turn in Foundational Theories of Meaning. In: Davies, Alex; Engelhardt, Jeff (Ed.). Studia Estonica Philosophica.
6.3.
2019
Davies, Alexander Stewart (2019). Ülikooli praegune süsteem suunab pindmiselt õppima. Universitas Tartuensis.
1.1.
2018
Davies, Alexander (2018). A liberal anti-porn feminism? Social Theory and Practice, 44 (1), 21−48. DOI: 10.5840/soctheorpract2017112027.
1.1.
2018
Davies, Alex (2018). Infallibilism and Easy Counter-Examples. Grazer Philosophische Studien, 95 (4). DOI: 10.1163/18756735-000054.
3.1.
2018
Davies, Alexander (2018). Communicating by doing something else. In: Collins, John; Davies, Alun; Dobler, Tamara (Ed.). Charles Travis on Language, Thought and Perception (1−36). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
6.6.
2018
Davies, Alex (2018). Esinemise summutamine, liberalism ja üliõpilased (interjvuu poliitilise filosoofiga Robert Simpson) [No Platforming, Liberalism and students (an interview with political philosopher Robert Simpson)]. 26.10.2018 Sirp.
6.9.
2018
Davies, Alex (2018). Context and Communication by Herman Cappelen and Josh Dever. In: (197−199). The Philosophical Quarterly. DOI: 10.1093/pq/pqx005.
1.1.
2017
Davies, Alexander (2017). Elaboration and intuitions of disagreement. Philosophical Studies, 174 (4), 861−875.10.1007/s11098-016-0710-7.
1.1.
2017
Davies, Alexander (2017). Entailments are cancellable. Ratio, 30 (3), 288−304.10.1111/rati.12140.
1.1.
2017
Davies, Alexander (2017). Using "not tasty" at the dinner table. Organon F, 24 (3), 405−426.
1.1.
2016
Davies, Alexander (2016). How to silence content with porn, context, and loaded questions. European Journal of Philosophy, 24 (2), 498−522.
6.4.
2016
Davies, Alexander; Proover, Marika (2016). Mida teevad Tartu Ülikooli filosoofia bakalaureuse vilistlased pärast lõpetamist? [What do graduates in Philosophy from the University of Tartu do after graduating?]. Cohnitz, Daniel; Volberg, Mats (Toim.). Kutse Filosoofiasse (12−14).
1.1.
2014
Davies, Alexander (2014). Off-target responses to occasion-sensitivity. Dialectica, 68 (4), 499−523.10.1111/1746-8361.12082.
1.1.
2013
Davies, Alexander (2013). Kuhn on Incommensurability and Theory Choice. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 44 (4), 571−579.10.1016/j.shpsa.2013.10.010.
1.2.
2012
Davies, Alex (2012). How to use (ordinary) language offensively. Nordic Wittgenstein Review, 1, 55−79.
3.2.
2012
Davies, Alex (2012). Does Intensional Semantics Account for 'Travis Cases'? Philosophical and Formal Approaches to Linguistic Analysis. Ed. Stalmaszczyk, Piotr. Ontos, 87−111. DOI: 10.1515/9783110320244.87.
6.9.
2011
Davies, Alexander (2011). Review of "Occasion-Sensitivity: selected essays" by Charles Travis. Disputatio: International Journal of Philosophy, 4 (31), 309−315.
23.07.2021