Research Interests
In general, I work on metanormativity. In particular, I work on questions related to practical reason. In my dissertation and associated publications, I defend a broadly Humean form of constitutivism about practical reasons and rationality - including moral reasons.
More rigorously put, my AOS:s are metaethics, philosophy of action, and normative ethics, and my AOC:s are epistemology, political philosophy, and the philosophy of social science, especially in areas that intersect with my main interests in metanormativity. That point generalizes: I am also interested in issues that have a bearing on my main areas of interests but which often are construed as belonging elsewhere in philosophy, such as in philosophy of mind and metaphilosophy.
You can find all my published or accepted philosophical articles (in both English and Swedish) below. Beyond these articles, I am presently working on several papers about action, agency, and reasons for action, developing my Humean project further. To guarantee the blindness of the peer review processes these papers are or will be involved in, I have elected to not upload any work-in-progress material here. But do not hesitate to get in touch with me if you are interested in knowing more about my current work.
More rigorously put, my AOS:s are metaethics, philosophy of action, and normative ethics, and my AOC:s are epistemology, political philosophy, and the philosophy of social science, especially in areas that intersect with my main interests in metanormativity. That point generalizes: I am also interested in issues that have a bearing on my main areas of interests but which often are construed as belonging elsewhere in philosophy, such as in philosophy of mind and metaphilosophy.
You can find all my published or accepted philosophical articles (in both English and Swedish) below. Beyond these articles, I am presently working on several papers about action, agency, and reasons for action, developing my Humean project further. To guarantee the blindness of the peer review processes these papers are or will be involved in, I have elected to not upload any work-in-progress material here. But do not hesitate to get in touch with me if you are interested in knowing more about my current work.
Journal Articles
- Leffler, Olof (2019). "New Shmagency Worries", in Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 121-145.
- Leffler, Olof (2016). "The Foundations of Agency - and Ethics?", in Philosophia, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 547-563.
Book Chapters
- Leffler, Olof (forthcoming). "Reasons Internalism, Cooperation, and Law", in Garcia-Godinez, Miguel; Mellin, Rachel & Tuomela, Raimo (eds.). Social Ontology, Normativity, and Law. de Gruyter, GER: Berlin, pp. 115-132.
- Leffler, Olof (2014). "Om rättfärdigandereflektion" ("On Justification by Reflection"), in Alarcon, Meri; Amundsen Bergström, Matilda; Kaveh, Tanja & Pettersen, Andrea Vilde (eds.). Meningens motstånd, Göteborgs universitet: Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion, SWE: pp. 35-39.
Book Reviews
- Leffler, Olof (2018). “Recension av Social Contract Theory for a Diverse World – Beyond Tolerance (Ryan Muldoon)” (“Review of Social Contract Theory for a Diverse World – Beyond Tolerance (Ryan Muldoon)”), in Tidskrift för Politisk Filosofi, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 46-51.
- Leffler, Olof (2016). “Recension av From Morality to the End of Reason (Ingmar Persson)” (“Review of From Morality to the End of Reason (Ingmar Persson)”), in Filosofisk Tidskrift, No. 1, pp. 60-62.