Professor of Philosophy

University of York

Tom Stoneham is Professor of Philosophy at the University of York. He has been Head of Department (2006-14, 2020-24) and inaugural Dean of the York Graduate Research School (2015-20). He is currently Co-Director of Training and Ethics Lead for the SAINTS Centre for Doctoral Training in Safe AI Systems, and Convenor of the MA in Applied Ethics and Governance of Data Privacy.

His research has spanned many areas, including early modern philosophy (he is currently President of the International Berkeley Society), self-knowledge, perception, dreaming, trauma-related experiences, time and nothing. He is currently working on AI ethics and a non-perfectionist approach to normative theory.

Portrait of Tom by Tobias Gutmann's Face-o-Mat:
Portrait of Tom Stoneham

Contact:

Email: tom.stoneham@york.ac.uk

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Academic Research: Profile

UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Safe AI Systems: SAINTS

Teaching: MA in Applied Ethics and Governance of Data Privacy

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SAINTS is a multi-disciplinary Centre for Doctoral Training in Safe AI