Paul Faulkner

BA Cambridge, MA KCL, PhD UCL

Department of Philosophy

Professor of Philosophy

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Paul Faulkner
Department of Philosophy
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Sheffield
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I have been a member of the Department since September 2001; after a two-year lectureship at University College London, where I took my doctorate.

Research interests
  • Epistemology
  • Testimony
  • Trust
  • Second-personal attitudes
  • Emotions
  • Action
  • Disagreement
  • Faith
  • Social Epistemology
  • Conversion
  • Science
Publications

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Books

Edited books

  • Faulkner PR & Simpson T (Ed.) (2017) The Philosophy of Trust. Oxford: Oxford University Press. RIS download Bibtex download

Journal articles

Chapters

  • Faulkner P (2020) Trust and Testimony, The Routledge Handbook of Trust and Philosophy (pp. 329-340). Routledge RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2020) Trust and testimony, The Routledge Handbook of Trust and Philosophy (pp. 329-340). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2017) The Problem of Trust In Faulkner P & Simpson T (Ed.), The Philosophy of Trust (pp. 109-129). Oxford: Oxford University Press. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2017) Is Taxation on a Par with Force Labour? In Peeters B, Gribnau H & Badisco J (Ed.), Building Trust in Taxation (pp. 73-88). Intersentia RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2017) Trust and the radical ethical demand, What is Ethically Demanded?: K. E. Logstrup's Philosophy of Moral Life (pp. 237-254). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2016) Agency and Disagreement In Reider P (Ed.), Social Epistemology and Epistemic Agency: Decentralizing Epistemic Agency (pp. 75-91). London: Rowman & Littlefield International. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2013) Lying and Deceit, The International Encyclopedia of Ethics Wiley RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2010) Norms of Trust In Haddock A, Millar A & Pritchard D (Ed.), Social Epistemology OUP Oxford RIS download Bibtex download
  • Palmon D & Sudit E (2009) Introduction (pp. 1-4). Springer Science and Business Media LLC RIS download Bibtex download

Dictionary/encyclopaedia entries

  • Faulkner PR Lies and Deceit. In International Encyclopedia of Ethics. RIS download Bibtex download

All publications

Books

Edited books

  • Faulkner PR & Simpson T (Ed.) (2017) The Philosophy of Trust. Oxford: Oxford University Press. RIS download Bibtex download

Journal articles

  • Faulkner P (2022) Collective and extended knowledge. Philosophical Issues. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2021) Communicating your point of view. European Journal of Philosophy. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2021) The presumption of assurance. Synthese, 199(3-4), 6391-6406. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2021) Lockdown: a case study in how to lose trust and undermine compliance. Global Discourse / Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs, 11(3), 497-515. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2021) The exchange of words. The Philosophical Review, 130(1), 167-171. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2020) The nature and rationality of conversion. European Journal of Philosophy, 27(4), 821-836. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Stern R, Bennett C & Faulkner P (2019) Indirect Communication, Authority, and Proclamation as a Normative Power: Løgstrup's Critique of Kierkegaard. Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal, 40(1), 147-182. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2019) What are we doing when we are training?. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 13(3-4), 348-362. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2018) Finding Trust in Government. Journal of Social Philosophy, 49(4), 626-644. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2018) Fake Barns, Fake News. Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective, 7(6), 16-21. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2018) Giving the Benefit of the Doubt. International Journal of Philosophical Studies, 26(2), 139-155. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2018) Collective Testimony and Collective Knowledge. Ergo, 5(4), 103-126. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2015) The attitude of trust is basic. Analysis, 75(3), 424-429. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2014) A Virtue Theory of Testimony. Proceedings of the Aristotelean Society, 114(2), 189-211. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2014) Really Trying or Merely Trying. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 41(3), 363-380. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2014) The moral obligations of trust. Philosophical Explorations, 17(3), 332-345. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2013) Two-Stage Reliabilism, Virtue Reliabilism, Dualism and the Problem of Sufficiency. Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective, 2(8), 121-138. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2012) The practical rationality of trust. Synthese, 191(9), 1975-1989. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2012) Replies. Abstracta : Linguagem, Mente e Ação, 2012(Special Issue 6). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2012) Precis "Knowledge on Trust". Abstracta(Special Issue 6). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2012) Trust and the Assessment of Credibility. Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective, 1(8), 1-6. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2011) Review: Carson, "Lying and Deception: Theory and Practice". Ethics, 121, 799-803. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2009) Review: Lackey, "Learning from Words". Mind: a quarterly review of philosophy, 118(470), 479-485. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2008) Can We Agree to Disagree?. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 39, 282-285. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2008) Cooperation and trust in conversational exchanges. Theoria, 1(23), 23-34. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2007) A Genealogy of Trust. Episteme, 4, 305-321. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2007) On Telling and Trusting. Mind, 116, 875-902. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Paul Faulkner (2007) A Genealogy of Trust. Episteme: A Journal of Social Epistemology, 4(3), 305-321. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2007) What is Wrong with Lying?. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 75, 535-557. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2006) Understanding Knowledge Transmission. Ratio, 19, 156-175. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2005) On Dreaming and Being Lied To. Episteme, 2, 149-159. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2004) Relativism and Our Warrant for Scientific Theories. International Journal of Philosophical Studies, 12, 259-269. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2004) Review: Thinking About Knowing. Mind, 113, 390-394. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2003) Review: Hetherington, "Good Knowledge, Bad Knowledge". Mind, 112, 346-349. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2003) Problems of knowledge: A critical introduction to epistemology. PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY, 53(211), 292-295. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2002) On the rationality of our response to testimony. Synthese, 131(3), 353-370. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2000) The Social Character of Testimonial Knowledge. Journal of Philosophy, 97, 581-601. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2000) Testimonial Knowledge. Acta Analytica, 15(24), 127-138. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (1998) David Hume’s Reductionist Epistemology of Testimony. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 79, 302-313. RIS download Bibtex download

Chapters

  • Faulkner P (2020) Trust and Testimony, The Routledge Handbook of Trust and Philosophy (pp. 329-340). Routledge RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2020) Trust and testimony, The Routledge Handbook of Trust and Philosophy (pp. 329-340). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2017) The Problem of Trust In Faulkner P & Simpson T (Ed.), The Philosophy of Trust (pp. 109-129). Oxford: Oxford University Press. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2017) Is Taxation on a Par with Force Labour? In Peeters B, Gribnau H & Badisco J (Ed.), Building Trust in Taxation (pp. 73-88). Intersentia RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2017) Trust and the radical ethical demand, What is Ethically Demanded?: K. E. Logstrup's Philosophy of Moral Life (pp. 237-254). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2016) Agency and Disagreement In Reider P (Ed.), Social Epistemology and Epistemic Agency: Decentralizing Epistemic Agency (pp. 75-91). London: Rowman & Littlefield International. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2013) Lying and Deceit, The International Encyclopedia of Ethics Wiley RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2011) Epistemology of testimony, PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES FOR PRAGMATICS (pp. 82-84). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner P (2011) Epistemology of Testimony, Handbook of Pragmatics John Benjamins RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2010) Norms of Trust In Haddock A, Millar A & Pritchard D (Ed.), Social Epistemology OUP Oxford RIS download Bibtex download
  • Palmon D & Sudit E (2009) Introduction (pp. 1-4). Springer Science and Business Media LLC RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2003) The Epistemic Role of Trust, Trust, Reputation, and Security: Theories and Practice (pp. 30-38). Springer RIS download Bibtex download

Book reviews

  • Faulkner PR (2007) Jennifer Lackey, Ernest Sosa, "The Epistemology of Testimony". Mind, 116(464), 1136-1139. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faulkner PR (2006) Review: Kusch, "Knowledge by Agreement". Philosophical Books, 47(1), 81-85. RIS download Bibtex download

Dictionary/encyclopaedia entries

  • Faulkner PR Lies and Deceit. In International Encyclopedia of Ethics. RIS download Bibtex download