I am Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at Trinity College, Oxford and a Professor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Philosophy in the University of Oxford. I work mainly in the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of Immanuel Kant and have a longstanding interest in the work of Iris Murdoch. I am the Reviews Editor for MIND.
My book The Practical Self (Oxford University Press, 2024) argues that self-conscious subjects are required to have faith in themselves as the agents of their thinking and that this faith is sustained by practices which relates us to an objective world. An extract from the book was been published by The Raven. The book was supported by a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship.
I was an undergraduate and graduate in Oxford. After leaving Oxford I worked in the civil service and the Houses of Parliament before taking up a position at Birkbeck College in the University of London. I joined Trinity in 2011.
Some recent writings: on philosophy in isolation, on Iris Murdoch, on P.F. Strawson, on teaching future politicians.
I was born and bred in Manchester, home to good music, football and beer. You can listen to an interview with me on the 5 Questions podcast, and see what I'm listening to at Spotify.
You can contact me at anil [dot] gomes [at] philosophy.ox.ac.uk.
My book The Practical Self (Oxford University Press, 2024) argues that self-conscious subjects are required to have faith in themselves as the agents of their thinking and that this faith is sustained by practices which relates us to an objective world. An extract from the book was been published by The Raven. The book was supported by a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship.
I was an undergraduate and graduate in Oxford. After leaving Oxford I worked in the civil service and the Houses of Parliament before taking up a position at Birkbeck College in the University of London. I joined Trinity in 2011.
Some recent writings: on philosophy in isolation, on Iris Murdoch, on P.F. Strawson, on teaching future politicians.
I was born and bred in Manchester, home to good music, football and beer. You can listen to an interview with me on the 5 Questions podcast, and see what I'm listening to at Spotify.
You can contact me at anil [dot] gomes [at] philosophy.ox.ac.uk.
Photo credit: Hulme Crescents, 1979. Alan Denney.
