Christopher Britton

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Graduate Student in Residence

Office Location

SH 5717

Specialization

Research Interests

  • Specialization: Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Cognitive Science

  • Competences: Political Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy

Education

  • BA Philosophy, Western Washington University, 2014

  • MA Philosophy, UCSB, 2019

  • PhD Philosophy, UCSB 2023, (expected)

Bio

When not reading philosophy, I'm either reading Japanese literature, playing the piano, playing video games, or studying Japanese. Some of my studies and interests outside of philosophy include psychology/cognitive science, foreign languages, linguistics, Greek/Roman/Chinese/Japanese history, and economic/political theory.

Research

My current research is concerned with reconciling the competing understandings of concepts within scientific psychology and philosophy, as well as articulating what I believe is a novel approach to concepts more generally. I am also interested in issues such as animal cognition, ecological psychology, and teleosemantic approaches to mental content and language.