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Nick Treanor is a Reader in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. He previously held the position of Newton Trust Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Cambridge and was a Fellow of Churchill College. His academic background includes an undergraduate degree from Queen's University in Canada and a PhD from Brown University in the USA. Treanor has made significant contributions to undergraduate teaching, delivering a wide range of courses in areas such as epistemology, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, aesthetics, and political philosophy. He has also taught master's level courses and launched an interdisciplinary Master's programme focusing on major infrastructure projects. Treanor's current research interests center on ethical and epistemological issues in engineering, particularly civil and structural engineering. He supervises PhD students exploring topics like epistemology in construction and normative identity in engineering. His past research included a focus on the quantitative dimension of knowledge and its implications across various philosophical domains. Treanor actively engages with industry leaders in engineering to enhance the understanding of ethical and epistemic dimensions within the field.
University of Edinburgh • Edinburgh, Scotland
Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses across various areas of philosophy and supervising PhD students.
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, England
Lectured in epistemology and other philosophical disciplines.
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