Matthew Bedke, University of British Columbia

Research

ethics meta-ethics moral thought and language subjectivity non-cognitivism

Latest funding

Taking a Stand: On the Subjectivity of What Matters
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$28,700
Taking a Stand: On the Subjectivity of What Matters
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$51,050
Evaluation and representation
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 5 grants and awards

Taking a Stand: On the Subjectivity of What Matters

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bedke, Matthew S.

Keywords: ethics; meta-ethics; moral thought and language; subjectivity; non-cognitivism

$28,700

Taking a Stand: On the Subjectivity of What Matters

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bedke, Matthew S.

Keywords: ethics; meta-ethics; moral thought and language; subjectivity; non-cognitivism

$51,050

Evaluation and representation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Bedke, Matthew S.

Keywords: ethics; moral theory; metaethics; realism; anti-realism; cognitivism; non-cognitivism; descriptivism; representationalism; expressivism; semantic relativism; meaning theory; inferentialism; pragmatism

$25,000

The evolution of religion and morality

Co-investigatorSSHRC2011Partnership Grants

Keywords: religion; morality; evolution of religion; cognitive science of religion; prosociality; cultural evolution; gene-culture coevolution

$2,999,280

Meta-normativity: the union of ethics and epistemology

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Bedke, Matthew S.

Keywords: normativity; objectivity; normative reasons; reasons for action; reasons for belief; evolution

$65,850

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: ethics Dear Professor Bedke, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on ethics connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Taking a Stand: On the Subjectivity of What Matters" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]