Staff profile
Overview
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Affiliation |
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Associate Professor/ DPGR in the Department of Philosophy |
Biography
Joe primarily works on ethics and agency in Kant and the post-Kantian tradition. He also has interests in the philosophy of love and media ethics.
Joe is currently:
- Chair of the United Kingdom Kant Society
- Treasurer for the Hegel Society of Great Britai
He also currently serves as:
- Board member for the International Society for Philosophy in Film
Office Hours
Tuesday, 3-5
Monday, online 1:30-2:30 (drop me an email to set up a meeting).
Research interests
- Ethics
- Free Will
- Kant
- Love
- Media Ethics
- Post-Kantian Philosophy
Esteem Indicators
- 2015: Winner of the Robert Papazian Annual Essay Prize: Kant and the Problem of Recognition
Publications
Authored book
- Media Ethics, Free Speech, and the Requirements of Democracy
Fox, C., & Saunders, J. (2019). Media Ethics, Free Speech, and the Requirements of Democracy. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203702444 - Wellbeing Economics: The Capabilities Approach to Prosperity
Dalziel, P., Saunders, C., & Saunders, J. (2018). Wellbeing Economics: The Capabilities Approach to Prosperity. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93194-4
Chapter in book
- The Ethics of Social Media: Being Better Online
Saunders, J. (2023). The Ethics of Social Media: Being Better Online. In C. Fox, & J. Saunders (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Media Ethics (307-318). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003134749-30 - Love
McKeever, N., & Saunders, J. (2023). Love. In M. Sellers, & S. Kirste (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (1-5). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6730-0_1070-1 - Practical grounds for freedom: Kant and James on freedom, experience and an open future
Saunders, J., & Williams, N. (2023). Practical grounds for freedom: Kant and James on freedom, experience and an open future. In J. Saunders (Ed.), Freedom After Kant: From German Idealism to Ethics and the Self (155-172). Bloomsbury. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350187788.ch-10 - Loves Passed
Saunders, J. (2022). Loves Passed. In A. Grahle, N. McKeever, & J. Saunders (Eds.), Philosophy of Love in the Past, Present, and Future (131-144). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003014331-12 - Dark Advertising and the Democratic Process
Saunders, J. (2020). Dark Advertising and the Democratic Process. In K. Macnish, & J. Galliott (Eds.), Big data and democracy. Edinburgh University Press - Lynton Crosby and the Dark Arts of Democracy
Saunders, J. (2019). Lynton Crosby and the Dark Arts of Democracy. In C. Fox, & J. Saunders (Eds.), Media ethics, free speech, and the requirements of democracy (53-68). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203702444-4
Edited book
- The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Media Ethics
Fox, C., & Saunders, J. (Eds.). (2023). The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Media Ethics. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003134749 - Freedom After Kant: From German Idealism to Ethics and the Self
Saunders, J. (Ed.). (2023). Freedom After Kant: From German Idealism to Ethics and the Self. Bloomsbury. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350187788 - Philosophy of Love in the Past, Present, and Future
Grahle, A., McKeever, N., & Saunders, J. (Eds.). (2022). Philosophy of Love in the Past, Present, and Future. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003014331
Journal Article
- Not taking oneself too seriously: The value of humour in intimate relationships
Saunders, J. (online). Not taking oneself too seriously: The value of humour in intimate relationships. Philosophical Quarterly, https://doi.org/10.1093/pq/pqaf057 - Journalism and Ethical Praxis: A Thematic Analysis of Journalism Ethics Across Five European Countries
Steel, J., Firmstone, J., Conboy, M., Fox, C., Elliott-Harvey, C., Mulderrig, J., Saunders, J., & Wragg, P. (online). Journalism and Ethical Praxis: A Thematic Analysis of Journalism Ethics Across Five European Countries. Journalism Practice, https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2025.2480746 - Why we go wrong: beyond Kant’s dichotomy between duty and self-love
Sticker, M., & Saunders, J. (2025). Why we go wrong: beyond Kant’s dichotomy between duty and self-love. Inquiry, 68(2), 794-825. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020174x.2022.2075457 - The practical standpoint
Saunders, J. (2025). The practical standpoint. Synthese, 205(5), Article 200. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-025-05032-4 - Kant and Overdemandingness II: The Demandingness of Perfect Duties
Saunders, J., Slater, J., & Sticker, M. (2025). Kant and Overdemandingness II: The Demandingness of Perfect Duties. Philosophy Compass, 20(4), Article e70033. https://doi.org/10.1111/phc3.70033 - Some Hope for Kant’s Groundwork III
Saunders, J. (2024). Some Hope for Kant’s Groundwork III. Inquiry, 67(9), 2902-2929. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020174x.2021.1997798 - Kant and Overdemandingness I: The Demandingness of Imperfect Duties
Saunders, J., Slater, J., & Sticker, M. (2024). Kant and Overdemandingness I: The Demandingness of Imperfect Duties. Philosophy Compass, 19(6), Article e12998. https://doi.org/10.1111/phc3.12998 - The Individual as an Object of Love: The Property View of Love Meets the Hegelian View of Properties
Saunders, J., & Stern, R. (2023). The Individual as an Object of Love: The Property View of Love Meets the Hegelian View of Properties. ERGO, 10(12), 341-371. https://doi.org/10.3998/ergo.4642 - The Self, Love and the Other: Thoughts on Nietzsche, Kant and Owen
Saunders, J. (2023). The Self, Love and the Other: Thoughts on Nietzsche, Kant and Owen. Public reason, 14-15(1-2), 19-24 - Timeless Freedom in Kant: Transcendental Freedom and Things-in-Themselves
Saunders, J. (2022). Timeless Freedom in Kant: Transcendental Freedom and Things-in-Themselves. History of Philosophy Quarterly, 39(3), 275-292. https://doi.org/10.5406/21521026.39.3.05 - Irrational Love: Taking Romeo and Juliet Seriously
McKeever, N., & Saunders, J. (2022). Irrational Love: Taking Romeo and Juliet Seriously. International Journal of Philosophical Studies, 30(3), 254-275. https://doi.org/10.1080/09672559.2022.2121895 - Moral Education and Transcendental Idealism
Saunders, J., & Sticker, M. (2020). Moral Education and Transcendental Idealism. Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie, 102(4), 646-673. https://doi.org/10.1515/agph-2020-1010 - Hegel, Norms and Ontology
Saunders, J. (2019). Hegel, Norms and Ontology. History of Philosophy Quarterly, 36(3), 279-297 - Kant and Degrees of Responsibility
Saunders, J. (2019). Kant and Degrees of Responsibility. Journal of Applied Philosophy, 36(1), 137-154. https://doi.org/10.1111/japp.12293 - Transcendental Freedom and its Discontents
Saunders, J. (2018). Transcendental Freedom and its Discontents. Con-Textos Kantianos: International Journal of Philosophy, 1(8), 319-322. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2383864 - Practical grounds for belief: Kant and James on religion
Williams, N. W., & Saunders, J. (2018). Practical grounds for belief: Kant and James on religion. European Journal of Philosophy, 26(4), 1269-1282. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejop.12319 - Taking love seriously: McTaggart, absolute reality and chemistry
Saunders, J. (2018). Taking love seriously: McTaggart, absolute reality and chemistry. British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 26(4), 719-737. https://doi.org/10.1080/09608788.2017.1393617 - The Value of Practical Knowledge: Against Engstrom’s Constructivism
Saunders, J. (2016). The Value of Practical Knowledge: Against Engstrom’s Constructivism. Hegel Bulletin, 37(01), 117-136. https://doi.org/10.1017/hgl.2016.6 - Kant and the Problem of Recognition: Freedom, Transcendental Idealism, and the Third-Person
Saunders, J. (2016). Kant and the Problem of Recognition: Freedom, Transcendental Idealism, and the Third-Person. International Journal of Philosophical Studies, 24(2), 164-182. https://doi.org/10.1080/09672559.2016.1152286 - Kant, Rational Psychology and Practical Reason
Saunders, J. (2014). Kant, Rational Psychology and Practical Reason. Kant Yearbook, 6(1), 115-136. https://doi.org/10.1515/kantyb-2014-0107
Scholarly Edition
- Løgstrup, Knud: Kierkegaard's and Heidegger's Analysis of Existence and its Relation to Proclamation
Bennett, C., Leech, J., Saunders, J., & Texter, M. (2020). R. Stern (Ed.), Løgstrup, Knud: Kierkegaard's and Heidegger's Analysis of Existence and its Relation to Proclamation - Kant: Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals
Bennett, C., Saunders, J., & Stern, R. (2019). Kant: Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals
Supervision students
Charles Coatsworth
DCAD Fellow