Paul Faulkner

BA Cambridge, MA KCL, PhD UCL

School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities

Professor of Philosophy

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Paul Faulkner
School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities
9 Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 4DT
Profile

I have been a member of the Department since September 2001; after a two-year lectureship at University College London, where I took my doctorate.

Research interests
  • Epistemology
  • Testimony
  • Trust
  • Second-personal attitudes
  • Emotions
  • Action
  • Disagreement
  • Faith
  • Social Epistemology
  • Conversion
  • Science
Publications

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Books

  • Faulkner P (2011) . Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Edited books

  • Faulkner PR & Simpson T (Ed.) (2017) The Philosophy of Trust. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Journal articles

  • Faulkner P (2022) . Philosophical Issues.
  • Faulkner P (2022) . European Journal of Philosophy, 30(2), 661-675.
  • Faulkner P (2021) . Synthese, 199(3-4), 6391-6406.
  • Faulkner P (2021) . Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs, 11(3), 497-515.
  • Faulkner P (2021) . The Philosophical Review, 130(1), 167-171.
  • Faulkner PR (2020) . European Journal of Philosophy, 27(4), 821-836.
  • Bennett C, Faulkner P & Stern R (2019) . Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal, 40(1), 147-179.
  • Faulkner PR (2019) . Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 13(3-4), 348-362.
  • Faulkner PR (2018) . Journal of Social Philosophy, 49(4), 626-644.
  • Faulkner PR (2018) Fake barns, fake news. Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective, 7(6), 16-21.
  • Faulkner PR (2018) . International Journal of Philosophical Studies, 26(2), 139-155.
  • Faulkner PR (2018) . Ergo, 5(4), 103-126.
  • Faulkner P (2015) . Analysis, 75(3), 424-429.
  • Faulkner P (2014) . Proceedings of the Aristotelean Society, 114(2), 189-211.
  • Faulkner P (2014) . Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 41(3), 363-380.
  • Faulkner P (2014) . Philosophical Explorations, 17(3), 332-345.
  • Faulkner PR (2013) Two-Stage Reliabilism, Virtue Reliabilism, Dualism and the Problem of Sufficiency. Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective, 2(8), 121-138.
  • Faulkner P (2012) . Synthese, 191(9), 1975-1989.
  • Faulkner P (2007) A Genealogy of Trust. Episteme, 4, 305-321.
  • Faulkner P (2007) On Telling and Trusting. Mind, 116, 875-902.
  • Paul Faulkner (2007) . Episteme: A Journal of Social Epistemology, 4(3), 305-321.
  • Faulkner P (2007) What is Wrong with Lying?. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 75, 535-557.
  • Faulkner P (2006) Understanding Knowledge Transmission. Ratio, 19, 156-175.
  • Faulkner P (2005) On Dreaming and Being Lied To. Episteme, 2, 149-159.
  • Faulkner PR (2002) On the rationality of our response to testimony. Synthese, 131(3), 353-370.
  • Faulkner P (2000) The Social Character of Testimonial Knowledge. Journal of Philosophy, 97, 581-601.
  • Faulkner P (1998) David Hume’s Reductionist Epistemology of Testimony. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 79, 302-313.

Book chapters

  • Faulkner P (2020) In Simon J (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Trust and Philosophy (pp. 329-340). Routledge
  • Faulkner P (2020) Trust and testimony, Routledge Handbook of Trust and Philosophy (pp. 329-340).
  • Faulkner PR (2017) In Faulkner P & Simpson T (Ed.), The Philosophy of Trust (pp. 109-129). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Faulkner PR (2017) Is Taxation on a Par with Force Labour? In Peeters B, Gribnau H & Badisco J (Ed.), Building Trust in Taxation (pp. 73-88). Intersentia
  • Faulkner PR (2017) Trust and the Radical Ethical Demand In Fink H & Stern R (Ed.), What is Ethically Demanded? K.E. Løgstrup’s Philosophy of Moral Life (pp. 237-254). Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press.
  • Faulkner PR (2016) Agency and Disagreement In Reider P (Ed.), Social Epistemology and Epistemic Agency: Decentralizing the Epistemic Agent (pp. 75-91). Rowman and Littlefield International
  • Faulkner PR (2013) Lying and Deceit, The International Encyclopedia of Ethics Wiley
  • Faulkner PR (2010) Norms of Trust In Haddock A, Millar A & Pritchard D (Ed.), Social Epistemology OUP Oxford
  • Palmon D & Sudit E (2009) (pp. 1-4). Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Dictionary or encyclopaedia entries

  • Faulkner PR Lies and Deceit. In International Encyclopedia of Ethics.

All publications

Books

  • Faulkner P (2025) . Oxford University Press.
  • Faulkner P (2011) . Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Edited books

  • Faulkner PR & Simpson T (Ed.) (2017) The Philosophy of Trust. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Journal articles

  • Faulkner P (2023) . The Monist, 106(1), 61-71.
  • Faulkner P (2022) . Philosophical Issues.
  • Faulkner P (2022) . European Journal of Philosophy, 30(2), 661-675.
  • Faulkner P (2021) . Synthese, 199(3-4), 6391-6406.
  • Faulkner P (2021) . Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs, 11(3), 497-515.
  • Faulkner P (2021) . The Philosophical Review, 130(1), 167-171.
  • Faulkner PR (2020) . European Journal of Philosophy, 27(4), 821-836.
  • Bennett C, Faulkner P & Stern R (2019) . Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal, 40(1), 147-179.
  • Faulkner PR (2019) . Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 13(3-4), 348-362.
  • Faulkner PR (2018) . Journal of Social Philosophy, 49(4), 626-644.
  • Faulkner PR (2018) Fake barns, fake news. Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective, 7(6), 16-21.
  • Faulkner PR (2018) . International Journal of Philosophical Studies, 26(2), 139-155.
  • Faulkner PR (2018) . Ergo, 5(4), 103-126.
  • Faulkner P (2015) . Analysis, 75(3), 424-429.
  • Faulkner P (2014) . Proceedings of the Aristotelean Society, 114(2), 189-211.
  • Faulkner P (2014) . Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 41(3), 363-380.
  • Faulkner P (2014) . Philosophical Explorations, 17(3), 332-345.
  • Faulkner PR (2013) Two-Stage Reliabilism, Virtue Reliabilism, Dualism and the Problem of Sufficiency. Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective, 2(8), 121-138.
  • Faulkner P (2012) . Synthese, 191(9), 1975-1989.
  • Faulkner PR (2012) Replies. Abstracta : Linguagem, Mente e Ação, 2012(VI), 117-137.
  • Faulkner PR (2012) Precis "Knowledge on Trust". Abstracta(Special Issue 6).
  • Faulkner PR (2012) Trust and the Assessment of Credibility. Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective, 1(8), 1-6.
  • Faulkner P (2011) Review: Carson, "Lying and Deception: Theory and Practice". Ethics, 121, 799-803.
  • Faulkner PR (2009) Review: Lackey, "Learning from Words". Mind: a quarterly review of philosophy, 118(470), 479-485.
  • Faulkner PR (2008) Cooperation and trust in conversational exchanges. Theoria, 1(23), 23-34.
  • Faulkner P (2008) Can We Agree to Disagree?. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 39, 282-285.
  • Faulkner P (2007) A Genealogy of Trust. Episteme, 4, 305-321.
  • Faulkner P (2007) On Telling and Trusting. Mind, 116, 875-902.
  • Paul Faulkner (2007) . Episteme: A Journal of Social Epistemology, 4(3), 305-321.
  • Faulkner P (2007) What is Wrong with Lying?. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 75, 535-557.
  • Faulkner P (2006) Understanding Knowledge Transmission. Ratio, 19, 156-175.
  • Faulkner P (2005) On Dreaming and Being Lied To. Episteme, 2, 149-159.
  • Faulkner P (2004) Relativism and Our Warrant for Scientific Theories. International Journal of Philosophical Studies, 12, 259-269.
  • Faulkner P (2004) Review: Thinking ¾Ã²Ý¸£Àû Knowing. Mind, 113, 390-394.
  • Faulkner P (2003) Review: Hetherington, "Good Knowledge, Bad Knowledge". Mind, 112, 346-349.
  • Faulkner P (2003) Problems of knowledge: A critical introduction to epistemology. PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY, 53(211), 292-295.
  • Faulkner PR (2002) On the rationality of our response to testimony. Synthese, 131(3), 353-370.
  • Faulkner P (2000) The Social Character of Testimonial Knowledge. Journal of Philosophy, 97, 581-601.
  • Faulkner PR (2000) Testimonial Knowledge. Acta Analytica, 15(24), 127-138.
  • Faulkner P (1998) David Hume’s Reductionist Epistemology of Testimony. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 79, 302-313.

Book chapters

  • Faulkner P (2020) In Simon J (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Trust and Philosophy (pp. 329-340). Routledge
  • Faulkner P (2020) Trust and testimony, Routledge Handbook of Trust and Philosophy (pp. 329-340).
  • Faulkner P (2020) , Fiduciaries and Trust (pp. 17-34). Cambridge University Press
  • Faulkner PR (2017) In Faulkner P & Simpson T (Ed.), The Philosophy of Trust (pp. 109-129). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Faulkner PR (2017) Is Taxation on a Par with Force Labour? In Peeters B, Gribnau H & Badisco J (Ed.), Building Trust in Taxation (pp. 73-88). Intersentia
  • Faulkner PR (2017) Trust and the Radical Ethical Demand In Fink H & Stern R (Ed.), What is Ethically Demanded? K.E. Løgstrup’s Philosophy of Moral Life (pp. 237-254). Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press.
  • Faulkner PR (2016) Agency and Disagreement In Reider P (Ed.), Social Epistemology and Epistemic Agency: Decentralizing the Epistemic Agent (pp. 75-91). Rowman and Littlefield International
  • Faulkner PR (2013) Lying and Deceit, The International Encyclopedia of Ethics Wiley
  • Faulkner P (2011) , Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights (pp. 82-84). John Benjamins Publishing Company
  • Faulkner PR (2010) Norms of Trust In Haddock A, Millar A & Pritchard D (Ed.), Social Epistemology OUP Oxford
  • Palmon D & Sudit E (2009) (pp. 1-4). Springer Science and Business Media LLC
  • Faulkner PR (2003) The Epistemic Role of Trust, Trust, Reputation, and Security: Theories and Practice (pp. 30-38). Springer

Book reviews

  • Faulkner P (2011) Epistemology of Testimony.
  • Faulkner PR (2006) Review: Kusch, "Knowledge by Agreement". Philosophical Books, 47(1), 81-85.

Digital content

  • Faulkner P "I hate cyclists!".

Dictionary or encyclopaedia entries

  • Faulkner PR Lies and Deceit. In International Encyclopedia of Ethics.