I'm an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford, and a Tutorial Fellow of Exeter College. Email me at: rachel [dot] fraser [at] philosophy.ox.ac.uk.
My main philosophical interests are in epistemology, philosophy of language, social and political philosophy, feminism, and aesthetics. I'm particularly interested in questions about the epistemology and politics of `aesthetically rich' representations like metaphors and narratives. In 2021, I won the Marc Sanders prize in epistemology for my paper on dogmatism.
In 2022, I took up a three year British Academy Wolfson Fellowship; I'm using that time to write a book about the epistemology and politics of narrative; you can read my book proposal here. Other works in progress include a paper on promising, a paper on open-mindedness, and a paper on specifically aesthetic forms of injustice. I also write for non-specialist audiences at places like The Times Literary Supplement, The Point, and The Boston Review.
My main philosophical interests are in epistemology, philosophy of language, social and political philosophy, feminism, and aesthetics. I'm particularly interested in questions about the epistemology and politics of `aesthetically rich' representations like metaphors and narratives. In 2021, I won the Marc Sanders prize in epistemology for my paper on dogmatism.
In 2022, I took up a three year British Academy Wolfson Fellowship; I'm using that time to write a book about the epistemology and politics of narrative; you can read my book proposal here. Other works in progress include a paper on promising, a paper on open-mindedness, and a paper on specifically aesthetic forms of injustice. I also write for non-specialist audiences at places like The Times Literary Supplement, The Point, and The Boston Review.
