About Me
I’m a Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. I work primarily at the intersection of philosophy of mind and ethics (especially value theory and meta-ethics). In particular, my research focuses mainly on the relationship between affect, motivation, value, and evaluative knowledge.
My email is mkinakin [at] ed [dot] ac [dot] uk
Papers
[2] 2026. “Why intentionalists can’t take painkillers.” Philosophical Studies. 183, 1905–1929.
[1] 2026. “Why representationalists can’t be desire theorists (and vice versa).” Synthese. 207, 208.
Works in Progress
A paper on introspection and moral/evaluative knowledge (R&R).
A paper on evaluativism and the messenger shooting objection (under review).
A paper on self-knowledge of motivating reasons (draft).
A paper on intentionalism, affect, and first-order desire views (draft).