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Tristram McPherson

Arts and Humanities · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2008

Publications

61

Citations

1,275

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

18

Publishing since 2008

Research summary
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Tristram McPherson works in philosophy, focusing on metaethics (the study of the nature and status of moral claims), the metaphysics of normativity (what grounds notions like 'ought' or 'reasons'), and conceptual ethics (how we should evaluate and revise our concepts). His work often examines whether moral and normative facts are objective, how they relate to non-normative reality, and methodological questions about how philosophical theories should be constructed and evaluated.​

Metaethics and moral realismMetaphysics of normativity and groundingConceptual ethics and conceptual engineeringPhilosophical methodologyEpistemology and its relation to ethics

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with a dip around 2022-2024 followed by a notable increase in 2025, suggesting an uneven but ongoing publication pace.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 6 publications6212022: 2 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 6 publications62526
Publishes in
  • Oxford University Press eBooks×7
  • Inquiry×6
  • Ergo an Open Access Journal of Philosophy×3
  • PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation)×2
  • Canadian Journal of Philosophy×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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