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Dr Thomas Yates Grad Dip, PhD

Tutor in Humanities, Media and Creative Communication

School of Humanities Media and Creative Comm

Professional

Qualifications

  • Graduate Diploma - University of Auckland (2015)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - University of Auckland (2021)

Research Expertise

Research Interests

My work in analytic philosophy revolves around blame, responsibility, awareness, and morality. 

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Epistemology (220304): Ethical Theory (220305): Philosophy (220300): Philosophy And Religious Studies (220000): Philosophy of Religion (220315)

Research Outputs

Journal

Yates, TA. (2023). Blameworthiness, slips, and the obvious need to pay enough attention: an internalist response to capacitarians. Asian Journal of Philosophy. 2(1)
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Yates, T. (2022). Epistemic Conditions of Moral Responsibility. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved from https://iep.utm.edu/epistemic-conditions-of-moral-responsibility/
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Thesis

Yates, T. (2021). Moral Responsibility and Motivating Reasons: On the Epistemic Condition for Moral Blameworthiness. (Doctoral Thesis, The University of Auckland) Yates, T. (2021). Moral Responsibility and Motivating Reasons: On the Epistemic Condition for Moral Blameworthiness. (Doctoral Thesis)
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Conference

Yates, T.Bypassing Culpable Ignorance. . Online
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yates, T.
Yates, T.Blameworthiness, Better Alternatives, and Motivating Reasons. . Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yates, T.
Yates, T.Criminal Liability: A Dilemma for Culpability Internalists. . University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yates, T.
Yates, T.Blameworthiness Under Moral Uncertainty. . University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yates, T.
Yates, T.Blameworthiness, Responsibility, and Moral Dilemmas. . University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Yates, T.Culpable Ignorance and Acceptance. . Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yates, T.
Yates, T.'Better Safe than Sorry': Responsibility for Acceptance. . University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Other

Yates, T. (2021, April). Criminal Liability and Awareness of Wrongdoing. In Meredith Connell. Presented at Meredith Connell.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Yates, T.

Teaching and Supervision

Teaching Statement

I have taught 230112 Tu Arohae: Critical Thinking (Semester 1 & 2 2021), and 134106 Justice & Equality (Semester 2 2020, Summer 2020-21, Semester 1 2021).

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