The School of Philosophy, Anthropology and Social Inquiry Philosophy

Dr Laura Schroeter

PhD, University of Michigan

Contact

E: laura dot schroeter at unimelb.edu.au
T: 03 8344 7120

Academic Profile

Laura Schroeter joined the Melbourne philosophy program in 2007. She is currently an Australian Research Fellow, funded through the Australian Research Council. Before coming to Melbourne, she held positions at the RSSS Australian National University, Monash University, and the University of Fribourg.

Laura’s primary research project is focused on concepts, reference-determination and public language meaning. Many of her papers argue against 2D semanticists’ attempts to revive the traditional approach to concepts and meanings. She is currently working on an alternative model, the jazz model of meaning, which helps explain why subjects’ ability to identify the reference of their words does not require implicit knowledge of reference-fixing conditions. A related research interest involves work on moral and other normative concepts. She is working on a book on normative concepts and moral psychology with François Schroeter.

Selected publications

On 2D semantics
On concept individuation:
On metaethics:
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