Dr Alexander Douglas
Director of Teaching
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
Research areas
I am generally interested in the philosophy of the human sciences, particularly those that address practical and theoretical reasoning. This interest has led me to the thought of Benedict de Spinoza – an early pioneer of philosophical anthropology. My other interests include the philosophy of economics and political economy, René Girard and mimetic theory, and early Daoist texts, especially the Zhuangzi.
PhD supervision
- Aliza Ashraf
- Megan Gottschall
- Hedvig Moncreiff
- Xiao Qi
- David Harmon
Selected publications
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Open access
Meritocracy in the political and economic spheres
Sachs-Cobbe, B. A. & X. Douglas, A., Jan 2024, In: Philosophy Compass. 19, 1, 15 p., e12955.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spinoza on money and social desire
Xavier Douglas, A., 28 Jun 2024, The Palgrave handbook of philosophy and money: Volume 2 - Modern thought. Tinguely, J. J. (ed.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 67-87 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Open access
Interest rates: the case for cutting them permanently to zero
Douglas, A., 9 Aug 2023, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Open access
Spinoza’s theophany: the expression of God’s nature by particular things
X. Douglas, A., 22 Feb 2023, In: Journal of Early Modern Studies. 11, 2, p. 49-69 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The philosophy of hope: beatitude in Spinoza
Xavier Douglas, A., 24 Jul 2023, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 146 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Warum permanente Nullzinsen eine Überlegung wert sind
Xavier Douglas, A., 16 Aug 2023, Makronom.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Spinoza and liberal naturalism
Xavier Douglas, A., 15 Mar 2022, The Routledge handbook of liberal naturalism. De Caro, M. & Macarthur, D. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 17-25 9 p. (Routledge handbooks in philosophy).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Open access
Why We Can’t Have It All When It Comes to the Future of Work
Sachs-Cobbe, B. A., Thomas, D. M. & Xavier Douglas, A., 3 Mar 2022, Justice Everywhere.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Evidence submitted to a Scottish Governmental consultation on its progress toward becoming a Fair Work nation
Sachs, B. A., Xavier Douglas, A. & Thomas, D. M., 2021, (Accepted/In press) Scottish Government.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Open access
Susan Stebbing’s logical interventionism
X. Douglas, A. & Nassim, J., 1 Mar 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: History and Philosophy of Logic. Latest Articles, 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review