Robert Finan

I am a philosopher based in Ireland, recently graduated with First Class Honours in Mathematics & Philosophy (SH Philosophy pathway) from Trinity College Dublin. I hold a deferred offer to pursue an MLitt at the University of St Andrews.

My research concerns philosophy of mathematics (infinity, cardinality, and foundations), metametaphysics (conceptual ideaalism, the language-metaohysics gap), and the philosophy of logic and language (particularly questions of existential import, quantification, and ambiguity). I have a secondary interest in ancient philosophy, especially Plato's metaphysics and Aristotle's logic, and their relation to the contemporary analytic tradition.

I am currently working on several papers and preparing for conference presentations in Universität Potsdam, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) and Maynooth University.

Presently, my two primary focuses are the philosophy of infinite sets/collections, and how C.S. Peirce might be compared to Cantor on this issue, as well as the epistemic signifigance of imagination (and its relation to modal metaphysics more broadly).

I would also very much appreciate any support you could offer for introducing Philosophy to Ireland's secondary-school Leaving Certificate curriculum! Further information can be found at philosophyforleavingcertificate.com, and the survey can be signed at change.org/LeavingCertPhilosophy.