RESEARCH

My research has mainly situated at the intersection of epistemology, theory of normativity and philosophy of mind.

I’m currently working on a project that aims to understand the role truth plays in political deliberation and democratic legitimacy. The goal of my project is to, first, argue that existing accounts of political deliberation are unsatisfactory. Second, I will defend the claim that truth fixes the standards for good political deliberation. Third, I will spell out the requirements for good political deliberation with a focus on trust and explain why it matters for democratic legitimacy.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Wei, X. (2024) ‘The Weight of Truth’, Synthese, 204(60). DOI: 10.1007/s11229-024-04709-6 2. Wei, X. (2022a) ‘Believing for Truth and the Model of Epistemic Guidance’, Inquiry. DOI: 10.1080/0020174x.2022.2126391

3. Wei, X. (2022b) ‘A Practice-based Account of the Truth Norm of Belief’, Episteme, 1-21. DOI:10.1017/epi.2022.26

4. Wei, X. (2020) ‘The Role of Pretense in the Process of Self-deception’, Philosophical Explorations, 23(1):1-14. DOI: 10.1080/13869795.2020.1711960

5. Wei, X. (2019) ‘The Permissible Norm of Truth and “Ought Implies Can”’, Logos and Episteme, 10 (4): 433-440. DOI: 10.5840/logos-episteme201910438

6. Wei, X. (2015) ‘Does Our Temporal Experience Favour A-theory of Time?’, British Journal of Undergraduate Philosophy, 9(1):11-30.

WORK IN PROGRESS

1. ‘Why Does Normative Risk Matter for What We Should Do Morally’, Revised and Resubmitted.

2. ‘The Value of Political Disagreement’, In Preparation.

3. ‘Believing Something for Reasons as a Mental Action’, In Preparation.

UPCOMING TALKS

‘Violence in Revolutionary Politics’, 9th SWIP Ireland Annual Conference, Maynooth University, 6-7 December 2024.