Luke Kersten, PhD
/Luke Kersten/
Pronouns: He/Him
Personal Website: https://lukekersten.weebly.com/
Contact
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts - Philosophy Dept
- kersten@ualberta.ca
- Address
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2-45 Assiniboia Hall
9137 116 St NWEdmonton ABT6G 2E7
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Philosophy of Mind Philosophy of Cognitive Science Philosophy of AI Philosophy of Science
About
I received my PhD from the University of Edinburgh. I previously held positions at the University of Lisbon and Ruhr-Universität Bochum, as well as visiting positions at the University of London and University College Cork. In my downtime, I enjoy playing hockey, reading, and exploring the great outdoors.
Research
My primary research is in philosophy of mind and cognitive science. I tend to approach topics from a naturalistic and empirically-informed perspective, but I am open and interested in other approaches. In more recent years, I have started to explore topics in philosophy of AI and philosophy of science.
Teaching
While my core teaching tends to be in philosophy of mind and cognitive science, I also enjoy teaching courses on ancient philosophy, ethics, logic, and philosophy of science. I have also done a fair amount of teaching with primary and secondary students and teachers as part of my involvement with philosophy in schools programmes in the UK and Canada.
Courses
PHIL 385 - Ethics and Artificial Intelligence
A study of ethical issues raised by artificial intelligence systems.
PHIL 405 - Topics in Philosophy of Mind
Prerequisite: At least 6 units in PHIL, 3 units of which must be at the 200-level, or consent of Department.
PHIL 498 - Honors Essay
Preparation of the honors essay, required in the fourth year of the Honors program.
PHIL 505 - Philosophy of Mind
Featured Publications
Luke Kersten
Topoi. 2025 September; 10.1007/s11245-025-10263-8
Leonard Dung and Luke Kersten
Mind and Language. 2025 June; 40 (3):285-305
Luke Kersten
Thought: A Journal of Philosophy. 2024 September; 12 (1):16-27 10.5840/tht202492035
Luke Kersten
Minds and Machines. 2024 June; 34 (18):1-21 10.1007/s11023-024-09678-w
Luke Kersten
The Routledge Handbook of Embodied Cognition. 2024 May; 10.4324/9781003322511-13
Luke Kersten
Philosophical Explorations. 2024 March; 27 (2):1-18 10.1080/13869795.2024.2332171
Luke Kersten
Synthese. 2024 March; 283 (99):1-23 10.1007/s11229-024-04526-x
Luke Kersten
Minds and Machines. 2023 March; 33 (1):113-134 10.1007/s11023-022-09617-7
Luke Kersten
Synthese. 2022 August; 200 (281):1-23 10.1007/s11229-022-03674-2
Luke Kersten
Philosophical Explorations. 2020 September; 23 (3):251-266 10.1080/13869795.2020.1799664
Luke Kersten
Philosophical Psychology. 2017 July; 30 (8):1078-1103 10.1080/09515089.2017.1350946
Luke Kersten
Review of Philosophy and Psychology. 2017 January; 8 (3):501-517 10.1007/s13164-016-0322-3
Luke Kersten and Robert A. Wilson
American Philosophical Quarterly. 2016 April; 53 (2):139-154
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Research Students
Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.