Dr. Alexios Stamatiadis-Bréhier is an Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at Tel Aviv University under the supervision of Dr. David Mark Kovacs.
His work focuses on the metaphysics of explanation and meta-ethics and their intersection.
In meta-ethics, Alexios is interested in moral naturalism, normative explanation, and the nature of moral principles; more broadly, he also researches metaphysical grounding and the metaphysics of non-causal explanation. In his current research, he plans to explore a neo- Humean theory on the metaphysical foundations of pure moral principles (such as the principle of utility or the Kantian categorical imperative).
Alexios was born in Athens, Greece. He completed his BA and MA in the history and philosophy of science at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He obtained his PhD from the University of Leeds where, under the supervision of Prof. Pekka Väyrynen and Dr. Jack Woods, he researched multiple aspects of contemporary moral metaphysics, such as the nature of normative explanation and its relationship to scientific explanation. When not researching, Alexios enjoys cooking and practising Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
