Matt Lee

PhD in Philosophy from Sussex University completed in 2005, I have been teaching philosophy at the University of Greenwich since then.

My research interests continue to be in the realm of transcendental thought and focus on developing a materialism that isn’t reductive or naïve. I am working on transcendental arguments and structures, in particular trying to understand and articulate the concept of a ‘transcendental empiricism’. I also have an interest in philosophy of mind, Wittgensteinian semantics and Quinian holism as well as a developing interest in Robert Brandom's 'normative pragmatics'. I am currently co-ordinating an initiative of the Philosophy Group called 'Volcanic Lines – deleuzian research group'.

As well as my work as a philosopher I practise as an independent film-maker and experiment with and carry out research into contemporary poetic, erotic and magical-shamanic practices. I am currently working on two monograph projects. The first is tentatively entitled “Practical Metaphysics” and will attempt to give a philosophical account of practises derived from Deleuze’s account of ‘becoming’. The second, entitled "Necessary Matter", will attempt to reconceive the problem of modality by pursuing an ontological strategy in which the root of modality would be located in some notion - albeit reworked - of matter.

I maintain a philosophy blog called Notebookeleven where I discuss my ongoing research.

I teach on a range of course including 'Introduction to Philosophy' (level 1), 'Existentialism and Phenomenology' (level 2), 'Fundamental Texts of Philosophy' (level 3) and 'Modern Philosophy: Deleuze' (MA level).

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