Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Philosophy of Mathematics; Philosophy of Science; History of Analytic Philosophy; Fictionalism; Mathematics and Metaethics; Sex and Gender
Biography
Mary Leng joined the Department of Philosophy at the University of York in January 2012. She was previously a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Liverpool (2006-2011) and a Research Fellow at St John's College, Cambridge (2002-2006). She has held visiting fellowships at the University of California at Irvine (2001) and the University of British Columbia (2003). She studied Mathematics and Philosophy as an undergraduate at Balliol College, Oxford (1993-1996), and received her PhD in Philosophy from the University of Toronto (2002).
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Mathematics and Reality
Leng, M., 2010, Oxford University Press. 278 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Models, Structures, and the Explanatory Role of Mathematics in Empirical Science
Leng, M., Dec 2021, In: Synthese. 199, 3-4, p. 10415-10440Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Amelioration, Inclusion, and Legal Recognition: On Sex, Gender, and the UK's Gender Recognition Act
Leng, M., 16 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Political Philosophy. 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Projects
- 4 Finished
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Mathematics, Morals, and the Challenge to Physicalism
1/09/16 → 30/09/17
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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MSCA-IF-2019: Fictionalist Mathematical Structuralism (John Matthew Wigglesworth)
1/07/20 → 31/05/24
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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BA Visiting Fellowship 2023: Egalitarianism, incentives and hospitality (Fernando Lazarraga)
25/08/23 → 9/12/23
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
Activities
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Philosophia Mathematica (Journal)
Mary Leng (Editorial board member)
1 Mar 2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial board
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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (Journal)
Mary Leng (Editorial board member)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial board
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Theoria-A swedish journal of philosophy (Journal)
Mary Leng (Editorial board member)
Oct 2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial board