Research interests

My research interests span several areas of metaphysics and epistemology with a particular focus on time travel, foreknowledge and causal loops. I am a Research Associate on the Swiss National Science Foundation funded project “Being Without Foundations”, having previously worked as a lecturer here and at Cardiff University. 

Part of my work is located at the intersection of philosophy and pop culture, fostering a bi-directional exchange between academics and the consumers and creators of speculative fiction across different media. To this end I run the Epicurean Cure

For more information about my research and public engagement work, see https://www.stephrennick.com/.

Publications

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Jump to: 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2018 | 2017 | 2015
Number of items: 12.

2023

Rennick, S. , Clinton, M., Ioannidou, E., Oh, L., Clooney, C., T., E., Healy, E. and Roberts, S. G. (2023) Gender bias in video game dialogue. Royal Society Open Science, 10(5), 221095. (doi: 10.1098/rsos.221095)

Rennick, S. and Roberts, S. G. (2023) The Video Game Dialogue Corpus. Corpora, (Accepted for Publication)

2022

Newey, C. and Rennick, S. (2022) The Use and Usefulness of Peer Feedback. [Website]

2021

Rennick, S. (2021) Trope analysis and folk intuitions. Synthese, 199(1-2), pp. 5025-5043. (doi: 10.1007/s11229-020-03013-3)

Rennick, S. (2021) Self-fulfilling prophecies. Philosophies, 6(3), 78. (doi: 10.3390/philosophies6030078)

Rennick, S. and Roberts, S. G. (2021) Improving video game conversations with trope-informed design. Game Studies, 21(3),

2018

Rennick, S. (2018) The Routledge Companion to Free Will, edited by Kevin Timpe, Meghan Griffith, and Neil Levy. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 96(3), pp. 626-627. (doi: 10.1080/00048402.2017.1384847)[Book Review]

2017

Rennick, S. and Newey, C. (2017) Improving peer review: a pilot study. Project Report. Cardiff University.

Rennick, S. (2017) Prophetic foreknowledge in Game of Thrones. In: Silverman, E. J. and Arp, R. (eds.) The Ultimate Game of Thrones and Philosophy: You Think or Die. Series: Popular culture and philosophy (105). Open Court: Chicago, pp. 151-158. ISBN 9780812699500

Rennick, S. (2017) Foreknowledge. In: Pritchard, D. (ed.) Oxford Bibliographies. Philosophy. Oxford University Press: Oxford. ISBN 9780195396577 (doi: 10.1093/obo/9780195396577-0332)

Rennick, S. (2017) Purpose in the Universe: The Moral and Metaphysical Case for Ananthropocentric Purposivism, by Tim Mulgan. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 95(3), pp. 615-617. (doi: 10.1080/00048402.2016.1231697)[Book Review]

2015

Rennick, S. (2015) Things mere mortals can do, but philosophers can't. Analysis, 75(1), pp. 22-26. (doi: 10.1093/analys/anu097)

This list was generated on Thu Apr 18 17:43:57 2024 BST.
Number of items: 12.

Articles

Rennick, S. , Clinton, M., Ioannidou, E., Oh, L., Clooney, C., T., E., Healy, E. and Roberts, S. G. (2023) Gender bias in video game dialogue. Royal Society Open Science, 10(5), 221095. (doi: 10.1098/rsos.221095)

Rennick, S. and Roberts, S. G. (2023) The Video Game Dialogue Corpus. Corpora, (Accepted for Publication)

Rennick, S. (2021) Trope analysis and folk intuitions. Synthese, 199(1-2), pp. 5025-5043. (doi: 10.1007/s11229-020-03013-3)

Rennick, S. (2021) Self-fulfilling prophecies. Philosophies, 6(3), 78. (doi: 10.3390/philosophies6030078)

Rennick, S. and Roberts, S. G. (2021) Improving video game conversations with trope-informed design. Game Studies, 21(3),

Rennick, S. (2015) Things mere mortals can do, but philosophers can't. Analysis, 75(1), pp. 22-26. (doi: 10.1093/analys/anu097)

Book Sections

Rennick, S. (2017) Prophetic foreknowledge in Game of Thrones. In: Silverman, E. J. and Arp, R. (eds.) The Ultimate Game of Thrones and Philosophy: You Think or Die. Series: Popular culture and philosophy (105). Open Court: Chicago, pp. 151-158. ISBN 9780812699500

Rennick, S. (2017) Foreknowledge. In: Pritchard, D. (ed.) Oxford Bibliographies. Philosophy. Oxford University Press: Oxford. ISBN 9780195396577 (doi: 10.1093/obo/9780195396577-0332)

Book Reviews

Rennick, S. (2018) The Routledge Companion to Free Will, edited by Kevin Timpe, Meghan Griffith, and Neil Levy. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 96(3), pp. 626-627. (doi: 10.1080/00048402.2017.1384847)[Book Review]

Rennick, S. (2017) Purpose in the Universe: The Moral and Metaphysical Case for Ananthropocentric Purposivism, by Tim Mulgan. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 95(3), pp. 615-617. (doi: 10.1080/00048402.2016.1231697)[Book Review]

Research Reports or Papers

Rennick, S. and Newey, C. (2017) Improving peer review: a pilot study. Project Report. Cardiff University.

Website

Newey, C. and Rennick, S. (2022) The Use and Usefulness of Peer Feedback. [Website]

This list was generated on Thu Apr 18 17:43:57 2024 BST.

Supervision

I am willing to supervise projects relating to my research interests. I am also very open to interdisciplinary supervision e.g. on tropes in popular culture, science fiction and/or video games.