Andrew Y. Lee

My core research project investigates basic conceptual questions about the structure of consciousness: Does consciousness come in degrees? Is consciousness multidimensional? Are conscious experiences continuous or discrete? How do experiential parts relate to experiential wholes? Which kinds of mathematical structures should we use to model experiences? My work often combines analytic metaphysics, formal tools, and consciousness science.

I also work on the ethics of consciousness, on analog and iconic representation, on perception, introspection, and attention, and on the metaphysics of dimensions, structure, locations, and infinite sums. My main areas are the philosophy of mind and metaphysics, but I have research interests in many areas, including also ethics, philosophy of science, philosophy of language, and cognitive science.

Here's an accessible piece—"The Light and the Room"—that captures some of the style and substance of my research. For a general overview of my research, see my Research Statement.

I received my PhD in Philosophy from New York University in 2019, where I worked with David Chalmers, Ned Block, and Thomas Nagel. After my PhD, I did postdocs at Rice University, the University of Oslo, and the Australian National University. Before my PhD, I did my undergrad at Brown University, where I graduated in 2013 with a BA in Philosophy, BS in Cognitive Science, and MA in Philosophy.

I'm an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.

My work has been published (or accepted) to The Philosophical Review, Noûs, Philosophy & Phenomenological Research, Philosophers' Imprint, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, and Philosophical Studies. I won both the Marc Sanders Prize in Metaphysics and the Marc Sanders Prize in Philosophy of Mind.

You can reach me at andrewyuanlee [at] gmail.com.

Here's my CV.

My work is all on PhilPapers and on GoogleScholar.

My Twitter is @andrewyuanlee.