Personal profile
Research overview
I joined the department as a lecturer in September 2025. My research falls within philosophy of science, especially imagination, creativity, and aesthetic values in science. I also focus on the epistemology of experiments, simulations, and thought experiments, and more recently, issues at the intersection of environmental science and environmental aesthetics. From January 2021 - August 2025, I was a postdoctoral researcher at the MCMP, LMU Munich. I received my PhD in October 2020 from the University of Leeds.
External positions
External Member MCMP, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Aesthetics and agency in experiments
Murphy, A., Currie, A. & Walsh, K., 9 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Australasian Journal of Philosophy. Latest ArticlesResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Imagination and creativity in the scientific realm
Murphy, A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Oxford handbook of philosophy of imagination and creativity. Kind, A. & Langkau, J. (eds.). Oxford University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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On the scenic beauty of Santiago: what does the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) know about aesthetics?
Winckel, F. & Murphy, A., 21 Nov 2024, Seeing the Woods.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Form and content: a defence of aesthetic values in science
Murphy, A., 1 Jul 2023, In: Philosophy of Science. 90, 3, p. 669-685Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Introduction
Murphy, A. & Ivanova, M., 16 Jun 2023, The aesthetics of scientific experiments. Ivanova, M. & Murphy, A. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, p. 1-14 (Routledge studies in the philosophy of science).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Activities
- 3 Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Aesthetics and Science
Murphy, A. (Speaker)
2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Imagination in Science
Murphy, A. (Speaker)
2018Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Irene Manton's Art and Science or, Other Ways of Looking at Nature
Murphy, A. (Speaker)
2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar