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Faculty Profile

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Matthew Hammerton is an accomplished philosopher specializing in value theory, normative ethics, and metaethics, with a strong record of research, teaching, and service in both academic and public philosophy.

Bridges rigorous analytic philosophy with public engagement, advancing debates on ethics, meaning, and logic in both scholarly and societal contexts; recognized for methodological clarity, interdisciplinary relevance, and contributions to philosophy education and outreach.

Focused research areas include Fundamental questions in value theory, normative and metaethics, the meaning of life, well-being, merit, and the intersection of logic and public discourse; ongoing work on agent-neutral deontology, workism, and the role of logic-checking in democratic societies.
Areas of Expertise
Philosophy

Dr Matthew Hammerton is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Singapore Management University. His research explores different categories of value that are important for living a good life and acting ethically. He is best known for his work on agent-relative value, which examines moral theories like consequentialism and deontology. He has also done significant work on meaning in life, examining its connection to well-being, sacrifice, achievement, and luck. His research has been published in international peer-reviewed journals such as the Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Ethics, Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy, and Utilitas. More recently he has turned his attention to the philosophy of work and is currently writing a monograph on workism—the phenomenon of people making their work the primary source of meaning and identity in their lives.

Qualifications

  • PhD (Philosophy), Australian National University, 2017
  • MPhil (Philosophy), University of Sydney, 2010

Research Interests

  • Normative Ethics
  • Metaethics
  • Philosophy of Happiness
  • Philosophy of Work
  • Buddhist Ethics

Course(s) Taught in SMU

  • Critical Thinking in the Real World
  • Big Questions (Happiness and Suffering)