Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
I have a wide range of interests, having published on topics that include rational choice theory (e.g. 1, 2), moral and political theory (3, 4), as well as metaphysics and philosophy of physics (5, 6). More publications and works in progress are available on my personal webpage.
My current projects are focused on understanding social norms (their nature, the processes by which they change, the way they interact with rational choice). I am particularly interested in using formal techniques (game theory, evolutionary theory, rational choice) and in engaging with disciplines outside of philosophy to illuminate these issues.
Research area keywords
- Evolution of morality
- Evolution of cooperation
- Rational choice theory
- Experimental philosophy
- Experimental economics
- Evolutionary game theory
- Social epistemology
Network
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Projects
The evolution and economics of sacred value
Australian Research Council (ARC)
28/08/19 → 27/08/23
Project: Research
Governing the knowledge commons
Handfield, T., Levy, N., Garcia Gallego, J. & Simpson, R.
15/07/19 → 14/07/22
Project: Research
Informal sanctions and bad social norms
Abbink, K., Gangadharan, L., Handfield, T., Thrasher, J. & Skarbek, D.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University, King's College London
1/01/17 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Pathologies of moral cognition
Handfield, T. & Berg, N.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University, University of Otago
1/01/15 → 28/12/18
Project: Research
Neglected Problems of Time: Metaphysical and topological issues arising from the physics of time
Oppy, G., Handfield, T., Bird, A., Butterfield, J. & Loewer, B.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
5/01/09 → 31/12/13
Project: Research
Research Output
The evolution of the endowment effect
Bruner, J., Calegari, F. & Handfield, T., 2020, In : Evolution and Human Behavior. 41, p. 87-95 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Cooperation with bottom-up reputation dynamics
Xu, J., Garcia Gallego, J. & Handfield, T., 2019, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and MultiAgent Systems. Agmon, N. & E. Taylor, M. (eds.). Richland SC USA: International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, p. 269-276 8 p. (Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS; vol. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
1
Citation
(Scopus)
The coevolution of sacred value and religion
Handfield, T., 12 Aug 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Religion, Brain and Behavior. 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Two of a kind: Are norms of honor a species of morality?
Handfield, T. & Thrasher, J., 1 Jun 2019, In : Biology and Philosophy. 34, 3, 21 p., 39.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1
Citation
(Scopus)
A good exit: What to do about the end of our species?
Handfield, T., 2018, In : Journal of Moral Philosophy. 15, 3, p. 272-297 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review