Apollonios Livadiotis

About Apollonios Livadiotis

I am a PhD candidate in Philosophy specialising in metaepistemology. My research focuses on the nature and status of epistemic normativity: the nature of epistemic reasons, and the relation between epistemic norms and other normative domains.

A central strand of my work engages with epistemic instrumentalism — the view that epistemic reasons derive their authority from their conduciveness to our ends. I investigate the strengths and limitations of instrumentalist approaches. In particular, whether they can account for the apparent categoricity and universality of epistemic reasons and the role of practical considerations in belief formation.

A different yet related strand of my research develops and defends epistemic institutionalism. On this view, epistemic reasons are analogous to institutional reasons, such as those governing etiquette, sports, or games. I explore whether this view can illuminate the structure of epistemic normativity and how it might complement—or compete with—instrumentalist accounts.

More broadly, my work lies at the intersection of epistemology, metaethics, and social philosophy, with a focus on the structure of normativity and the nature of reasons. 

Teaching 

I have lectured on Metaethics and conducted seminars on the History of Philosophy.