Simon Kirchin, Reader in the Department of Philosophy and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, has been interviewed for the website What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher?
The site is run by Dr Clifford Sosis, Lecturer in Philosophy at Coastal Carolina University in the US. The site aims to ‘dig deeper into the psychology of philosophers’, asking about their broader personal experiences and what their backgrounds bring to the discipline.
The interview with Simon explores his life, including growing up in the Black Country. He discusses such diverse topics as his Protestant work ethic, hymns, the Sinclair 48k, performing at the Oxford Review, and how his teaching and his personal life inform his research, amongst (many) other things.