Biography
BA (Cantab), MPhil (London), PhD (Sheffield and Geneva)
Jessica joined the KCL department in September 2016. She has previously been a lecturer at the University of Sheffield, and a Junior Research Fellow at King's College, Cambridge. She did her doctorate jointly at the University of Sheffield and the University of Geneva (as part of the “Theory of Essence” research project based at the Eidos Centre for Metaphysics at the University of Geneva), supervised by Fabrice Correia and Bob Hale.
Research interests and PhD supervision
- Metaphysics and logic of modality
- Metaphysics
- Kant
- Philosophical Logic
Jessica’s research interests, contemporary and historical, centre around the topic of modality. She is interested in contemporary issues in the metaphysics of modality, such as the notion of essence, and the relationships between different kinds of necessity. She is also interested in exploring what Kant had to say about modality, and issues arising from that. She is currently working on a book which attempts to draw out Kant's views on modality, and apply them to contemporary issues in the metaphysics of modality.
Jessica welcomes enquiries from prospective students seeking supervision in areas connected to her research interests.
Teaching
Jessica’s primary teaching is across all areas and levels of metaphysics. She has also taught Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason, General History of Philosophy, and philosophical logic.
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Leech, J., 12 Mar 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: RATIO. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Leech, J., 4 Oct 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Argumenta. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hale, B. & Leech, J., 17 Sep 2020, Essence and Existence. Oxford University Press, p. 1-305 305 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198854296.001.0001
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Leech, J., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Inquiry (United Kingdom). Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/0020174X.2021.1938903
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Leech, J., 12 May 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Inquiry. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Leech, J., 15 Sep 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Logical Analysis and History of Philosophy. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Leech, J., 23 Aug 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Applied Logics. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Leech, J. (ed.) & Fred-Rivera, I. (ed.), Oct 2018, Oxford University Press. 304 p. Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Leech, J. (Translator), Textor, M. (Translator), Stern, R. (Translator), Bennett, C. (Translator) & Saunders, J. (Translator), Apr 2020, Oxford University Press. 160 p. Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Leech, J. & Textor, M., Dec 2020, In: British Journal for the History of Philosophy . 28, 6, p. 1181-1216 36 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/09608788.2019.1709413