Philip Stratton-Lake is a British analytic philosopher specializing in metaethics and the history of moral philosophy. He is best known for his work reviving and defending moral intuitionism, particularly through critical engagement with W.D. Ross, and for his contributions to fitting attitude theories of value. He holds a position at the University of Reading.
Edited 'Ethical Intuitionism: Re-evaluations' (2002), a landmark collection that helped rehabilitate intuitionism in contemporary metaethics
Authored 'Kant, Duty and Moral Worth' (2000), a sustained analysis of Kantian moral motivation
Developed accounts of wrongness in terms of fitting reactive attitudes (resentment, indignation), contributing to buck-passing and fitting attitude theories
Influential scholarly work on W.D. Ross's prima facie duties and the structure of moral reasons
Contributed to debates on the relationship between moral properties and normative reasons