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Appointment
- Emeritus Professor
- Dept of Philosophy
- Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Research Themes


Research Summary
My research covers metaphysics, especially the nature of persons and selves, the philosophy of mind, especially perception, action and know-how, and the mind/body problem, and also the history of twentieth century Anglo-American philosophy.
Teaching Summary
My recent teaching has been; 1] a graduate class on the later Philosophy of Wittgenstein, 2] a seminar on the Empiricists, and 3] a seminar on the Philosophy of Mind. I supervise a number of research students, at the PhD level, MPhil level, and at the MA level.
Appointments
01-OCT-1971 – 30-SEP-2001 | Fellow and Lecturer in Philosophy | Exeter College | Oxford University, United Kingdom |
01-OCT-1970 – 30-SEP-1971 | Lecturer in Philosophy | Philosophy | University of Reading, United Kingdom |