Professor Michael Ayers FBA

History of Philosophy Philosophy of Language Metaphysics Epistemology
Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
2001
Subjects
Philosophy
Sections
Philosophy

Current post

Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Oxford

Past appointments

Corpus Christi College University of Oxford Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Oxford

2003 -

University of Oxford Professor of Philosophy

1996 -

Corpus Christi College University of Oxford Professor of Philosophy, University of Oxford

1996 -

Wadham College University of Oxford Fellow

1965 -

Wadham College University of Oxford Fellow

1965 -

St John's College University of Oxford Junior Research Fellow

1962 - 1965

Publications

Locke: epistemology and ontology (2 vols), 1991

Substance: prolegomena to a realist theory of identity J Philosophy 1991

The Cambridge history of 17th century philosophy (2 vols), 1998

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Professor David Papineau FBA

David Papineau has worked in many areas of philosophy, including scientific realism, representation, evolution and cognitive structure, consciousness, perception, physicalism, probability and natural kinds. He is currently completing a project arguing that statistical practice holds the key to the nature of causation. His ten books include Reality and Representation, Thinking about Consciousness, Philosophical Devices and The Metaphysics of Sensory Experience.

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Professor Richard Swinburne FBA

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