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Professor Richard Swinburne FBA

Philosophy of Religion, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind
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Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
1992
Subjects
Philosophy
Sections
Philosophy
Website
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~orie0087/

Current post

University of Oxford Emeritus Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion

Past appointments

University of Oxford Emeritus Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion

2002 - 2020

Oriel College University of Oxford Emeritus Fellow

2002 - 2020

Oriel College University of Oxford Fellow

1985 - 2002

University of Oxford Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion

1985 - 2002

Keele University Professor of Philosophy

1972 - 1984

University of Hull Lecturer in Philosophy

1963 - 1972

10-Minute Talk

Plato, Aristotle and the question of self: what makes you 'you'?

2 Aug 2024 Professor Richard Swinburne FBA

The question of what makes you ‘you’ has been a central theme in philosophical thought since ancient times. In this talk, Professor Richard Swinburne FBA takes us through the debates on personal identity, which were first had between Plato and Aristotle in the Western tradition. Through questioning the strength of the physicalist view, which says our personal identity is based on physical factors, he aims to demonstrate that maybe it is time to reconsider Plato’s belief in souls in the modern world.

Publications

The Coherence of Theism

Richard Swinburne - Published in 2016 by Oxford University Press

Clarendon Library of logic and Philosophy, Second Edition

Is There a God?

Richard Swinburne - Published in 2010 by Oxford University Press

Revised Edition

Revelation: From Metaphor to Analogy

Richard Swinburne - Published in 2007 by Oxford University Press

Second Edition

Faith and Reason

Richard Swinburne - Published in 2005 by Oxford University Press

Second Edition

The Existence of God

Richard Swinburne - Published in 2004 by Oxford University Press

Second Edition

The Resurrection of God Incarnate

Richard Swinburne - Published in 2003 by Oxford University Press

Epistemic Justification

Richard Swinburne - Published in 2001 by Oxford University Press

Providence and the Problem of Evil

Richard Swinburne - Published in 1998 by Oxford University Press

The Evolution of the Soul

Richard Swinburne - Published in 1997 by Oxford University Press

Revised Edition

The Christian God

Richard Swinburne - Published in 1994 by Oxford University Press

Responsibility and Atonement

Richard Swinburne - Published in 1989 by Clarendon Press

Personal Identity

Sydney Shoemaker and Richard SwinburneRichard Swinburne - Published in 1984 by Blackwells

Space and Time

Richard Swinburne - Published in 1981 by MacMillan and Co.

Second Edition

An Introduction to Confirmation Theory

Richard Swinburne - Published in 1973 by Methuen

The Concept of Miracle

Richard Swinburne - Published in 1971 by MacMillan and Co.

New Studies in the Philosophy of Religion

Was Jesus God? Oxford University Press, 2008

Mind, Brain, and Free Will Oxford University Press, 2013

The Justification of Induction (Oxford Readings in Philosophy) (Editor), OUP, London, 1974

Space, Time and Causality (Editor) Reidel, Dordrecht, 1983

Miracles (Editor) MacMillan, New York, 1989

Bayes's Theorem (Editor), PBA 2002

Free Will and Modern Science (Editor) PBA 2011

Other Fellows of the British Academy

Professor Susan Wolf FBA

Susan Wolf is the Edna J. Koury Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Emerita, where she taught from 2002 till 2022.

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Professor Huw Price FBA

Philosophy of physics, especially the direction of time & the interpretation of quantum theory; pragmatism & metaphysics; philosophy of language.

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Professor Susan James FBA

Early modern philosophy including philosophical psychology, epistemology, social and political philosophy and philosophy of art, focusing especially on Spinoza; philosophy of gender; social and political philosophy

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