BA (Hons), psychology, University of Manchester (1971) MA, psychology, University of Manchester (1972) BPhil, philosophy, Jesus College, Oxford (1974)
Era
Contemporary philosophy
Region
Western philosophy
School
Analytic philosophy
Main interests
Philosophy of mind
Notable ideas
New mysterianism (or transcendental naturalism), cognitive closure
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Colin McGinn (born 10 March 1950) is a British philosopher. He has held teaching posts and professorships at University College London, the University of Oxford, Rutgers University, and the University of Miami.[1]
McGinn is best known for his work in philosophy of mind, and in particular for what is known as new mysterianism, the idea that the human mind is not equipped to solve the problem of consciousness. He has written over 20 books on this and other areas of philosophy, including The Character of Mind (1982), The Problem of Consciousness (1991), Consciousness and Its Objects (2004), and The Meaning of Disgust (2011).[1]
In 2013, McGinn resigned from his tenured position at the University of Miami after a graduate student accused him of sexual harassment. His resignation touched off a debate about the prevalence of sexism and sexual harassment within academic philosophy.[2]
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ColinMcGinn (born 10 March 1950) is a British philosopher. He has held teaching posts and professorships at University College London, the University...
the interviewees' responses to Miller's questions. English philosopher McGinn speaks about the various reasons for not believing in God, and some of the...
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nonreductive physicalism. Some "mysterians" state their case uncompromisingly (ColinMcGinn has said that consciousness is "a mystery that human intelligence will...
and perceptive, and others, such as John McDowell, Stanley Cavell, Gordon Baker, Peter Hacker, ColinMcGinn, and Peter Winch who argue that his scepticism...
Hacker, Scepticism, Rules, and Language (Oxford: Blackwell, 1984) and ColinMcGinn, Wittgenstein on Meaning (Oxford: Blackwell, 1984). Kripke, Saul. Wittgenstein...
has been accepted by some philosophers of mind such as Joseph Levine, ColinMcGinn, and Ned Block and cognitive neuroscientists such as Francisco Varela...
whether computers will one day be conscious. Philosophers John Searle and ColinMcGinn insist that computation alone cannot possibly create a conscious machine...
(1984). Skepticism, Rules and Language. Blackwell. ISBN 0-631-14703-9. McGinn, Colin (1984). Wittgenstein on Meaning: An Interpretation and Evaluation. Blackwell...
"Kripkenstein," scholars such as Gordon Baker, Peter Hacker, ColinMcGinn, and John McDowell seeing it as a radical misinterpretation of Wittgenstein's...
from interviews with Arthur Miller, Richard Dawkins, Steven Weinberg, ColinMcGinn, Denys Turner, Pascal Boyer and Daniel Dennett. The series also includes...
Nicolas Malebranche Merab Mamardashvili Humberto Maturana Ron McClamrock John McDowell ColinMcGinn Alexius Meinong Maurice Merleau-Ponty Thomas Metzinger Ruth...
termed New mysterianism. ColinMcGinn holds that human beings are cognitively closed in regards to their own minds. According to McGinn human minds lack the...
to psychology, history, and in particular to the Greeks. Described by ColinMcGinn as an "analytical philosopher with the soul of a general humanist," he...
Aaronson 173 4 “Can Design Point to God?" Owen Gingerich, Ernan McMullin, ColinMcGinn, Paul Davies 174 5 “What is Truth?" Simon Blackburn, Raymond Tallis...
remains unresolved, by several philosophers including Uriah Kriegel, ColinMcGinn, and Robert D. Rupert, and has ramifications for philosophy of mind discussions...
Saul Kripke Anthony Kenny Warren Goldfarb Stanley Cavell D. Z. Phillips ColinMcGinn Jaakko Hintikka Oswald Hanfling A. C. Grayling Rupert Read Barry Stroud...
states that it feels like something to be in. Some philosophers, notably ColinMcGinn, believe that the physical process causing consciousness to happen will...
Brian Leiter (2006) webpage "Analytic" and "Continental" Philosophy ColinMcGinn, The Making of a Philosopher: My Journey through Twentieth-Century Philosophy...
and perceptive, and others, such as Gordon Baker, Peter Hacker, and ColinMcGinn, who argue that his meaning skepticism is a pseudo-problem that stems...
MacCabe Donald MacKenzie Hilary Mantel Adam Mars-Jones Wyatt Mason Ian McEwan ColinMcGinn James Meek Hugh Miles Ed Miliband Blake Morrison Tom Nairn Glen Newey...
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physiological properties of neurons. Those nonreductive physicalists, such as ColinMcGinn, who claim the true relationship between the physical and the mental...
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