Colin McGinn
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.McGinn is best known for his work in the 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 is the author of 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).
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| Birth date | March 10, 1950 |
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External resources
- http://books.google.com/books?id=o9ZRc6-FDg8C&pg=PA36
- http://books.google.com/books?id=y_EBsfm2R5IC&pg=PA461
- http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/author/colin-mcginn
- http://philosophy.rutgers.edu/FACSTAFF/BIOS/PAPERS/mcginn-Principia_Metaphysica.pdf
- http://philosophynow.org/issues/7/Moral_Literacy_or_How_To_Do_The_Right_Thing_by_Colin_McGinn
- http://simplycharly.com/bard/colin_mcginn_interview.htm
- http://www.colinmcginn.net
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2003/nov/29/philosophy
- http://www.jstor.org/stable/40971122
- http://www.lrb.co.uk/contributors/colin-mcginn