Stephen Mumford Philosopher

Stephen Dean Mumford (born 31 July 1965) is a British philosopher, who is currently Dean of the Faculty of Arts at The University of Nottingham and Professor of Metaphysics in the Department of Philosophy. Mumford is best known for his work in metaphysics on dispositions and laws, but has also made contributions in the philosophy of sport.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 31, 1965
Birth place
Wakefield , West Riding of Yorkshire
Era
20th-century philosophy
Contemporary philosophy
Main interest
Aesthetics
Metaphysics
Truth
Law
Causation (sociology)
Disposition

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influenced by
notable idea
Disposition
philosophical school
Analytic philosophy

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External resources

  1. http://homepage.mac.com/ancientportraits/drsite/Mumford.pdf
  2. http://jeannicod.ccsd.cnrs.fr/docs/00/05/34/45/HTML/index.html
  3. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/dispositions
  4. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/laws-of-nature
  5. http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0066-7373
  6. http://www.bris.ac.uk/metaphysicsofscience
  7. http://www.danryder.com
  8. http://www.iep.utm.edu/l/lawofnat.htm
  9. http://www.institutnicod.org/notices.php?user=tiercelin
  10. http://www.phs.uoa.gr/~psillos