Peter Carruthers (born 16 June 1952) is a philosopher in the area of philosophy of mind. He is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland, associate member of Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program and member of the Committee for Philosophy and the Sciences
Before he moved to the University of Maryland in 2001, Carruthers was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield where he founded and directed the Hang Seng Centre f...
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Peter Carruthers (born 16 June 1952) is a philosopher in the area of philosophy of mind. He is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland, associate member of Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program and member of the Committee for Philosophy and the Sciences
Before he moved to the University of Maryland in 2001, Carruthers was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield where he founded and directed the Hang Seng Centre for Cognitive Studies and prior to that was a lecturer at University of Essex, Queen’s University of Belfast, University of St. Andrews, and University of Oxford. He was educated at the University of Leeds before studying for his D.Phil at University of Oxford under Michael Dummett.
He is the author of several books:
The Architecture of the Mind: massive modularity and the flexibility of thought (2006).
Consciousness: essays from a higher-order perspective (2005).
The Nature of the Mind: an introduction (2004).
Phenomenal Consciousness: a...
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