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Nicholas Shea

Nicholas Shea is a British philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy, University of London. He is known for his work on philosophy of cognitive science, particularly on mental representation, concepts, and the philosophy of mind. Shea is a winner of the Lakatos Award for his contributions to the philosophy of science.

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Nicholas Shea
OccupationsPhilosopher, professor
AwardsLakatos Award
Education
EducationKing's College London (PhD), Birkbeck, University of London (MA)
Philosophical work
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
Analytic
InstitutionsInstitute of Philosophy, University of London, King’s College, London
Main interests
philosophy of science
Websitehttps://www.nicholasshea.co.uk/

Nicholas Shea is a British philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy, University of London. He is known for his work on philosophy of cognitive science,123 particularly on mental representation, concepts, and the philosophy of mind. Shea is a winner of the Lakatos Award for his contributions to the philosophy of science.4

Books

  • Concepts at the Interface, Oxford University Press, 2024
  • Representation in Cognitive Science, Oxford University Press, 2018 (winner of the Lakatos Award 2020)
  • On Millikan, Wadsworth, 2004
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References

  1. Lee, Jonny; Calder, Daniel (11 October 2020). "Nicholas Shea, Representation in Cognitive Science // Reviewed by Calder and Lee". BSPS.
  2. Rupert, Robert D. (April 2022). "Book Review". Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. 92: 260–263. doi:10.1016/j.shpsa.2021.05.016.
  3. Dupre, Gabe (January 2021). "Representation in Cognitive Science by Nicholas Shea (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018)". Philosophy. 96 (1): 147–153. doi:10.1017/S0031819120000376. ISSN 0031-8191.
  4. "Professor Nicholas Shea". University of London.
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