David Cockburn

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Professor David Cockburn (born 12 October 1949) studied Philosophy at St Andrews and Oxford, and has taught at Swansea, the Open University, and, since 1985, the University of Wales, Lampeter[1], where he teaches courses on the philosophy of mind, spinoza, wittgenstein among others. He held a British Academy Readership in 1994-96, during which he wrote Other Times. He also holds a deep interest and involvement in the human rights group Amnesty International.

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[edit] Publications

for a complete list visit Lampeter's website

[edit] As Author

  • An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind (Palgreus, 2001)
  • Other Times: Philosophical perspectives on past, present and future (Cambridge University Press, 1997)
  • Other Human Beings (Macmillan, 1990)
  • Hume (Open University Press, 1983)

[edit] As Editor

  • Death and the Meaning of Life (Trivium 27, 1992)
  • Human Beings (Proceedings of the Royal Institute of Philosophy Conference, Cambridge University Press, 1991)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Prof. Cockburn's staff page at Lampeter. Retrieved on October 23, 2006.