Michael Tye (philosopher)

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Western philosophy
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Name
Michael Tye
Birth
School/tradition Analytic philosophy
Main interests Philosophy of mind, Consciousness
Influenced by Fred Dretske

Michael Tye is a philosopher at the University of Texas at Austin who has made significant contributions to the philosophy of mind. He was educated at Oxford University in England, studying first physics and then physics and philosophy. Before moving to Texas Tye taught for many years at Temple University in Philadelphia. Eventually, he focused entirely on philosophy. Besides philosophy of mind, Tye has interests in the related field of cognitive science and also does some work in the areas of metaphysics and philosophical logic, especially problems relating to vagueness.

Tye's third book, Ten Problems of Consciousness (1995), was an alternate selection of the Library of Science Book Club. Along with Fred Dretske, Tye defends the representationalist view of consciousness.

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  • The Metaphysics of Mind (1989)
  • The Imagery Debate (1991)
  • Ten Problems of Consciousness (1995)
  • Consciousness, Color, and Content (2000)
  • Consciousness and Persons (2003)

Tye is also the author of numerous articles, some of which can be found on his University of Texas webpage.

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