John Heil | |
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Born | 1943 (age 81–82) |
Nationality | American |
Education | |
Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
Thesis | The Identity Theory of Mind (1970) |
Doctoral advisors | Clement Dore John Joseph Compton |
Philosophical work | |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic |
Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis Durham University |
Main interests | Metaphysics Philosophy of Mind Logic Medieval Philosophy Early modern philosophy |
John Heil is an American philosopher,known primarily for his work on metaphysics and the philosophy of mind. Heil is Professor of Philosophy at the Washington University in St. Louis, [1] Professor of Philosophy at Durham University, [2] and an Honorary Research Associate at Monash University. [3] Heil is the inaugural editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Philosophical Association, [4] the North American Representative of The Philosophical Quarterly , [5] and a 2018 Guggenheim Fellow. [6] He is the author of seven books and over 100 articles and book chapters.