Mark Addis

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Mark Addis
Born1969
Bolton, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Philosophical work
Main interests Ludwig Wittgenstein

Mark Addis FRSA (b. 1969) is a British philosopher who is known for his work on Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Biography

Addis grew up in Bolton, England, and was educated at Bolton School, Mansfield College, [1] Oxford, the University of Leeds, the University of York and Birmingham City University. He has been a visiting scholar at Georgia State University, US (2005) and at Aarhus University, Denmark. Addis has since 2006 been general editor of the Philosophy Insights series for Humanities-Ebooks LLP. He was treasurer of the British Philosophical Association. Addis was a consultant for the film Le Week-End.

Addis specialises in the philosophy of Wittgenstein and related areas as well as having research interests in the philosophies of language, mind, and religion. His book Wittgenstein: Making Sense of Other Minds (1999) was described by Rom Harre as "a careful and subtle study" whose "scholarly merits are great". [2] Wittgenstein and Philosophy of Religion (2001, co-edited with Robert Arrington) is "an interesting and valuable collection of essays", [3] while Wittgenstein: A Guide for the Perplexed (2006) is "a clear, balanced and very recommendable book which gives a good idea of the complexity of Wittgenstein's philosophy". [4]

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Monographs

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References

  1. Oxford University Chess Club#President
  2. Rom Harre, International Studies in Philosophy 35.4 (2003), pp.132-134
  3. Patrick Sherry, Religious Studies 38.2 (2002), pp.244-246
  4. Jesper Garsdal, Philosophy in Review 27.3 (2007), pp.159-160