Michael Wheeler (philosopher)

• Philosophy of mind
• philosophy of science

Michael Wheeler
Born	Michael William Wheeler (1960-11-05) November 5, 1960 (age 64)
Nationality	British
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Sussex
Thesis	The Philosophy of Situated Activity (1996)
Doctoral advisor	Maggie Boden
Influences	Martin Heidegger
School or tradition	Continental philosophy
Institutions	University of Stirling

Michael William Wheeler (born 5 November 1960) is a British philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Stirling. ^[1] He is known for his Heideggerian approach to contemporary cognitive science research. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Books

• Reconstructing the Cognitive World: The Next Step (2007)
• Heidegger and Cognitive Science (2012)
• Distributed Cognition in Medieval and Renaissance Culture (June 2019)
• Distributed Cognition in Enlightenment and Romantic Culture (September 2019)

References

1. "Prof Michael Wheeler". History of Distributed Cognition.
2. Gallagher, Shaun (2007). "Review of Reconstructing the Cognitive World: The Next Step". Mind. 116 (463): 792–796. doi:10.1093/mind/fzm792. ISSN   0026-4423. JSTOR   30163552.
3. Welchman, Alistair (2 February 2008). "Reconstructing the Cognitive World: The Next Step". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
4. Braver, Lee (1 April 2014). "Heidegger and Cognitive Science, edited by Julian Kiverstein and Michael Wheeler". Mind. 123 (490): 616–619. doi: 10.1093/mind/fzu093 . ISSN   0026-4423.
5. Wilson, Robert A. (1 October 2006). "Michael Wheeler, "Reconstructing the Cognitive World: The Next Step."". Philosophy in Review. 26 (5): 386–388. ISSN   1920-8936.

External links

• Wheeler, Michael (2020). "Martin Heidegger". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy . Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University.