Mind, Meaning and Rationality
Research Group
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Mind, Meaning and Rationality
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Conceptualizing mental illness
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Members Dr Keith Frankish (Director) Dr Frankish’s main research interests lie in philosophy of mind and philosophy of psychology, with a particular focus on the nature of folk-psychological explanation, the structure of the human mind, and consciousness. He has a special interest in dual-process theories of reasoning and rationality, and much of his recent work has been devoted to constructing a two-level theory of the human mind, culminating in a book, Mind and Supermind (CUP, 2004). A strong believer in the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, Dr Frankish was for many years closely involved with the work of the Hang Seng Centre for Cognitive Studies at the University of Sheffield, and he is currently co-editor of the interdisciplinary web journal Connexions. Dr Frankish’s webpage Dr Carolyn Price (Co-Director) Dr Price’s research interests lie in the philosophy of mind, especially issues connected with meaning, normativity, rationality and the emotions. She is author of Functions in Mind: A Theory of Intentional Content (2001), and a number of articles on related topics. Dr Price’s webpage Dr Paul Anand Paul Anand is Reader in Decision Sciences and Public Policy
in the Department of Economics, and works on the foundations of theories
of choice as well as their applications. His main monograph in the area
is The Foundations of Rational Choice under Risk published by
Oxford University Press, and he has published a number of related papers
in economics and philosophy journals. He is currently leading an international
team of social scientists and philosophers who are developing a survey
instrument that will help to operationalise Sen’s capabilities approach
to human welfare. Dr
Anand’s webpage Dr Alex Barber Dr Barber’s research interests are in the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and epistemology, and in particular, in topics at the intersection of these three areas. He is editor of The Epistemology of Language (2004). Dr Barber’s webpage Prof. Vivienne Brown Prof. Brown is Professor of Intellectual History in the Economics Department, and is convenor of the Economics-Philosophy working group on Rationality. Her research interests are in action theory, and in interdisciplinary intellectual history, including the history of economics, Adam Smith and John Locke. She is author of Adam Smith's Discourse: Canonicity, Commerce and Conscience (1994). Prof. Brown’s webpage Prof. Timothy Chappell Tim Chappell finds that he cannot pursue his main research interests, in ethics and ancient philosophy, without knowing at least something about mind, meaning and rationality. Prof. Chappell's webpage Dr Cristina Chimisso Dr Chimisso’s research interests lie in modern continental philosophy, twentieth century history of philosophy, historiography, philosophy of science and sociology of knowledge. She is author of Gaston Bachelard: Critic of Science and the Imagination (2001). She is Secretary of the British Society for the History of Philosophy. Dr Chimisso’s webpage Dr Graham Dawson Graham Dawson is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics. His research interests are in the ethics and economics of climate change policy and in ethical or socially responsible investment. Dr Dawson’s webpage Dr John N.T. Martin Lapsed psychologist. MRC Applied Psychology Unit ‘68-‘73, OU Systems Discipline ‘73 to retirement in ‘05. Taught rather than researched. Learned much of value by living on the North London ‘growth movement’ belt in its late ‘70s heyday. Taught creative thinking to civil servants in the ‘80s. Various OU Systems courses, but also creativity for managers (B882, B822 – influenced by TAD292) and, most recently, the web-based T185, which is a synthesis between cognitive linguistics and experiential material. Interest in perceptual construction; metaphor and imagery; anomalous experiences in normal perception; and the embodied basis of thought. Hence takes cognitive rationality with a large pinch of salt. Dr. Martin’s webpage Dr Derek Matravers Dr Matravers’ research interests are in aesthetics and the philosophy of mind. He is author of Art and Emotion: A Defence of the Arousal Theory (1998), and has published numerous articles. Dr Matravers’ webpage Dr David Roden Dr Roden’s interests lie in the intersection of analytical
philosophy of mind and language and contemporary continental philosophy
(particularly early Derrida). He has also written on contemporary cultural
theory and the philosophy of music. His publications include a recent
article in Ratio on radical interpretation and the metaphysics
of events in the work of Davidson and Derrida, and a chapter on the ‘The
Subject’ in Understanding Derrida edited by Jack Reynolds
and John Roffe. He is co-editor with Christopher Norris of a four-volume
survey of secondary literature on Jacques Derrida in the Sage Modern
Masters of Social Thought series. He is currently researching the
relationship between aspects of Derrida’s work and philosophical
naturalism. Prof. Fred Toates Fred Toates is Professor of Biological Psychology in the Department of Biological Science. His research focuses on the control of behaviour and understanding motivations, emotion, learning and their interdependence. Dr Aurora Voiculescu Aurora Voiculescu is a lecturer in the Centre for Law. Her main research interests are human rights law, European Community law, law and social theory with particular reference to the concept of organisational responsibility for human rights violations; the realisation of human rights, in particular of socio-economic rights, in the context of the interplay between local and global forces; legal processes in societies which are undergoing political transition from totalitarianism or dictatorship to democracy. Dr Voiculescu’s webpage Associate member Dr Anthony Meehan
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