Biography
I did a BSc in mathematics at the University of Natal, followed by a BA and PhD in philosophy at Cambridge. After academic posts at the Reading, Macquarie, Birkbeck, and Cambridge, I joined King's College London in 1990. Since 2015 I’ve spent half each year at the Graduate Center of CUNY in New York. I was President of the Mind Association in 2009 and the Aristotelian Society in 2014.
I have written widely on epistemology, metaphysics and the philosophy of science and mind. My books include For Science in the Social Sciences(1979), Theory and Meaning (1990), Reality and Representation (1987), Philosophical Naturalism (1992), Thinking about Consciousness (2002), Philosophical Devices (2012), and Knowing the Score (2017).
Research interests and PhD supervision
- Sport
- Science
- Mind
- Metaphysics
I have supervised over 50 PhD students in many areas of philosophy
Teaching
Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind and Science
Expertise and public engagement
My Knowing the Score on sport and philosophy was published last year in 2017. It generated a lot of coverage and media involvement, as listed here: http://www.davidpapineau.co.uk/news.html
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Godman, M., Mallozzi, A. & Papineau, D., 1 Sep 2020, In: Journal of the American Philosophical Association . 6, 3, p. 316-334 19 p. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article - peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1017/apa.2019.48
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Papineau, D., 2019, In: SYNTHESE. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article - peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-019-02405-4
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Papineau, D., 1 Jan 2016, Consciousness. Taylor and Francis Ltd., p. 323-337 15 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding - Chapter - peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315259611-31
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Garson, J. & Papineau, D., 1 Jun 2019, In: BIOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY. 34, 3, 36. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article - peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-019-9689-8
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Papineau, D. C., 2019, (Accepted/In press) Games, Sports and Play: Philosophical Essays. Oxford University Press Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding - Chapter
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Papineau, D., 9 Jul 2020, The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Consciousness. Kriegel, U. (ed.). Oxford University Press Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding - Chapter - peer-review
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Papineau, D., 2016, How Biology Shapes Philosophy : New Foundations for Naturalism. Smith, D. L. (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 95-120 26 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding - Chapter - peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107295490.006
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Papineau, D., 24 Nov 2016, Art, Mind, and Narrative: Themes from the Work of Peter Goldie. Dodd, J. (ed.). Oxford University Press, p. 61-79 Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding - Chapter - peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198769736.003.0005
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Montero, B. G. & Papineau, D., 2016, The Blackwell Companion to Naturalism. WILEY-BLACKWELL, p. 182-195 14 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding - Chapter - peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118657775.ch13
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Butlin, P. & Papineau, D., 2016, Addiction and Choice: Rethinking the relationship. Oxford University Press, p. 99-115 Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding - Chapter