Kevin Mulligan
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Kevin Mulligan (born 23 June 1951) is a British philosopher, working on ontology, the philosophy of mind, and Austrian philosophy. He is currently Honorary Professor at the University of Geneva, Full Professor at the University of Italian Switzerland,[1] Director of Research at the Institute of Philosophy of Lugano, and member of the Academia Europaea[2] and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters.[3] He is also known for his work with Peter Simons and Barry Smith on metaphysics and the history of Austrian philosophy.
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Born | (1951-06-23) 23 June 1951 (age 72) Shifnal, Shropshire, England |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic philosophy |
Doctoral advisor | Wolfe Mays |
Main interests | Philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, ontology, emotions, logic |
Notable ideas | Truthmaker theory |
A major Festschrift on his work was published in 2014.[4]
Since 2016 he is academic director and professor at the Università della Svizzera italiana in Switzerland.