Biography:Eric T. Olson (philosopher)
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Short description: American philosopher
Eric T. Olson | |
|---|---|
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
Main interests | Metaphysics Philosophy of mind Personal identity |
Notable ideas | Animalism |
Eric Todd Olson is an American philosopher who specializes in metaphysics and philosophy of mind. Olson is best known for his research in the field of personal identity, and for advocating animalism, the theory that persons are animals.[1] Olson received a BA from Reed College and a PhD from Syracuse University. Olson is currently a professor of philosophy at the University of Sheffield.[2]
Bibliography
- The Human Animal: Personal Identity Without Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.[3]
- What Are We? A Study in Personal Ontology. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.[4]
- Do We Have a Soul?: A Debate. With Aaron Segal. New York: Routledge, 2023.
Notes
- ↑ Blatti, Stephan (Fall 2020). "Animalism". in Zalta, Edward N.. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2020/entries/animalism/.
- ↑ "Eric Olson | Philosophy | the University of Sheffield". November 25, 2021. http://www.shef.ac.uk/philosophy/staff/profiles/eolson.html.
- ↑ Reviews of The Human Animal:
- Stone, Jim (2000). "none". Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 60 (2): 495–497. doi:10.2307/2653504.
- Dainton, Barry (1998). "none". Mind 107 (427): 679–682.
- Crocker, Thomas P. (1998). "none". The Review of Metaphysics 52 (1): 161–163.
- Engel, Pascal (January–March 2002). "none". Revue Philosophique de la France et de l'Étranger 192 (1): 112–113.
- Quante, Michael (October 1999). "none". Philosophischer Literaturanzeiger 52 (4): 393. ProQuest 1308429455.
- ↑ Reviews of What Are We?:
- de Gaynesford, Maximilian (2010). "none". The Philosophical Quarterly 60 (238): 208–211.
- Lowe, E. J. (2009). "none". Analysis 69 (2): 388–390. doi:10.1093/analys/anp021.
- Baker, Lynne Rudder (2008). "none". Mind 117 (468): 1120–1122. doi:10.1093/mind/fzn142.
- Garvey, James (April 2010). "none". Philosophy 85 (332): 299–302. doi:10.1017/S0031819110000112.
- Merricks, Trenton (January 23, 2009). "Something to go on". Times Literary Supplement. https://philarchive.org/archive/MERROE.
- Grgić, Filip (2010). "Review" (in hr). Prolegomena 9 (2): 344–349. https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/91440.
- O'Rourke, Michael (2008). "Review". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2008 (3). https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/what-are-we-a-study-in-personal-ontology/.
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