John Heil is an American philosopher, known primarily for his work on metaphysics and the philosophy of mind. Heil is Professor of Philosophy at the Washington University in St. Louis,[1] Professor of Philosophy at Durham University,[2] and an Honorary Research Associate at Monash University.[3] Heil is the inaugural editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Philosophical Association,[4] the North American Representative of The Philosophical Quarterly,[5] and a 2018 Guggenheim Fellow.[6] He is the author of seven books and over 100 articles and book chapters.

John Heil
Born1943 (age 80–81)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materVanderbilt University
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic
InstitutionsWashington University in St. Louis
Durham University
ThesisThe Identity Theory of Mind (1970)
Doctoral advisorsClement Dore
John Joseph Compton
Main interests
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Mind
Logic
Medieval Philosophy
Early modern philosophy

Publications

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Books

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Edited books

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Selected articles

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  • Aristotelian Supervenience. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 115 (2014): 41–56.
  • Properties and Powers. In: Oxford Studies in Metaphysics, Vol. 1, ed. D. Zimmerman, Oxford University Press (2004): 223–254.
  • (with C.B. Martin) The Ontological Turn. Midwest Studies in Philosophy 23 (1999): 34–60.
  • (with C.B. Martin) Rules and Powers. Philosophical Perspectives 12 (1998): 283–312.
  • Believing Reasonably. Noûs 26 (1992): 47–62.
  • Minds Divided. Mind 98 (1989): 571–583.
  • Privileged Access. Mind 97 (1988): 238–251.
  • Doubts About Skepticism. Philosophical Studies 51 (1987): 1–17.
  • Doxastic Incontinence. Mind 93 (1984): 56–70.
  • Does Cognitive Psychology Rest on a Mistake? Mind 90 (1981): 321–342.

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Further reading

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  • Esfeld, Michael (2006). John Heil: Symposium on His Ontological Point of View. Frankfurt: Ontos Verlag. ISBN 9783110324761. OCLC 904303948.

References

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  1. ^ "John Heil". The Department of Philosophy. Washington University in St. Louis. 4 May 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Professor John Heil". Durham University. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  3. ^ Heil, John (December 2020). "John Heil CV" (PDF). The Department of Philosophy. Washington University in St. Louis.
  4. ^ "Editorial board". Cambridge Core. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  5. ^ "Editorial Board". Oxford Academic. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  6. ^ "John Heil". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved November 6, 2018.