Timothy Martin Crane (born 17 October 1962) is a British philosopher specialising in the

philosophy of mind Philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of the mind and its relation to the Body (biology), body and the Reality, external world. The mind–body problem is a paradigmatic issue in philosophy of mind, although a ...

philosophy of perception The philosophy of perception is concerned with the nature of Perception, perceptual experience and the status of sense data, perceptual data, in particular how they relate to beliefs about, or knowledge of, the world.cf. http://plato.stanford.ed ...

, philosophy of psychology and metaphysics. His contributions to philosophy include a defence of a non- physicalist account of the mind; a defence of intentionalism about

consciousness Consciousness, at its simplest, is awareness of a state or object, either internal to oneself or in one's external environment. However, its nature has led to millennia of analyses, explanations, and debate among philosophers, scientists, an ...

; a defence of the thesis that perceptual experience has non-conceptual content; a psychologistic approach to the objects of thought; and a defence of the thesis that

intentionality Intentionality is the mental ability to refer to or represent something. Sometimes regarded as the ''mark of the mental'', it is found in mental states like perceptions, beliefs or desires. For example, the perception of a tree has intentionality ...

is the mark of the mental. He is currently the Head of Department and Professor of Philosophy at Central European University, and was previously the Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at the

University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

and a Fellow of Peterhouse. For the academic year 2020–21 he was a visiting professor at the University of Lugano.

Biography

Crane obtained his BA from the

University of Durham Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by royal charter in 1837. It was the first recognised university to ...

, his MA from the

University of York The University of York (abbreviated as or ''York'' for Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a public Collegiate university, collegiate research university in York, England. Established in 1963, the university has expanded to more than thir ...

and his PhD in 1989 from the

, where he was a student at Peterhouse and studied with Jeremy Butterfield and Hugh Mellor. From 1990 to 2009, he taught at

University College London University College London (Trade name, branded as UCL) is a Public university, public research university in London, England. It is a Member institutions of the University of London, member institution of the Federal university, federal Uni ...

, first as a lecturer, then as a reader, as a professor, and as head of department. He was director of the Institute of Philosophy in London from 2005 to 2008. He was appointed as the Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at the

in September 2009. He is also the philosophy editor of the Times Literary Supplement. In August 2017, he joined the Department of Philosophy at Central European University, assuming a full professorship. He is the brother of composer Laurence Crane. He is married to the philosopher Katalin Farkas, who also teaches at Central European University.

Books

Authored books * ''The Meaning of Belief'' (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2017) * ''Aspects of Psychologism'' (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2014) * ''The Objects of Thought'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013) * ''Intentionalität als Merkmal des Geistigen: Sechs Essays zur Philosophie des Geistes'', translated by Markus Wild and Simone Ungerer (Frankfurt: Fischer Verlag 2007). * ''Elements of Mind'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press 2001) * ''The Mechanical Mind: A Philosophical Introduction to Minds, Machines and Mental Representation'' (Harmondsworth: Penguin Books 1995) ** Second edition, substantially revised with one wholly new chapter (London: Routledge 2003) Edited books * (with Katalin Farkas) ''Metaphysics: A Guide and Anthology'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press 2004) * (with Sarah Patterson) ''History of the Mind-Body Problem'' (London: Routledge 2000) * ''A Debate on Dispositions by D.M. Armstrong, C.B. Martin and U.T. Place'' (London: Routledge 1996) * ''The Contents of Experience'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1992)

References

External links

Tim Crane's webpage
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