Hans-Johann Glock (born 12 February 1960,

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) is a German philosopher and professor of philosophy at the

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Biography

Glock studied philosophy, German studies, and mathematics at

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, and the

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, and in 1990 received his PhD at Oxford. After lectureships at Oxford and the

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, he was appointed a position in 2006 at the University of Zurich, where he holds a chair in ''Theoretical Philosophy''. He is also

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at the University of Reading. His research is the fields of

philosophy of language In analytic philosophy, philosophy of language investigates the nature of language and the relations between language, language users, and the world. Investigations may include inquiry into the nature of meaning, intentionality, reference, ...

philosophy of mind Philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that studies the ontology and nature of the mind and its relationship with the body. The mind–body problem is a paradigmatic issue in philosophy of mind, although a number of other issues are add ...

, and analytic philosophy more broadly. Glock has worked in particular with the topic of

concept Concepts are defined as abstract ideas. They are understood to be the fundamental building blocks of the concept behind principles, thoughts and beliefs. They play an important role in all aspects of cognition. As such, concepts are studied by ...

s and also on the question of

animal cognition Animal cognition encompasses the mental capacities of non-human animals including insect cognition. The study of animal conditioning and learning used in this field was developed from comparative psychology. It has also been strongly influen ...

. Furthermore, Glock is considered to be an expert on the philosophy of

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(German)

Monographs

* ''What is Analytic Philosophy?'' Cambridge University Press, 2008,
(abstract)
* ''Quine and Davidson on Language, Thought and Reality.'' Cambridge University Press, 2003,
(abstract)
* ''A Wittgenstein Dictionary.'' Wiley-Blackwell, 1996,

Edited volumes

* ''Wittgenstein and Analytic Philosophy. Essays for P. M. S. Hacker'' (with John Hyman). Oxford University Press, 2009
(abstract)
* ''Strawson and Kant''. Oxford University Press, 2003
(abstract)
* ''Fifty Years of Quine's 'Two Dogmas (with Kathrin Glüer and Geert Keil). Rodopi, 2003.

References

External links

(German) * ttp://ndpr.nd.edu/news/23785-what-is-analytic-philosophy/ Review of ''What is Analytic Philosophy?'' from Notre Dame - Philosophical Reviews (Steven D. Hales)
Review of ''Quine and Davidson on Language, Thought and Reality'' from Notre Dame - Philosophical Reviews (Cory Juhl)

Review of ''Strawson and Kant'' from Notre Dame - Philosophical Reviews (Andrew Chignell)
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