Pascal Engel (; born 1954) is a French philosopher, working on the

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 ...

epistemology Epistemology (; ), or the theory of knowledge, is the branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge. Epistemology is considered a major subfield of philosophy, along with other major subfields such as ethics, logic, and metaphysics. Epis ...

and

philosophy of logic Philosophy of logic is the area of philosophy that studies the scope and nature of logic. It investigates the philosophical problems raised by logic, such as the presuppositions often implicitly at work in theories of logic and in their application ...

. He was a professor of philosophy of logic at the

Sorbonne Sorbonne may refer to: * Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities. *the University of Paris (c. 1150 – 1970) *one of its components or linked institution, ...

. He currently works at the

University of Geneva The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin as a theological seminary. It remained focused on theology until the 17th centur ...

, where he collaborates with, among others,

Kevin Mulligan __NOTOC__ 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 It ...

. He is a member of Institut Nicod.

Books

*''Va savoir - De la connaissance en général'', Paris, Hermann, 2007 *''A quoi bon la verité'' (with R. Rorty), Paris, Grasset, 2005 (Published in English as ''What's the Use of Truth?'') *''Truth'', Durham, Acumen, 2002 *''Ramsey. Vérité et succès'' (with J. Dokic), Paris, PUF, 2001 *''La verite, reflexions sur quelques truismes'', Hatier, 1998 *''La dispute, une introduction à la philosophie analytique'', Paris, Minuit 1997 *''Philosophie et psychologie'', Paris, Gallimard, Folio, 1996 *''Introduction à la philosophie de l'esprit'', Paris, La Découverte, 1994 *''Donald Davidson et la philosophie du langage'', Paris, P.U.F., 1994 *''La Norme du vrai, philosophie de la logique'', Paris, Gallimard, 1989 *''Identité et référence, la théorie des noms propres chez Frege et Kripke'', Paris, Presses de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, 1985

External links

Pascal Engel at the University of Geneva Liber Amicorum (2014)Interview
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