Michael William Wheeler (born 5 November 1960) is a British philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the

University of Stirling The University of Stirling (abbreviated as Stir or Shruiglea, in post-nominals; ) is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by a royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built within the walled Airth ...

. He is known for his Heideggerian approach to contemporary

cognitive science Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary, scientific study of the mind and its processes. It examines the nature, the tasks, and the functions of cognition (in a broad sense). Mental faculties of concern to cognitive scientists include percep ...

research.

Books

* ''Reconstructing the Cognitive World: The Next Step'' (2007) * ''Heidegger and Cognitive Science'' (2012) * ''Distributed Cognition in Medieval and Renaissance Culture'' (June 2019) * ''Distributed Cognition in Enlightenment and Romantic Culture'' (September 2019)

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* 21st-century British philosophers British philosophy academics Living people 1960 births British philosophers of mind Heidegger scholars Continental philosophers Alumni of the University of Sussex Academics of the University of Stirling British cognitive scientists {{UK-philosopher-stub