Pascal Engel (; born 1954) is a French

philosopher Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

, working on the

philosophy of language Philosophy of language refers to the philosophical study of the nature of language. It investigates the relationship between language, language users, and the world. Investigations may include inquiry into the nature of Meaning (philosophy), me ...

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 ...

epistemology Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that examines the nature, origin, and limits of knowledge. Also called "the theory of knowledge", it explores different types of knowledge, such as propositional knowledge about facts, practical knowle ...

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 applicatio ...

. He was a professor of philosophy of logic at the Sorbonne. He currently works at the

University of Geneva The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public university, public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by French theologian John Calvin as a Theology, theological seminary. It rema ...

, where he collaborates with, among others, Kevin Mulligan. He is a member of

Institut Nicod The Institut Jean Nicod (IJN) is an interdisciplinary Research institute, research center based in Paris, France. Its current director is the philosopher (2017-present), preceded by philosophers François Recanati (2010–2017) and Pierre Jacob ...

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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