Professor David Cockburn MA BPhil DPhil (born 12 October 1949) studied Philosophy at St Andrews and Oxford, and has taught at Swansea, the Open University

Open University

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, and, until 2010, has spent over 30 years at the University of Wales, Lampeter

University of Wales, Lampeter

University of Wales, Lampeter is a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822 by royal charter, it is the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales and may be the third oldest in England and Wales after Oxford and Cambridge...

, where he teaches courses on the philosophy of mind

Philosophy of mind

Philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind, mental events, mental functions, mental properties, consciousness and their relationship to the physical body, particularly the brain. The mind-body problem, i.e...

, Spinoza, Wittgenstein among others. He held a British Academy

British Academy

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 Readership in 1994-96, during which he wrote Other Times. He also holds a deep interest and involvement in the human rights group Amnesty International

Amnesty International

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.

Publications

for a complete list visit Lampeter's website

As Author

• An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind (Palgreus, 2001)
• Other Times: Philosophical perspectives on past, present and future (Cambridge University Press
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  , 1997)
• Other Human Beings (Macmillan
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  , 1990)
• Hume (Open University Press, 1983)

As Editor

• Death and the Meaning of Life (Trivium 27, 1992)
• Human Beings (Proceedings of the Royal Institute of Philosophy Conference, Cambridge University Press
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  , 1991)