Nicholas Shea

Nicholas Shea
OccupationsPhilosopher, professor
AwardsLakatos Award
Education
EducationKing's College London (PhD), Birkbeck, University of London (MA)
Philosophical work
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic
InstitutionsInstitute of Philosophy, University of London, King’s College, London
Main interestsphilosophy of science
Websitehttps://www.nicholasshea.co.uk/

Nicholas Shea is a British philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy, University of London. He is known for his work on philosophy of cognitive science,[1][2][3] particularly on mental representation, concepts, and the philosophy of mind. Shea is a winner of the Lakatos Award for his contributions to the philosophy of science.[4]

Books

  • Concepts at the Interface, Oxford University Press, 2024
  • Representation in Cognitive Science, Oxford University Press, 2018 (winner of the Lakatos Award 2020)
  • On Millikan, Wadsworth, 2004

References

  1. ^ Lee, Jonny; Calder, Daniel (11 October 2020). "Nicholas Shea, Representation in Cognitive Science // Reviewed by Calder and Lee". BSPS.
  2. ^ Rupert, Robert D. (April 2022). "Book Review". Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. 92: 260–263. doi:10.1016/j.shpsa.2021.05.016.
  3. ^ Dupre, Gabe (January 2021). "Representation in Cognitive Science by Nicholas Shea (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018)". Philosophy. 96 (1): 147–153. doi:10.1017/S0031819120000376. ISSN 0031-8191.
  4. ^ "Professor Nicholas Shea". University of London.