Sven Walter
Sven Walter (born May 22, 1974 in Pirmasens ) is a German philosopher .
Walter studied at the Universities of Saarland and Bonn philosophy with minors in literature , Slavic , logic and basic research and Dutch Philology and a doctorate in 2005 with the work Physicalism and Mental Causation. An Argument for Epiphenomenalism .
Today he is Professor of Philosophy of Cognition at the University of Osnabrück . His main field of work is the philosophy of mind . As one of the few philosophers in Germany, he deals with the thesis of the expanded spirit .
Fonts
- Vagueness. mentis, Paderborn 2005, ISBN 3-89785-411-2 .
- Mental causation. An introduction. mentis, Paderborn 2006, ISBN 3-89785-576-3 .
- Phenomenal Concepts and Phenomenal Knowledge: New Essays on Consciousness and Physicalism. (Ed. With Torin Alter) Oxford University Press 2006, ISBN 0-19537-704-4 .
- Philosophy: basics and applications. Main lectures and colloquium contributions on GAP.6 (Ed. With Ansgar Beckermann & Holm Tetens ). mentis, Paderborn 2008, ISBN 3-89785-215-2 .
- The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mind. (Ed. With Brian McLaughlin & Ansgar Beckermann) Oxford University Press 2011, ISBN 0-19959-631-X
Web links
- Literature by and about Sven Walter in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website of Sven Walter
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walter, Sven |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pirmasens |