William Seager
William Edward Seager (born April 11, 1952 in Edmonton ) is a Canadian philosopher. He is a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto . His academic focus is on the philosophy of mind and the theory of science .
Seager studied at the University of Alberta , where he graduated in 1976 with a master's degree. In 1981 he received his PhD with Ronald de Sousa at the University of Toronto with the thesis Materialism and the Foundations . Seager has been co-editor of the Canadian Journal of Philosophy since 2003 .
Selected Works
- The Leibniz Lexicon: A Dual Concordance to Leibniz's Philosophical Writings . Olms-Weidmann, Hildesheim 1988, ISBN 9783487090948 (as publisher together with Robert F. McRae, Reinhard Finster, Graeme Hunter, Murray Miles)
- Metaphysics of Consciousness . Routledge, London 1991
- Theories of Consciousness . Routledge, London 1999
- Natural Fabrications: Science, Emergence and Consciousness , Springer Frontiers Collection 2012.
- Truth and Value: Essays for Hans Herzberger . University of Calgary Press 2011 (as ed. Together with Jamie Tappenden and Achille C. Varzi)
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| SURNAME | Seager, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seager, William Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edmonton , Canada |