Frances Egan is a professor of philosophy at Rutgers University.[1][2] She has authored a number of articles and book chapters on philosophy of mind, philosophy of cognitive science, and perception.[1]
Egan graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1976 with a B.A. in philosophy.[1] She received a Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario in 1988.[1] She has taught at Rutgers University since her appointment as an assistant professor in 1990.[1] Besides her Rutgers appointment, she is also an associate editor of Noûs, a quarterly journal of philosophy.[1]
Research areasedit
Egan's principal research interests are in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, and foundations of cognitive science.[2][3] Her work focuses on the nature of psychological explanation, and on the relationship between folk explanation and scientific explanation.[2] She is known for her work on the role of representational content in computer models of mind.[3][4] She argues that computational models of mind do not require meaning ascriptions, and that meaning ascriptions should be viewed as helping to connect the formal characterization of a computational theory with our intuitive belief that mental processes are intentional.[3] She has also written on vision, including the history of vision.[1]
Awards and fellowshipsedit
Egan has received a number of awards including research fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Bielefeld, Germany.[1] She is the recipient of the 2021 Jean Nicod Prize.[5]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefghEgan, Frances. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 11 September 2013.
^ abc"Egan, Frances". Rutgers University. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
^ abcMarshall, Richard. "meaning as gloss". 3am magazine. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
^Piccinini, Gualtiero (2009). "Computationalism in the Philosophy of Mind". Philosophy Compass. 4 (3): 515–532. doi:10.1111/j.1747-9991.2009.00215.x. ISSN 1747-9991.
^"Conférences et Prix Jean-Nicod 2021". Institut Jean Nicod. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
External linksedit
Frances Egan on PhilPapers
Frances Egan's website
December 15, 2023
frances, egan, professor, philosophy, rutgers, university, authored, number, articles, book, chapters, philosophy, mind, philosophy, cognitive, science, perception, institutionsrutgers, universitymain, interestsphilosophy, mind, philosophy, psychology, cogniti. Frances Egan is a professor of philosophy at Rutgers University 1 2 She has authored a number of articles and book chapters on philosophy of mind philosophy of cognitive science and perception 1 Frances EganInstitutionsRutgers UniversityMain interestsPhilosophy of mind philosophy of psychology cognitive science psychological explanation Contents 1 Education and career 2 Research areas 3 Awards and fellowships 4 References 5 External linksEducation and career editEgan graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1976 with a B A in philosophy 1 She received a Ph D from the University of Western Ontario in 1988 1 She has taught at Rutgers University since her appointment as an assistant professor in 1990 1 Besides her Rutgers appointment she is also an associate editor of Nous a quarterly journal of philosophy 1 Research areas editEgan s principal research interests are in philosophy of mind philosophy of psychology and foundations of cognitive science 2 3 Her work focuses on the nature of psychological explanation and on the relationship between folk explanation and scientific explanation 2 She is known for her work on the role of representational content in computer models of mind 3 4 She argues that computational models of mind do not require meaning ascriptions and that meaning ascriptions should be viewed as helping to connect the formal characterization of a computational theory with our intuitive belief that mental processes are intentional 3 She has also written on vision including the history of vision 1 Awards and fellowships editEgan has received a number of awards including research fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Studies Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Center for Interdisciplinary Research Bielefeld Germany 1 She is the recipient of the 2021 Jean Nicod Prize 5 References edit a b c d e f g h Egan Frances Curriculum Vitae PDF Retrieved 11 September 2013 a b c Egan Frances Rutgers University Retrieved 11 September 2013 a b c Marshall Richard meaning as gloss 3am magazine Retrieved 11 September 2013 Piccinini Gualtiero 2009 Computationalism in the Philosophy of Mind Philosophy Compass 4 3 515 532 doi 10 1111 j 1747 9991 2009 00215 x ISSN 1747 9991 Conferences et Prix Jean Nicod 2021 Institut Jean Nicod Retrieved 2021 08 16 External links editFrances Egan on PhilPapers Frances Egan s website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frances Egan amp oldid 1178305205, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
