Peter Carruthers (philosopher)
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Peter Carruthers (/kəˈrʌðərz/; born 16 June 1952) is a British-American philosopher and cognitive scientist working primarily in the area of philosophy of mind, though he has also made contributions to philosophy of language and ethics. He is a professor of philosophy at the University of Maryland, College Park, an associate member of Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program, and a member of the Committee for Philosophy and the Sciences.
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Born | 16 June 1952 (1952-06-16) (age 71) |
Education | University of Leeds (BA, 1975; MPhil, 1977) Balliol College, Oxford (DPhil, 1980) |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic |
Main interests | Philosophy of mind Consciousness self-knowledge cognitive science |
Notable ideas | Dispositional higher-order thought (DHOT) theory of consciousness (also known as dual-content theory) The importance of action-rehearsal (including inner speech) for conscious forms of cognition Massively modular architecture of the human mind |
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