John Heil Explained

Region:	Western philosophy
Era:	Contemporary philosophy
John Heil
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	Vanderbilt University
Institutions:	Washington University in St. Louis Durham University
School Tradition:	Analytic
Main Interests:	Metaphysics Philosophy of Mind Logic Medieval Philosophy Early modern philosophy
Thesis Title:	The Identity Theory of Mind
Thesis Url:	https://catalog.library.vanderbilt.edu/permalink/01VAN_INST/6ll2l/alma991007335549703276
Thesis Year:	1970
Doctoral Advisors:	Clement Dore John Joseph Compton

John Heil is an American philosopher, known primarily for his work on metaphysics and the philosophy of mind. Heil is Professor of Philosophy at the Washington University in St. Louis,^[1] Professor of Philosophy at Durham University,^[2] and an Honorary Research Associate at Monash University.^[3] Heil is the inaugural editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Philosophical Association,^[4] the North American Representative of The Philosophical Quarterly,^[5] and a 2018 Guggenheim Fellow.^[6] He is the author of seven books and over 100 articles and book chapters.

Publications

Books

• Appearance in Reality (2021, Oxford)
• The Universe As We Find It (2012, Oxford)
• From an Ontological Point of View (2003, Oxford)
• Philosophy of Mind: A Contemporary Introduction (1998, Routledge)
• The Nature of True Minds (1992, Cambridge)
• Perception and Cognition (1983, University of California Press)

Edited books

• (with Alexander Carruth and Sophie Gibb) Ontology, Modality, and Mind: Themes from the Metaphysics of E. J. Lowe (2018, Oxford)
• Philosophy of Mind: A Guide and Anthology (2004, Oxford)
• (with Alfred Mele) Mental Causation (1993, Oxford)
• Cause, Mind, and Reality: Essays Honoring C. B. Martin (1989, Springer)

Selected articles

• Aristotelian Supervenience. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 115 (2014): 41–56.
• Properties and Powers. In: Oxford Studies in Metaphysics, Vol. 1, ed. D. Zimmerman, Oxford University Press (2004): 223–254.
• (with C.B. Martin) The Ontological Turn. Midwest Studies in Philosophy 23 (1999): 34–60.
• (with C.B. Martin) Rules and Powers. Philosophical Perspectives 12 (1998): 283–312.
• Believing Reasonably. Noûs 26 (1992): 47–62.
• Minds Divided. Mind 98 (1989): 571–583.
• Privileged Access. Mind 97 (1988): 238–251.
• Doubts About Skepticism. Philosophical Studies 51 (1987): 1–17.
• Doxastic Incontinence. Mind 93 (1984): 56–70.
• Does Cognitive Psychology Rest on a Mistake? Mind 90 (1981): 321–342.

See also

• American philosophy
• List of American philosophers

Further reading

• Book: Esfeld. Michael. John Heil: Symposium on His Ontological Point of View. 2006. Ontos Verlag. Frankfurt. 9783110324761. 904303948.

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Heil. January 8, 2021. The Department of Philosophy. 4 May 2017 . Washington University in St. Louis.
2. Web site: Professor John Heil. 2020-07-03. Durham University.
3. Web site: Heil. John. December 2020. John Heil CV. The Department of Philosophy. Washington University in St. Louis.
4. Web site: Editorial board. 2020-07-03. Cambridge Core. en.
5. Web site: Editorial Board. 2020-07-03. Oxford Academic. en.
6. Web site: John Heil . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . November 6, 2018.