Naomi Eilan Explained

Region:	Western philosophy
Era:	21st-century philosophy
Naomi Eilan
School Tradition:	Analytic
Institutions:	University of Warwick
Main Interests:	Consciousness, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, philosophy of psychology
Thesis Title:	Self-consciousness and experience
Thesis Url:	https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.303500
Thesis Year:	1988
Education:	Oxford (DPhil)

Naomi Eilan is a British philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of Warwick, whose works concern consciousness, philosophy of mind, metaphysics and philosophy of psychology.^[1]

Eilan completed her doctorate at the University of Oxford in 1988, with the dissertation Self-consciousness and experience.^[2] She was president of the European Society for Philosophy and Psychology for 2010 to 2014.^[3]

Books

• Spatial Representation: Problems in Philosophy and Psychology. Blackwell, 1993, and Oxford University Press, 1999. Edited with Rosalee McCarthy and Bill Brewer.^[4]
• The Body and the Self. MIT Press, 1995. Edited with José Luis Bermúdez and Anthony Marcel.^[5]
• Agency and Self Awareness: Issues in Philosophy and Psychology. Oxford University Press, 2003. Edited with Johannes Roessler.^[6]
• Joint Attention: Communication and Other Minds. Oxford University Press, 2005. Edited with Christoph Hoerl, Teresa McCormack and Johannes Roessler.^[7]
• Perception, Causation, & Objectivity. Oxford University Press, 2011. Edited with Johannes Roessler and Hemdat Lerman.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Naomi Eilan. People. Warwick Department of Philosophy. 2022-02-14.
2. Self-consciousness and experience. EThOS e-theses online service. British Library. 1988 . 2022-02-14. Ph.D . Eilan . Naomi .
3. Web site: About us. European Society of Philosophy and Psychology. 2022-02-14.
4. Reviews of Spatial Representation:
   • Engel. Pascal. Pascal Engel. January–March 2001. 1. Revue Philosophique de la France et de l'Étranger. 41098758. 119–120. none. 191.
   • Hecht. Heiko. Kaiser. Mary K.. Summer 1995. 10.2307/1423133. 2. The American Journal of Psychology. 1423133. 283–289. Spatial Representation: Posers and Paradigms. 108.
5. Reviews of The Body and the Self:
   • Arnheim. Rudolf. Rudolf Arnheim. 10.2307/1576384. 1. Leonardo. 1576384. 70–71. none. 30. 1997. 191863393 .
   • Yardley. Lucy. Lucy Yardley. November 1997. 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1997.tb02667.x. 4. British Journal of Psychology. 709–713. Essay review: Reconstructing the body concept. 88.
6. Reviews of Agency and Self-Awareness:
   • Gertler. Brie. Brie Gertler. 2004.07.10. Notre Dame Philosophical Review. Review. 2004.
   • Smith. Joel. https://web.archive.org/web/20161113230849/http://human-nature.com/nibbs/03/eilan.html. 2016-11-13. August 2003. Human Nature Review. 346–348. Review. usurped. 3.
   • Walker. Tom. July 2005. 220. The Philosophical Quarterly. 3543111. 528–530. none. 55.
7. Reviews of Joint Attention:
   • Mole. Christopher. 2005.09.11. Notre Dame Philosophical Review. Review. 2005.
   • Smith. Joel. October 2006. 10.1093/mind/fzl1126. 460. Mind. 4121888. 1126–1129. none. 115.
8. Review of Perception, Causation, & Objectivity:
   • Danks. David. April 2014. 490. Mind. 24489495. 635–639. none. 123. 10.1093/mind/fzu094 .