Sydney Shoemaker
Contemporary United States Philosophy of Mind
Biography
American philosopher. Known for his work on personal identity and philosophy of mind.
Life Dates
Born: September 29, 1931
Died: January 3, 2022
Notable Quotes
"Self-knowledge and self-identity."
"Functionalism and qualia."
"Time without change is conceivable."
"Properties have causal powers essentially."
"Personal identity is psychological continuity."
Contemporaries
John RawlsJudith ButlerMartha NussbaumCornel WestNancy CartwrightWillard Van Orman QuineThomas KuhnJohn RawlsRichard RortyNoam ChomskyMartha NussbaumDaniel DennettJudith ButlerCornel WestAlvin PlantingaSaul KripkeHilary PutnamJohn SearleThomas NagelRobert NozickChristine KorsgaardMichael SandelNancy FraserLinda ZagzebskiDavid LewisPeter van InwagenBrian LeiterJoshua GreeneJonathan HaidtHelen LonginoElliott SoberKaren BennettSusanna SiegelPaul BoghossianSarah PaulRobert BrandomHubert DreyfusAlison GopnikJesse PrinzShaun NicholsTamar GendlerStephen YabloSally HaslangerJason StanleyL.A. PaulPeter RailtonFred DretskeTyler BurgeRuth MillikanNed BlockRoderick ChisholmNelson GoodmanWilfrid Sellars