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Colin McGinn

1950 - Today

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Colin McGinn (born 10 March 1950) is a British philosopher. He has held teaching posts and professorships at University College London, the University of Oxford, Rutgers University, and the University of Miami. McGinn is best known for his work in philosophy of mind, and in particular for what is known as new mysterianism, the idea that the human mind is not equipped to solve the problem of consciousness. He has written over 20 books on this and other areas of philosophy, including The Character of Mind (1982), The Problem of Consciousness (1991), Consciousness and Its Objects (2004), and The Meaning of Disgust (2011). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Colin McGinn is the 1,253rd most popular philosopher (down from 1,248th in 2024), the 6,017th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,755th in 2019) and the 101st most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Colin McGinn ranks 1,253 out of 1,267. Before him are Norman Malcolm, Nel Noddings, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Leonard Peikoff, Kwame Anthony Appiah, and Michel Weber. After him are Stanley Hauerwas, Alex Callinicos, Stanley Fish, Graham Harman, Linda Martín Alcoff, and Lea Ypi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Colin McGinn ranks 676. Before him are Graham Parker, Debbie Stabenow, Wilner Nazaire, Austin Stevens, Karen Joy Fowler, and Vladimir Semenets. After him are Markku Aro, Kenneth Cockrell, Alan Rosenberg, Russell Carpenter, John Boozman, and Joanna Gleason.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Colin McGinn ranks 6,019 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Park (1966), Alan Mullery (1941), Jacquetta Hawkes (1910), John Lydgate (1370), Imogen Poots (1989), and George Farquhar (1677). After him are Neil Warnock (1948), Nina Bawden (1925), Tim Renwick (1949), Conrad Lant (1963), Kemi Badenoch (1980), and Ted Ditchburn (1921).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Colin McGinn ranks 101. Before him are Susan Haack (1945), J. J. C. Smart (1920), James Dunn (1939), Peter Geach (1916), Richard Crashaw (1612), and Kwame Anthony Appiah (1954). After him are Nigel Warburton (1962), and Julian Baggini (1968).

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