Colin McGinn

Inconsistent Perception There are two aspects to our concept of perception and hence to perception: an intentional object aspect and a causal object aspect.

Certainty, Causality, and Knowledge I am going to argue that our concept of knowledge is essentially contradictory.

Stereotypes We are all too familiar with stereotypes of other people—people of other races, people of other sexes, people with other accents.

Possible Worlds (Again) There are many worlds: the human world, the chimp world, the dance world, the philosophical world, etc.

Bowling It is 64 years since I first went bowling, in Gillingham, Kent, at the age of 12.

Political Philosophy Politics is largely philosophical, but is philosophy largely political?

Consciousness and Subjectivity According to some, consciousness is the heart of the mind-body problem—specifically the “what-it’s-likeness” of consciousness.[1] This is held to be explained by the fact that we can’t grasp the nature of a conscious state,…

The Inner Limits We are all blind and deaf—not totally, but partially.

Paradiddles I was watching a video the other day of Ginger Baker, the famous British drummer.

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You can see my new interview with Smith and Solomon on Youtube.

Charles, I like your essay, but I think it gives a misleading impression about my life.

John Bond James Bond died in 1966 when his helicopter crashed over Marrakesh on a dangerous mission.

AI Arms Race Mysterian politics avoids and deplores overconfident predictions.

Politics and Mystery Everyone knows that universities are political places.

Philosophical Exaggeration I wish to put forward a meta-philosophy that I don’t like the sound of, not one bit.

Extraordinary Language Philosophy The legacy of commonsense philosophy and ordinary language philosophy is not dead.[1] It still haunts the precincts of academic philosophy.

The Miracle of Color Philosophers have spilt a lot of ink over color.

Color and Consciousness What is the relationship between the problem of color and the problem of consciousness?

Disappointment The Beatles were never disappointing.

English Jokes There aren’t enough racist-type jokes about the English, so I decided to invent some, aiming for maximum offensiveness and unfairness.

Communities Yesterday I watched Roger Federer being inducted into the tennis Hall of Fame.