Tim Thornton (philosopher)

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Tim Thornton
Born (1965-12-07) 7 December 1965 (age 58)
Manchester, England, UK
EducationUniversity of Cambridge (PhD)
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic
InstitutionsUniversity of Central Lancashire
Main interests
philosophy of psychiatry
Websitehttps://sites.google.com/site/drtimthornton/Home

Andrew Timothy Giles Thornton (born 1965) is a British philosopher and Professor of Philosophy and Mental Health at the University of Central Lancashire. He is a Senior Editor of the journal Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology. Thornton is known for his works on philosophy of thought and language.[1]

Books[edit]

  • Wittgenstein on Language and Thought (EUP 1998)
  • John McDowell (Acumen 2004)
  • Oxford Textbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry, co-authored with K.W.M. (Bill) Fulford and George Graham (OUP 2006)
  • Essential Philosophy of Psychiatry (OUP 2007)
  • Tacit Knowledge co-authored with Neil Gascoigne (Acumen 2013)
  • Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry, edited with Fulford, K.W.M., Davies, M., Gipps, R., Graham, G., Sadler, J., and Stanghellini, (OUP 2014)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Corazza, Eros (2000). "Reviewed Work: Wittgenstein on Language and Thought. The Philosophy of Content by Tim Thornton". Mind. 109 (435): 653–657. JSTOR 2659957.

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