John McDowell

John McDowell (1942) was born in the Union of South Africa. He taught for many years at the University of Oxford and, since 1986, has been teaching at the University of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the British Academy and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is recognized as one of the greatest living philosophers. His work spans from metaphysics and the philosophy of mind to the philosophy of language and ethics. Key works: "Mind, Value, and Reality" (1998), "Meaning, Knowledge, and Reality" (1998), "Having the World in View" (2009), and "The Engaged Intellect" (2009).