Philosophy Department

 

Peter Murray

Visiting Assistant Professor

Office:  Ladd 108
Phone: (518) 580-5401
Email:   pmurray@skidmore.edu

Degrees:

• Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Chicago
• M.A. in Philosophy, UC Santa Cruz
• B.A. in Philosophy, UC Santa Cruz
• B.A. in Russian and Soviet Studies, UC San Diego 

Teaching and Research Interests:

Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Language, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Wittgenstein

PUBLISHED WORKS

• “Review of Neil Smith (1999). Chomsky: Ideas and Ideals”, Journal of Literary Semantics (Oct. 2000, vol. 29, issue 3, pp. 203-211)

Work in Progress:

• "Why There is No Place for Intention in an Analysis of Intentional Action"
• "What Knowing a Language is Not: Representations and Rule-Following”
• "Two Concepts of Basic Action"
• "'An Arm Rising': the Illusory 'Neutral Component' in Causal Theories of Action"