John Campbell is a Professor of Philosophy

Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...

 at the University of California

University of California, Berkeley

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 in Berkeley, California

Berkeley, California

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. Before moving to Berkeley, Campbell taught at Oxford University for a number of years, eventually holding the Wilde Professorship of Mental Philosophy

Wilde Professor of Mental Philosophy

The Wilde Professor of Mental Philosophy is an academic of the University of Oxford.The position was initially established as a readership and was converted to a professorship in 2000, on the recommendation of the Literae Humaniores Board and with the concurrence of the General Board.According to...

. Campbell specializes in the philosophy of mind

Philosophy of mind

Philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind, mental events, mental functions, mental properties, consciousness and their relationship to the physical body, particularly the brain. The mind-body problem, i.e...

with special emphasis on questions relating to perception.

His books include Past, Space, and Self (MIT Press, 1994) and Reference and Consciousness(Oxford University Press, 2002).

External links

• John Campbell's webpage at UC Berkeley