Michael P. Lynch
Professor of Philosophy
Department of Philosophy, U-2054
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269-2054
Office: 205 Manchester Hall
Phone: 486-3960
Research Interests
Much of my work has focused on the nature of truth. But as befits someone interested in such a wide topic, I also like to think about a lot of other things: the nature of the mind and rationality, political liberalism and meta-ethics, to name just a few.
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For those with a critical eye, here is a sampling of what the critics are saying about True to Life:
The New York Times: BOOKS / SUNDAY BOOK REVIEW | July 24, 2005 The Truth Wars By ANTHONY GOTTLIEB
The Toronto Globe and Mail
The Denver Post
The Skeptical Inquirer
Metapsychology
Blogcritics
The Washington Post
And for your amusement, here are some interviews with me rambling on about the book:
NPR's "On Point" 8/17/05
NPR's "Odyssey" 8/10/05
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Equal Time for Free Thought:
If you want a quick summary of True to Life look here. For a reply to some critics, from the forthcoming symposium on True to Life in Philosophical Books, look here.
Forthcoming, from Oxford University Press (co-edited with Patrick Greenough), Truth and Realism: New Debates
If you'd like a user-friendly introduction to why I think truth (and debates about it) can matter politically, you might check out this essay in the Chronicle Review.
For some of my thoughts on passion (and liberalism) see this article, also in the Chronicle Review.
Online Papers:
Ruminations on the (Functional) Nature of Truth:
Alethic Functionalism and our Folk Theory of Truth (Synthese)
ReWrighting Pluralism (manuscript only. Comments welcome. Draft of paper forthcoming in The Monist. )
Truth and Multiple Realizability (Australasian Journal of Philosophy)
Standing Up for Truth's Value:
Minimalism and the Value of Truth (The Philosophical Quarterly)
Truisms about Truth (draft of paper in Perspectives on the Philosophy of W.P. Alston)
Expressivism and the Value of Truth
Minding the Mind:
Zombies and the Case of the Phenomenal Pickpocket (forthcoming, Synthese)
The Impossibility of Superdupervenience (Philosophical Studies)