William G. Lycan | |
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| Born | September 26, 1945 (age 79) |
| Education | Amherst College (BA) University of Chicago (PhD) |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic |
| Institutions | Ohio State University University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| Thesis | Persons, Criteria, and Materialism (1970) |
| Doctoral advisor | Vere Claiborne Chappell |
| Doctoral students | Peter Alward |
Main interests | Philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, epistemology, metaphysics, linguistics |
Notable ideas | Homuncular functionalism |
William G. Lycan (/ˈlaɪkən/ LY-kən; born September 26, 1945) is an American philosopher and professor emeritus at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was formerly the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor. Since 2011, Lycan is also distinguished visiting professor of philosophy at the University of Connecticut, where he continues to research, teach, and advise graduate students.