William Lycan

William G. Lycan
BornSeptember 26, 1945 (1945-09-26) (age 79)
EducationAmherst College (BA)
University of Chicago (PhD)
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic
InstitutionsOhio State University
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
ThesisPersons, Criteria, and Materialism (1970)
Doctoral advisorVere Claiborne Chappell
Doctoral studentsPeter Alward
Main interests
Philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, epistemology, metaphysics, linguistics
Notable ideas
Homuncular functionalism

William G. Lycan (/ˈlkən/ 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.