Owen Flanagan, Ph.D. (born 1949) is the James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Neurobiology at Duke University. Flanagan has done work in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of social science, ethics, contemporary ethical theory, moral psychology, as well as Buddhist and Hindu conceptions of the self. Flanagan earned his Ph. D from Boston University and his Bachelor of arts degree from Fordham University. Flanagan has written extensively on consciousness.

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  • Owen Flanagan, Ph.D. (born 1949) is the James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Neurobiology at Duke University. Flanagan has done work in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of social science, ethics, contemporary ethical theory, moral psychology, as well as Buddhist and Hindu conceptions of the self. Flanagan earned his Ph. D from Boston University and his Bachelor of arts degree from Fordham University. Flanagan has written extensively on consciousness. He has been realistic about the difficulty of consciousness as a scientific and philosophical problem, but optimistic about the chance of solving the problem. One of the problems in a study of consciousness is the hidden way in which conscious states are dependent on brain states. Flanagan has proposed that there is a "natural method" to go about understanding consciousness that involves creating a science of mind. Three key elements of this developing science are: 1) paying attention to subjective reports on conscious experiences, 2) incorporating the results from psychology and cognitive science, and 3) including the results from neuroscience that will reveal how neuronal systems produce consciousness. Flanagan is also responsible for bringing attention to the relevancy of empirical psychology on the way we think of moral psychology. His efforts spawned the modern field of moral psychology. Flanagan is currently on the Editorial Board of Greater Good Magazine, published by the Greater Good Science Center of the University of California, Berkeley. Flanagan's contributions include the interpretation of scientific research into the roots of compassion, altruism, and peaceful human relationships.
  • Owen Flanagan ist ein amerikanischer Philosoph und seit 1993 Professor für Philosophie und Neurowissenschaften an der Duke University. Flanagans Hauptarbeitsgebiet ist die Philosophie des Geistes und hier insbesondere die Frage nach dem Selbst. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit bezieht er auch buddhistische und hinduistische Konzeptionen mit ein, was u.a. zu einem Engagement beim Mind and Life Institute geführt hat. In Bezug auf die allgemeine Theorie des Bewusstseins vertritt Flanagan eine naturalistische Position, meint also, dass sich mentale Phänomene durchaus im Rahmen einer materialistischen Konzeption erklären lassen. Flanagan hat zudem zu Fragen der Ethik gearbeitet. Von 1993 bis 1994 war Flanagan Präsident der Society for Philosophy and Psychology.
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  • January 2008
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  • Owen Flanagan, Ph.D. (born 1949) is the James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Neurobiology at Duke University. Flanagan has done work in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of social science, ethics, contemporary ethical theory, moral psychology, as well as Buddhist and Hindu conceptions of the self. Flanagan earned his Ph. D from Boston University and his Bachelor of arts degree from Fordham University. Flanagan has written extensively on consciousness.
  • Owen Flanagan ist ein amerikanischer Philosoph und seit 1993 Professor für Philosophie und Neurowissenschaften an der Duke University. Flanagans Hauptarbeitsgebiet ist die Philosophie des Geistes und hier insbesondere die Frage nach dem Selbst. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit bezieht er auch buddhistische und hinduistische Konzeptionen mit ein, was u.a. zu einem Engagement beim Mind and Life Institute geführt hat.
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  • Owen Flanagan
  • Owen Flanagan
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