John Searle Summary

Searle, John(1932–) John R. Searle was born in Denver Colorado in 1932. He attended the University of Wisconsin (1949–1952), then Oxford (1952–1959) as a Rhodes Scholar. He earned... Read more

John R. Searle is noted for contributing to the philosophy of language a theory of speech acts and a theory of intentionality. He has also written extensively on the philosophy of mind; here he is par... Read more

William Lycan's response as a functionalist seems to be one of the most interesting responses to Searle's paper.   However, it also appears to be one of the most empty.  Lycan's reaction as ... Read more