PHILOSOPHER

Colin McGinn

1950 - Today

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Colin McGinn (born 10 March 1950) is a British philosopher. He has held teaching posts and professorships at University College London, the University of Oxford, Rutgers University, and the University of Miami. McGinn is best known for his work in philosophy of mind, and in particular for what is known as new mysterianism, the idea that the human mind is not equipped to solve the problem of consciousness. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Colin McGinn has received more than 253,427 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Colin McGinn is the 1,248th most popular philosopher (down from 1,161st in 2019), the 5,754th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,580th in 2019) and the 98th most popular British Philosopher.

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  • 250k

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  • 40.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Colin McGinn ranks 1,248 out of 1,267. Before him are Richard Crashaw, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Nel Noddings, Leonard Peikoff, Paul Churchland, and Alex Callinicos. After him are Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Stanley Hauerwas, N. T. Wright, Stanley Fish, and Miranda Fricker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Colin McGinn ranks 652. Before him are Jim Wynorski, Svetla Otsetova, Alex Callinicos, Gaylen Ross, Russell Carpenter, and Richard Schoen. After him are João W. Nery, Austin Stevens, Wilfried, Vasile Iordache, Alan Rosenberg, and Nikolay Kruglov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Colin McGinn ranks 5,754 out of 8,785. Before him are Jodie Comer (1993), Lawrence Hargrave (1850), Alec B. Francis (1867), Tony Pulis (1958), Gerald Logan (1879), and Saint Piran (null). After him are Lynn Davies (1942), John Oxley (1785), Walter Donaldson (1907), Imogen Poots (1989), Barbara Burke (1917), and James Abbott (1807).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Colin McGinn ranks 98. Before him are Mary Midgley (1919), Nick Land (1962), Peter Geach (1916), James Dunn (1939), William Ames (1576), and Richard Crashaw (1612). After him are Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock (1924), Kwame Anthony Appiah (1954), and N. T. Wright (1948).

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