Colin McGinn
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| - | With all this talk of [[belly face]]s, it's time to give a forum to the butt face. | ||
| - | "Moreover, the [[loquens anus]] is a commonplace in popular folklore" [http://books.google.com/books?id=QTfjPEC4g6UC&pg=PA148&lpg=PA148&dq=%22Moreover,+the+loquens+anus+is+a+commonplace+in+popular+folklore%22&source=bl&ots=Zj6EmVJI-w&sig=ZDu1Ju94Gpv_nCUhVWMEUqka81Q&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WmF9UNKGA-aZ0QXrvoHIBQ&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA], see [[mentula loquens]], [[vulva loquens]] | + | '''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]]. |
| - | "The motif of a [[talking anus]] is comic; see e.g. [[Aristophanes]], ''[[The Frogs|Frogs]]'' 238"[http://books.google.be/books?id=1pUoAQAAIAAJ&q=%22The+motif+of+a+talking+anus+is+comic%3B+see+e.g.+Aristophanes,+Frogs+238+%22&dq=%22The+motif+of+a+talking+anus+is+comic%3B+see+e.g.+Aristophanes,+Frogs+238+%22&source=bl&ots=GA80F0cCDR&sig=PUhhlnDPB7zYq_Xg9xnSIyOKWiY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kGN9UOK9IaSd0QXfpoGwBQ&redir_esc=y] | + | McGinn is best known for his work in the [[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 [[Mind-body problem|problem of consciousness]]. He is the author of over 20 books on this and other areas of philosophy, including ''The Character of Mind'' (1982), ''The Problem of Consciousness'' (1991), ''Consciousness and Its Objects'' (2004), and ''The Meaning of Disgust'' (2011). |
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| - | "The talking anus is a standard comic trope" --The ''[[Meaning of Disgust]]'' by [[Colin McGinn]] | + | |
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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 the 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. He is the author of over 20 books on this and other areas of philosophy, including The Character of Mind (1982), The Problem of Consciousness (1991), Consciousness and Its Objects (2004), and The Meaning of Disgust (2011).
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