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Professor John Heil
Publications
Authored book
- Philosophy of Mind: A Contemporary Introduction 4th ed. London: Routledge.Heil, J. (2019). Philosophy of Mind: A Contemporary Introduction 4th ed. London: Routledge. Routlege.
- The Universe As We Find ItHeil, J. (2012). The Universe As We Find It. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199596201.001.0001
- From an Ontological Point of ViewHeil, J. (2003). From an Ontological Point of View. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/0199259747.001.0001
- Appearance in RealityHeil, J. (n.d.). Appearance in Reality [Contracted by publisher]. Oxford University Press.
Chapter in book
- Ontology of Powers.Heil, J. (2020). Ontology of Powers. In A. Meincke (Ed.), Dispositionalism: Perspectives from Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Science (pp. 13-26). Springer Verlag.
- Emergence and panpsychism1Heil, J. (2019). Emergence and panpsychism1. In S. Gibb, R. Findlay Hendry, & T. Lancaster (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Emergence (pp. 225-234). Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315675213-19
- Category Mistakes.Heil, J. (2019). Category Mistakes. In J. Cumpa (Ed.), Categorical Ontologies: From Realism to Eliminativism. Routledge.
- IntroductionHeil, J. (2018). Introduction. In A. Carruth, S. Gibb, & J. Heil (Eds.), Ontology, Modality, and Mind: Themes from the Metaphysics of E. J. Lowe (pp. 1-13). https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198796299.003.0001
- The Mystery of the Mystery of ConsciousnessHeil, J. (2018). The Mystery of the Mystery of Consciousness. In M. P. Guta (Ed.), Consciousness and the Ontology of Properties. Routledge.
- Objects, Ordinary and OtherwiseHeil, J. (2018). Objects, Ordinary and Otherwise. In The Nature of Ordinary Objects. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316612897.005
- ‘Must there be Brute Facts?’ In E. Vintiadis and C. Mekios, eds. Brute Facts. 19–27.Heil, J. (2018). ‘Must there be Brute Facts?’ In E. Vintiadis and C. Mekios, eds. Brute Facts. 19–27. In E. Vintiadis & C. Mekios (Eds.), Brute Facts. Oxford University Press.
- Downward causationHeil, J. (2017). Downward causation. In M. P. Paoletti & F. Orilia (Eds.), Philosophical and Scientific Perspectives on Downward Causation (pp. 42-53). Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315638577
- Causal RelationsHeil, J. (2016). Causal Relations. In A. Marmadoro & D. Yates (Eds.), The Metaphysics of Relations. Oxford University Press.
- Universals in a world of particularsHeil, J. (2015). Universals in a world of particulars. In G. Galluzzo & M. J. Loux (Eds.), The Problem of Universals in Contemporary Philosophy. (pp. 114-132). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781316181539.006
- Cartesian Transubstantiation.Heil, J. (2014). Cartesian Transubstantiation. In J. Kvanvig (Ed.), Oxford Studies in the Philosophy of Religion (pp. 139-157). Oxford University Press.
- ContingencyHeil, J. (2014). Contingency. In T. Goldschmidt (Ed.), The Puzzle of Existence: Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing? (pp. 167-181). Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203104323
- Modes and mindHeil, J. (2013). Modes and mind. In S. Gozzano & F. Orilia (Eds.), Tropes, Universals and the Philosophy of Mind (pp. 13-30). De Gruyter Mouton.
- Are four categories two too many?Heil, J. (2011). Are four categories two too many? In T. E. Tahko (Ed.), Contemporary Aristotelian Metaphysics (pp. 105-125). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511732256.009
- Natural intentionalityHeil, J. (2011). Natural intentionality. In R. Schantz (Ed.), The Externalist Challenge. (pp. 287-296). De Gruyter Mouton.
- BRogers, G., Erwin, E., Heil, J., Addis, L., Ayers, M., Williams, M., Chisholm, R., & Walton, D. (2010). B. In J. Dancy, E. Sosa, & M. Steup (Eds.), A Companion to Epistemology, Second Edition. (pp. 153-266). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444315080.ch2
- Powerful qualitiesHeil, J. (2010). Powerful qualities. In A. Marmodoro (Ed.), The Metaphysics of Powers: Their Grounding and their Manifestations (pp. 58-72). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203851289
- DLepqre, E., Williams, M., Hunter, B., Tragesser, R., Wheeler, S., Cqttingham, J., Hare, P., Westphal, K., White, N., Hintikka, J., Carrier, L., Heil, J., & Ryan, S. (2010). D. In J. Dancy, E. Sosa, & M. Steup (Eds.), A Companion to Epistemology, Second Edition. (pp. 300-325). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444315080.ch4
- Mental Causation and EpiphenomenalismHeil, J. (2010). Mental Causation and Epiphenomenalism. In T. O’Connor & C. Sandis (Eds.), A Companion to the Philosophy of Action. (pp. 174-181). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444323528.ch23
- JHare, P., Heil, J., & Steup, M. (2010). J. In J. Dancy, E. Sosa, & M. Steup (Eds.), A Companion to Epistemology, Second Edition. (pp. 469-471). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444315080.ch10
- Language and ThoughtHeil, J. (2009). Language and Thought. In A. Beckermann, B. P. McLaughlin, & S. Walter (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mind. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199262618.003.0037
- S: SensaHeil, J. (2009). S: Sensa. In J. Dancy, E. Sosa, & M. Steup (Eds.), A Companion to Epistemology, Second Edition. (pp. 559-560). John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444308525.ch20
- E: ExperienceHeil, J. (2009). E: Experience. In J. Dancy, E. Sosa, & M. Steup (Eds.), A Companion to Metaphysics, Second Edition. (pp. 253-254). John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444308525.ch6
- Extended Essays: The Mind/Body ProblemHeil, J. (2009). Extended Essays: The Mind/Body Problem. In J. Kim, E. Sosa, & G. S. Rosenkrantz (Eds.), A Companion to Metaphysics, Second Edition. (pp. 36-45). John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444308525.ch1
- Mind and KnowledgeHeil, J. (2009). Mind and Knowledge. In P. K. Moser (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Epistemology. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195301700.003.0011
- M: Martin, Charles BurtonHeil, J. (2009). M: Martin, Charles Burton. In J. Dancy, E. Sosa, & M. Steup (Eds.), A Companion to Metaphysics, Second Edition. (pp. 393-395). John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444308525.ch14
- Anomalous monismHeil, J. (2008). Anomalous monism. In H. Dyke (Ed.), From Truth to Reality: New Essays in Logic and Metaphysics (pp. 85-98). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203869093
- Hilary Putnam (1926-)Heil, J. (2007). Hilary Putnam (1926-). In A. Martinich & D. Sosa (Eds.), A Companion to Analytic Philosophy. (pp. 393-412). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470998656.ch33
- Natural IntentionalityHeil, J. (2004). Natural Intentionality. In R. Schantz (Ed.), The Externalist Challenge. (pp. 287-296). Walter de Gruyter GmbH and Co. KG. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110915273
Journal Article
- ‘Relations and Relational Truths’, in François Clementz and Jean-Maurice Monnoyer, eds. The Metaphysics of Relations (Frankfurt: Ontos Verlag, 2015): 310–21.Heil, J. (in press). ‘Relations and Relational Truths’, in François Clementz and Jean-Maurice Monnoyer, eds. The Metaphysics of Relations (Frankfurt: Ontos Verlag, 2015): 310–21.
- ‘Dispositionality and Mentality’. In F. Teroni and H. Naar, eds. The Ontology of Emotions (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018): 37–50.Heil, J. (in press). ‘Dispositionality and Mentality’. In F. Teroni and H. Naar, eds. The Ontology of Emotions (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018): 37–50.
- ‘Existents and Universals’. In A. D. Carruth., S. C. Gibb, and J. Heil, eds. Ontology, Modality, and Mind: Themes from the Metaphysics of E. J. Lowe. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018): 48–59.Heil, J. (in press). ‘Existents and Universals’. In A. D. Carruth., S. C. Gibb, and J. Heil, eds. Ontology, Modality, and Mind: Themes from the Metaphysics of E. J. Lowe. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018): 48–59.
- ‘Real Modalities’. In J. Jacobs, ed. Causal Powers (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017): 90–104. Reprinted as ‘Modalidades Reales’, in E. Zerbudis, ed., Poderes Caussales, Tropos y Otras Criaturas Extrañas: Ensayos de Metafísica Analítica (Buenos Aires: Título, 2017): 121–44.Heil, J. (in press). ‘Real Modalities’. In J. Jacobs, ed. Causal Powers (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017): 90–104. Reprinted as ‘Modalidades Reales’, in E. Zerbudis, ed., Poderes Caussales, Tropos y Otras Criaturas Extrañas: Ensayos de Metafísica Analítica (Buenos Aires: Título, 2017): 121–44.
- Hylomorphism: what’s not to like?Heil, J. (2021). Hylomorphism: what’s not to like? Synthese, 198(Suppl 11), 2657–2670. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-018-1792-x
- Truthmaking and fundamentalityHeil, J. (2021). Truthmaking and fundamentality. Synthese, 198(Suppl 3), 849–860. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-016-1292-9
- Being of one substanceHeil, J. (2018). Being of one substance. Religious Studies, 54(3), 313-324. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0034412518000185
- Accidents unmooredHeil, J. (2018). Accidents unmoored. American Philosophical Quarterly, 55(2), 113-120.
- Substances.Heil, J. (2018). Substances. International Journal of Philosophical Studies, 26(5), 645-658. https://doi.org/10.1080/09672559.2018.1542276
- Real AgencyHeil, J. (2017). Real Agency. The Harvard Review of Philosophy, 24, 9-22. https://doi.org/10.5840/harvardreview201761210
- III - Aristotelian supervenienceHeil, J. (2015). III - Aristotelian supervenience. Proceedings of the Aristotelean Society, 115(1), 41-56. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9264.2015.00383.x
- Accidents, modes, tropes, and universalsHeil, J. (2014). Accidents, modes, tropes, and universals. American Philosophical Quarterly, 51(4), 333-344.
- Peter Unger, all the power in the world (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. Xxix +640pp.)Heil, J. (2008). Peter Unger, all the power in the world (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. Xxix +640pp.). Noûs, 42(2), 336-348. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0068.2008.00683.x
- The legacy of linguisticismHeil, J. (2006). The legacy of linguisticism. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 84(2), 233-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/00048400600759043
- DispositionsHeil, J. (2005). Dispositions. Synthese, 144(3), 343-356. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-005-5864-3
- Kinds and essencesHeil, J. (2005). Kinds and essences. Ratio, 18(4), 405-419. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9329.2005.00302.x
- Real tablesHeil, J. (2005). Real tables. The Monist, 88(4), 493-509. https://doi.org/10.5840/monist200588430
- Mental propertiesHeil, J., & Robb, D. (2003). Mental properties. American Philosophical Quarterly, 40(3), 175-196.
- Levels of realityHeil, J. (2003). Levels of reality. Ratio, 16(3), 205-221. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9329.00218
- What are we talking about here?Heil, J. (2001). What are we talking about here? Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 24(4), 671-672.
- The ontological turnMartin, C., & Heil, J. (1999). The ontological turn. Midwest Studies in Philosophy, 23(1), 34-60. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-4975.00003
- Rules and powersMartin, C., & Heil, J. (1998). Rules and powers. Noûs, 32(SUPPL. 12), 283-312. https://doi.org/10.1111/0029-4624.32.s12.13
- Supervenience deconstructedHeil, J. (1998). Supervenience deconstructed. European Journal of Philosophy, 6(2), 146-155. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0378.00055
- Reduction, illumination, and elimination: A response to RobinsonHeil, J. (1995). Reduction, illumination, and elimination: A response to Robinson. New Ideas in Psychology, 13(1), 13-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/0732-118x%2894%29e0033-x
- Truth or consequencesHeil, J. (1994). Truth or consequences. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 17(1), 19-20. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x00033136
- Mentality and causalityHeil, J. (1992). Mentality and causality. Topoi, 11(1), 103-110. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00768302
- On the cutting edge: Philosophical perspectives on mental causationHeil, J. (1991). On the cutting edge: Philosophical perspectives on mental causation. Philosophical Papers, 20(2), 113-137. https://doi.org/10.1080/05568649109506357
- Minds dividedHeil, J. (1989). Minds divided. Mind, 98(392), 571-583. https://doi.org/10.1093/mind/xcviii.392.571
- The Epistemic Route To Anti-RealismHeil, J. (1988). The Epistemic Route To Anti-Realism. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 66(2), 161-173. https://doi.org/10.1080/00048408812343261
- Privileged accessHeil, J. (1988). Privileged access. Mind, 97(386), 238-251. https://doi.org/10.1093/mind/xcvii.386.238
- Talk and thoughtHeil, J. (1988). Talk and thought. Philosophical Papers, 17(3), 153-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/05568648809506297
- The Molyneux QuestionHeil, J. (1987). The Molyneux Question. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 17(3), 227-241. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5914.1987.tb00097.x
- Doubts about skepticismHeil, J. (1987). Doubts about skepticism. Philosophical Studies., 51(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00353959
- Are We Brains in a Vat? Top Philosopher Says ‘No’Heil, J. (1987). Are We Brains in a Vat? Top Philosopher Says ‘No’. Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 17(2), 427-436. https://doi.org/10.1080/00455091.1987.10716445
- Does Psychology Presuppose Rationality?Heil, J. (1986). Does Psychology Presuppose Rationality? Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 16(1), 77-87. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5914.1986.tb00067.x
- Rationality and Psychological ExplanationHeil, J. (1985). Rationality and Psychological Explanation. Inquiry (United Kingdom), 28(1-4), 359-371. https://doi.org/10.1080/00201748508602057
- Doxastic incontinenceHeil, J. (1984). Doxastic incontinence. Mind, 93(369), 56-70. https://doi.org/10.1093/mind/xciii.369.56
- Reliability and epistemic meritHeil, J. (1984). Reliability and epistemic merit. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 62(4), 327-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/00048408412341551
- Doxastic agencyHeil, J. (1983). Doxastic agency. Philosophical Studies., 43(3), 355-364. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00372372
- Validation of the johari window test as a measure of self-disclosureShapiro, D., Heil, J., & Hager, F. (1983). Validation of the johari window test as a measure of self-disclosure. Journal of Social Psychology, 120(2), 289-290. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.1983.9713227
- Foundationalism and epistemic rationalityHeil, J. (1982). Foundationalism and epistemic rationality. Philosophical Studies., 42(2), 179-188. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00374032
- On Saying What There IsHeil, J. (1981). On Saying What There Is. Philosophy, 56(216), 242-247. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031819100050087
- Gibsonian Sins of OmissionHeil, J. (1981). Gibsonian Sins of Omission. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 11(3), 307-311. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5914.1981.tb00039.x
- Action and Desire.Heil, J. (1979). Action and Desire. Philosophical Investigations, 2(3), 32-48. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9205.1979.tb00394.x
- What Gibson's MissingHeil, J. (1979). What Gibson’s Missing. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 9(3), 265-269. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5914.1979.tb00429.x
- Sensations, experiences and brain processesHeil, J. (1970). Sensations, experiences and brain processes. Philosophy, 45(173), 221-226. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031819100063117
Other (Digital/Visual Media)
- Richard Marshall’s 3:AM Magazine interview with John Heil on The Universe as We Find It http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/the-universe-as-we-find-it/Heil, J. (in press). Richard Marshall’s 3:AM Magazine interview with John Heil on The Universe as We Find It http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/the-universe-as-we-find-it/.
- ‘What’s It Like to See What It’s Like?’, Institute of Art and Ideas News https://iainews.iai.tv/articles/the-secrets-of-experience-auid-850Heil, J. (in press). ‘What’s It Like to See What It’s Like?’, Institute of Art and Ideas News https://iainews.iai.tv/articles/the-secrets-of-experience-auid-850.
- Tony Sobrado’s Biggest Questions interview with John Heil on ‘What is Consciousness?’ http://tonysobrado.org/index.php/the-biggest-questions-podcast-series/what-is-consciousness/interview-discussion-with-professor-john-heil/Heil, J. (in press). Tony Sobrado’s Biggest Questions interview with John Heil on ‘What is Consciousness?’ http://tonysobrado.org/index.php/the-biggest-questions-podcast-series/what-is-consciousness/interview-discussion-with-professor-john-heil/.
- ‘Metaphysics of Mind’. In A Field Guide to the Philosophy of Mind, (http://host.uniroma3.it/progetti/kant/field/mm.htm)Heil, J. (in press). ‘Metaphysics of Mind’. In A Field Guide to the Philosophy of Mind, (http://host.uniroma3.it/progetti/kant/field/mm.htm).
- ‘Précis of From an Ontological Point of View’ together with responses to five discussants. SWIF (Sito Web Italiano per la Filosofia) Philosophy of Mind Review (http://www.swif.uniba.it/lei/mind/swifpmr/0620072.pdf).Heil, J. (in press). ‘Précis of From an Ontological Point of View’ together with responses to five discussants. SWIF (Sito Web Italiano per la Filosofia) Philosophy of Mind Review (http://www.swif.uniba.it/lei/mind/swifpmr/0620072.pdf).
- ‘Mental Causation’ (with David Robb). In The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2003. (http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mental-causation/). Substantially revised versions appeared in 2008 and 2012, and 2018.Heil, J. (in press). ‘Mental Causation’ (with David Robb). In The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2003. (http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mental-causation/). Substantially revised versions appeared in 2008 and 2012, and 2018.
- Institute of Art and Ideas, three lectures on The Universe as We Find It https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses/info?course=the-universe-as-we-find-itHeil, J. (in press). Institute of Art and Ideas, three lectures on The Universe as We Find It https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses/info?course=the-universe-as-we-find-it.