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Neil Levy is a philosopher of cognitive science, mind and practical ethics. He has a PhD from Monash University and a second PhD from Oxford, and he is a professor at Macquarie University and a research fellow at the Uehiro Centre.
Professor Neil Levy has wide-ranging research interests, with a recent focus on the role of expertise in society. He has published widely on many topics, ranging from philosophy of mind to bioethics. He has published more than 200 articles in refereed journals, and 10 books, including Bad Beliefs: Why They Happen to Good People (Oxford ...
Nov 2, 2022 · Alex Worsnip reviews Neil Levy's book on the psychology and epistemology of beliefs that conflict with expert consensus on controversial matters. He critiques Levy's claim that such beliefs are typically rational and argues that they are often irrational.
Neil Levy. Professor. Professor in Philosophy, Department of Philosophy; Ethics and Agency Research Centre
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A popular view explains bad beliefs like these as resulting from a range of biases that together ensure that human beings fall short of being genuinely rational animals. This book presents an alternative account. It argues that bad beliefs arise from genuinely rational processes. We’ve missed the rationality of bad beliefs because we’ve ...
Neil Levy. I am a Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney. I work mainly on conceptual and empirical approaches to the self-regulation of behavior. I am the author of 6 books and ...
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Neil Levy is a regular faculty (part-time) at University of Oxford. They are interested in Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Mind, Applied Ethics, and Philosophy of Cognitive Science.
