Peter Goldie
Encyclopedia
Peter Goldie was a British academic philosopher with interests in ethics and aesthetics. He was the Samuel Hall Chair in Philosophy and Head of the Philosophy Discipline Area of the School of Social Sciences at University of Manchester
. He was educated at Felsted
.
After a 25-year career in business in the City of London, Goldie turned to Philosophy, in 1990. He studied at University College London
and Oxford University for a DPhil, supervised by Bernard Williams
, on emotion, mood and character. Following this, he was a lecturer at Magdalen College, Oxford
, for two years and King's College London
before becoming a professor at Manchester in 2005.
Peter Goldie died on October 22, 2011.
Philosophy and Conceptual Art, edited by Peter Goldie and Elisabeth Schellekens, Oxford University Press, 2007
On Personality, London, Routledge, 2004
Understanding Emotions: Mind and Morals, Ashgate, 2002
The Emotions: A Philosophical Exploration, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2000
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
. He was educated at Felsted
Felsted School
Felsted School, an English co-educational day and boarding independent school, situated in Felsted, Essex. It is in the British Public School tradition, and was founded in 1564 by Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich who, as Lord Chancellor and Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations, acquired...
.
After a 25-year career in business in the City of London, Goldie turned to Philosophy, in 1990. He studied at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
and Oxford University for a DPhil, supervised by Bernard Williams
Bernard Williams
Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams was an English moral philosopher, described by The Times as the most brilliant and most important British moral philosopher of his time. His publications include Problems of the Self , Moral Luck , Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy , and Truth and Truthfulness...
, on emotion, mood and character. Following this, he was a lecturer at Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
, for two years and King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
before becoming a professor at Manchester in 2005.
Peter Goldie died on October 22, 2011.
Books
Who's Afraid of Conceptual Art, by Peter Goldie and Elisabeth Schellekens, Routledge, 2009Philosophy and Conceptual Art, edited by Peter Goldie and Elisabeth Schellekens, Oxford University Press, 2007
On Personality, London, Routledge, 2004
Understanding Emotions: Mind and Morals, Ashgate, 2002
The Emotions: A Philosophical Exploration, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2000