Professor Graham Macdonald

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Fields of Research

• Philosophy of mind
• Philosophy of social science
• Social and political philosophy

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Researcher Summary

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Subject Area: Disciplines

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Affiliations

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Publications

• Macdonald, C. and Macdonald, G. (2011) Higher-level Causation Meets Metaphysics. Toronto, Canada: Metaphysics and Philosophy of Science, 22 May 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Macdonald, C. and Macdonald, G. (2010) Emergence and Downward Causation. In C. Macdonald and G. Macdonald (Ed.), Emergence in Mind: 139-168. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Chapter in Book)

• Macdonald, C. and Macdonald, G. (Ed.) (2010) Emergence In Mind. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 286pp. (Edited Book)

• Macdonald, C. and Macdonald, G. (2010) Introduction. In C. Macdonald and G. Macdonald (Ed.), Emergence in Mind: 1-21. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Chapter in Book)

• Macdonald, G. (2009) A. J. Ayer. In G. Oppy and N. Trakakis (Ed.), The History of Western Philosophy of Religion, Vol. 5: 211-219. New York: Oxford University Press. (Chapter in Book)

• Macdonald, C. and Macdonald, G. (2007) Beyond Program Explanation. In G. Brennan, R. Goodin, F. Jackson, M. Smith (Ed.), Common Minds: Themes from the Philosophy of Philip Pettit: 1-27. Oxford: Clarendon Press (Oxford University Press). (Chapter in Book)

• Macdonald, G. (2007) Emergence and Causal Powers. Erkenntnis 67(2): 239-253. (Journal Article)

• Macdonald, G. and Macdonald, C. (2006) Introduction. In C. Macdonald and G. Macdonald (Ed.), McDowell and his critics: ix-xix. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. (Chapter in Book)

• Macdonald, G. and Papineau, D. (2006) Introduction: Prospects and Problems for Teleosemantics. In G. Macdonald and D. Papineau (Ed.), Teleosemantics: New Philosophical Essays: 1-22. Oxford: Clarendon Press. (Chapter in Book)

• Macdonald, G. and Macdonald, C. (Ed.) (2006) McDowell and his critics. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. xix, 247 p.. (Edited Book)

• Macdonald, G. and Papineau, D. (Ed.) (2006) Teleosemantics: New Philosophical Essays. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 232. (Edited Book)

• Macdonald, C. and Macdonald, G. (2006) The Metaphysics of Mental Causation. The Journal of Philosophy 103(11): 539-576. (Journal Article)

• Macdonald, G. (2006) The Two Natures: Another Dogma? In C. Macdonald and G. Macdonald (Ed.), McDowell and his critics: 222-235. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. (Chapter in Book)

• Macdonald, G. (2005) A.J. Ayer. In E.N. Zalta (Ed.), Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: 8000 words. Stanford: Stanford University. (Chapter in Book)

• Macdonald, G. (2005) Introduction. In A.J. Ayer (Ed.), Probability and Evidence (2nd Edition ed.): ix-xxv. New York: Columbia University Press. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/catalog/data/023113/0231132743.HTM. (Chapter in Book)

• Macdonald, G. (2005) Program Explanation and Mental Causation. Lisbon, Portugal: Fifth European Congress for Analytic Philosophy, ECAP 5, 27-31 Aug 2005. http://www.centrofilosofia.org/ecap5/index.htm. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Catton, P. and Macdonald, G. (2004) Introduction. In P. Catton and G. Macdonald (Ed.), Karl Popper: Critical Appraisals: 1-15. London: Routledge. (Chapter in Book)

• Catton, P. and Macdonald, G. (Ed.) (2004) Karl Popper: Critical appraisals. New York: Routledge. 235 pp. (Edited Book)

• Macdonald, G. (2004) Reasons, Causes, and 'Brute' Mental Causes. In B. van den Brink, M. Slie, and M. Slorrs (Ed.), Reasons of One's Own: 151-170. Sussex: Ashgate. (Chapter in Book)

• Macdonald, G. (2004) Supervenience and Causation. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 27(5): 631. (Journal Article)

• Macdonald, G. (2004) The role of experience in Popper's philosophy of social science and political philosophy. In P. Catton and G. Macdonald (Ed.), Karl Popper: Critical appraisals: 159-173. New York: Routledge. (Chapter in Book)

• Macdonald,G. (2001) Canberra Causes. Utrecht, Netherlands: Reasons of One's Own, April 2001. (Conference Contribution - Other)

• Macdonald,G. (2001) Functional Explanation: Philosophical Aspects. In Neil J. Smelser & others (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences: 5833-5838. Oxford: Elsevier Science. (Chapter in Book)

• Macdonald,G. (2000) The Coherence of Emergent Properties. Johannesburg, South Africa: South African Association of Philosophy Conference, January 2000. (Conference Contribution - Other)

• Macdonald,G. (1999) Are emergent properties coherent. Dunedin: Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference, NZ Division, December 1999. (Conference Contribution - Other)

• Macdonald,G. (1999) Folk Psychology. Psychopathology, and the Unconscious. Philosophical Explorations II: 206-24. (Journal Article)

• Macdonald,G. (1999) Liberalism and Group-differentiated Rights. University of Bristol, England: Nationalsim, Identity, and Minority Rights, September 1999. (Conference Contribution - Other)

• Macdonald, G. (1998) A.J. Ayer. In NA (Ed.), Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. V1: 614-619. London: Routledge. (Chapter in Book)

• Macdonald,G. (1998) Biology and Functional Explanation. Nijmegen, Holland: "Reductionism: A Conference around New Work by Graham Macdonald, May 12-13, 1998. (Conference Contribution - Other)

• Macdonald,G. (1998) Natural Kinds and Some Problems for Anti-reductionism. Nijmegen University, Holland.: Reductionism: A Conference around New Work by Gaham Macdonald, May 12-13, 1998. (Conference Contribution - Other)

• Macdonald,G. (1998) Psychological Kinds as Natural Kinds. Nijmegen, Holland: Reductionism: A Conference around New Work by Graham Macdonald, May12-13, 1998. (Conference Contribution - Other)

• Macdonald,G. (1998) Social Evolution: Rescuing the Functionalist Paradigm from Itself. Nijmegen, Holland: Reductionism: A Conference around New Work by Graham Macdoanld, May 12-13, 1998. (Conference Contribution - Other)

• Macdonald,G. (1997) Reply to Jack Smart. Leeds University, England: Australian Materialism Conference., June 1997. (Conference Contribution - Other)