Dr Neil McKinnon
Ph.D., Monash 2002
ARC Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: Neil.McKinnon@arts.monash.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 990 54266
Research Interests
- Mereology/Material Constitution
- Philosophy of Emotion
- Philosophy of Religion
- Philosophy of Time
- Vagueness
Work in Progress
I am currently working on an ARC project with John Bigelow. This project is mostly about theories of mereological constitution and temporal mereology. It also encompasses philosophy of religion, philosophy of time, and vagueness.
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles:
‘A New Problem of the Many’, Philosophical Quarterly, 58(230), 2008, 80–97.
‘Presentism and Consciousness’, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 81(3), 2003, 305–323.
‘Vague Simples’, Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 84(4), 2003, 394–397.
‘Supervaluations and the Problem of the Many’, Philosophical Quarterly, 52(208), 2002, 320–339.
‘The Endurance/Perdurance Distinction’, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 80(3), 2002, 288–306.
‘Parfit, Causation and Survival’, Philosophia, 28(1-4), 2001, 467–76 (co-authored by John Bigelow ).
‘The Hybrid Theory of Time’, Philosophical Papers, 28, 1999, 37-53.
Non-Refereed Papers
‘Publishing Your Philosophy’ accessible at http://homepage.mac.com/mcolyvan/publishing.pdf
This is a guide I wrote, initially for the postgraduate community here at Monash, when I realised that there was nothing much available online at the time.
Music
I like playing/writing music’n’stuff…
Bands I’ve been involved with recently have been the Dr Finbar Trio, and Black and White Mary. I’m currently mixing the music for a live DVD for Black and White Mary. I’m also at the mixing stage on a solo disc, tentatively titled ‘Hognogger the Tortoise’.