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HONDERICH CURRICULUM VITAE 31 October 2007 Grote Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic, University College London Visiting Professor, University of Bath Chairman, Royal Institute of Philosophy Philosophical interests: being conscious, the mind-brain relation, causation and other nomic connections, determinism's formulation and its consequences for us, the mistake of taking determinism to be just compatible or just incompatible with freedom, conditional statements, right and wrong, the Principle of Humanity, consequentialism, terrorism and Palestinian terrorism in particular, democracy and hierarchic democracy, acts and omissions, the tradition of conservatism, state punishment's justification, Mill's On Liberty, philosophy as ordinary logic, philosophical autobiography. INDEX to c.v. Informal Summary Details Principal Books Edited Books Selected Papers Editing of Series of Books College & University Administration etc Some Reviews, Lectures, Journalism, Broadcasts etc INFORMAL SUMMARY 1933 Born Baden, Ontario, Canada, of John William Honderich and Rae Laura Armstrong. Undergraduate at the University of Toronto. In 1959 preferred graduate work with the Logical Positivist A. J. Ayer at University College London to graduate work at Harvard. Remained at UCL when Ayer left the Grote Chair to return to Oxford. Supervised by Stuart Hampshire, Bernard Williams, Richard Wollheim. Went native in England, became British citizen. Also democratic socialist proud of small civil disobedience of having sat down in Parliament Square with Bertrand Russell. 1962 Lectureship in philosophy at University of Sussex, two years. On returning to University College London, was successively Lecturer, Reader, Professor, and then Grote Professor. Visiting professor at Yale University, Graduate Centre of the City University of New York, Brooklyn College, University of Lethbridge. 1960/70's Journal articles on the nature of truth, Russell's theory of descriptions. Commissioned book Punishment: The Supposed Justifications (1969). Articles on causation, determinism, the nature of time, justice, and John Stuart Mill's On Liberty. Invited pieces on political violence became Three Essays on Political Violence (1977), later revised and republished as Violence for Equality: Inquiries in Political Philosophy. 1980's Philosophy of Mind articles on psychoneural or mind-brain lawlike connection; also against Donald Davidson's Anomalous Monism. Main book A Theory of Determinism: The Mind, Neuroscience, and Life-Hopes, 644 pp (1988). Not widely read, republished as paperbacks Mind and Brain and The Consequences of Determinism. 1981 article proposing fundamental principle of justice or equality, later rechristened Principle of Humanity. 1990's Articles included advocacy of the Union Theory of mind and brain in place of Identity Theory, and pieces on consciousness, its subjectivity, perception, neural functionalism, hierarchic democracy, and moral consequentialism. Books Conservatism (1990), in hope of helping to defeat that political tradition in the coming election, and How Free are You? (1993), subsequently much translated. Book edited was The Oxford Companion to Philosophy. also 1990's Articles proceeding from conviction, widely enough shared, that current Philosophy of Mind, whatever is to be said of various sciences of the mind, has run into a dead end. Existing theories of the nature consciousness either devout physicalism or spiritualism -- mysterious dualism. Something different needed. 2001 A book Philosopher: A Kind of Life, a philosophical autobiography and a kind of picture of a profession and academic life. Attempt at personal truth. 2002 After the Terror prompted by September 11, but about more, including morality, acts and omissions. In passing, a moral defence of the Palestinians against neo-Zionism, i.e. enlargement of Israel after 1967. Book charged with anti-semitism in Germany as a result, 'banned' by original publisher, republished by another Jewish publisher, large controversy. 2003-5 Collection of papers On Consciousness, and collection On Political Means and Social Ends (not the earlier Social Ends and Political Means). Considerable revision of Violence for Equality: Inquiries in Political Philosophy, under new title Terrorism for Humanity: Inquiries in Political Philosophy. Collection of papers On Determinism and Freedom, much revised edition of Conservatism under title Conservatism: Burke, Nozick, Bush, Blair? New and revised edition of 1969 punishment book: Punishment: The Supposed Justifications Revisited. A second edition of The Oxford Companion to Philosophy. 2006 Humanity, Terrorism, Terrorist War: Palestine, 9/11, Iraq, 7/7... Published in America as Right and Wrong, and Palestine, 9/11, Iraq, 7/7.... 2006 A different theory of nature of consciousness, Radical Externalism or Consciousness as Existence, 11 articles on it by other philosophers in the Journal of Consciousness Studies. Also published as book Radical Externalism: Honderich's Theory of Consciousness Discussed. Initial proposition: what it is for you to be perceptually conscious is for a state of affairs to exist in a way outside your head. 2007 Discussion of views on terrorism in Stephen Law, ed., Israel, Palestine, and Terror. 2008-9 Work on a manuscript probably to be book called Actual Consciousness. Articles including 'Humanity, Terrorisms in Palestine, Innocents' and 'Determinism and Freedom: Which Theories are Dead and Which Alive?'. 1965-1990 Time also spent editing three series of philosophy books: The International Library of Philosophy and Scientific Method, and The Arguments of the Philosophers, and The Problems of Philosophy:Their Past and Present, for Routledge. Also various titles for Penguin. Lived in Hampstead in London for decades, changed less than it, found better place for philosophy, old vicarage in Frome in Somerset. Returned to London's new Hampstead, also known as Muswell Hill, in 2007. Happy husband of Ingrid Coggin Purkiss as she was, former teacher of philosophy and languages at Farnham College and The Secretary of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, gardener, painter, exemplary critic, ideal parent. Fourth marriage, in which each of two full lives is a real kind of necessary condition of the other, including a public part. Father of Kiaran Honderich and John Ruan Honderich, by second marriage. Recreations: wine, old houses, hearing all of Trollope's novels being read aloud, some more than once, decent and inexpensive restaurants. DETAILS Edgar Dawn Ross Honderich 30 January 1933 Nationality: British 66, Muswell Hill Road, London N10 3JR 0208 350 4936 07858 768 120 t.honderich@ucl.ac.uk website: http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho Education at home and at schools in Baden, Kitchener, and Toronto. University of Toronto, entrance scholarship, awards and prizes. B.A. Hons. Philosophy and English Literature, 1959. Postgraduate awards by British Council, Canada Council, Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Programme. Ph.D in Philosophy, University College London, 1968. Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Sussex, 1962-64 Lecturer, University College London, 1964-72 Reader, 1972-83 Professor, 1983-88 Visiting Professor, Yale, 1970 Visiting Professor, Graduate Centre, City University of New York, 1971 Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic, University College London 1988-98 Vice Chairman, The Royal Institute of Philosophy, 1995-2005 Chairman, The Royal Institute of Philosophy, 2005- Visiting Professor, University of Bath, 2003- PRINCIPAL BOOKS 15 Radical Externalism: Honderich's Theory of Consciousness Discussed, Imprint Academic, 2006, ed. Anthony Freeman. Half of book by T.H. -- opening paper and 11 papers in reply to 11 papers by the philosophers Harold Brown, Tim Crane, James Garvey, Stephen Law, E. J. Lowe, Derek Matravers, Paul Noordhof, Ingmar Persson, Stephen Priest, Barry C. Smith, Paul Snowdon. ISBN 184540 068 2; ISBN-13 97818 45400682. 14 Humanity, Terrorism, Terrorist War: Palestine, 9/11, Iraq, 7,7..., UK edition, Continuum, 2006, 0-8264-9116-2. Right and Wrong and Palestine, 9/11, Iraq, 7/7..., US edition, Seven Stories Press, 978-1-58322-736-7. Greek translation. 13 Punishment, the Supposed Justifications Revisited, Pluto Press, 2006. Greatly revised edition of previous editions. pb 0-7453-2131-3, hb 0 7453 2132 1. (Previous editions: Punishment: The Supposed Justifications, 1969, Hutchinson & also Harcourt Brace; 2nd ed., Penguin, 1971; 3rd ed., Penguin, 1984; 4th ed., Polity, 1989.) 12 Conservatism: Burke, Nozick, Bush, Blair? Pluto Press, 2005, greatly revised and enlarged edition of previous editions, hb 0 7453 2130 5, pb 0 7453 2129 1. (Previous editions: Conservatism, 1990, Hamish Hamilton & Westview. Penguin edition, with new afterward, 1991.) Spanish, German translations. 11 On Determinism and Freedom, collected papers from journals etc, Edinburgh University Press, 2005, 0 7486 1841 4. 10 On Consciousness, collected papers, Edinburgh University Press, 2004, 0 7486 1842 2 9 Terrorism for Humanity: Inquiries in Political Philosophy, Pluto Press, 2004, revised and retitled edition of earlier editions, hb 0 7453 2134 8 hb; pb 0 7453 2133 X. German translation. (Earlier editions: Violence for Equality: Inquiries in Political Philosophy, 1980, Penguin. Subsequent edition, Routledge. These were themselves revised and enlarged editions of Three Essays on Political Violence, 1976-- see below.) Greek translation. 8 On Political Means and Social Ends, collected papers from philosophy journals etc, Edinburgh University Press, 2003, 0 7486 1840 6. 7 After the Terror, Edinburgh University Press and Columbia University Press, 2002, hb 0 7486 1667 5. Expanded and revised pb edition, 2003, Edinburgh University Press and Queen's McGill University Press, 0 7486 1668. 1st German translation, Sukrkamp Verlag; 2nd German translation, Melzer Verlag. Greek translation. 6 Philosopher: A Kind of Life, Routledge. 2001, hb 0 415 23697 5. 2002, pb 0 415 27631 4. 5 How Free Are You? The Determinism Problem, Oxford University Press, 1993, 0-19--283139-9, 0-19-212328-9. Enlarged edition with new final chapter, 2002, 0-19-925-197-5. French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Romanian translations. 4 Conservatism, Hamish Hamilton, Westfield, Penguin, 1990, 1991. Spanish, German translations. 3 A Theory of Determinism: The Mind, Neuroscience and Life-Hopes, Oxford University Press, 1998, 644 pp, 0-19-824469-x. Republished 1990 as two paperbacks. 1st half of original book as Mind and Brain, 375 pp. 2nd half as The Consequences of Determinism, 245 pp. 2 Three Essays on Political Violence, Blackwells, Political Violence, Cornell University Press, 1976. 0 631 17040 5. Original terrorism book, later revised in several editions. See above. 1 Punishment: The Supposed Justifications, Hutchinson, Harcourt Brace, 09 096900 6. Later editions by Penguin, Polity, Pluto Press, 1969, 1971, 1984, 1989. Greatly revised edition 2006 -- see above. EDITED BOOKS 8 Oxford Companion to Philosophy, ed., Oxford University Press, new enlarged edition, 2005, 0 19 926479 1 7 A. J. Ayer: Writings on Philosophy, ed., 6 volumes, Palgrave Macmillan Archive Press, 2004, 1-4039-1744-2. 6 The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, ed., Oxford University Press, 1995, 0-19-866132-0. Arabic, Polish, Spanish translations. See above for new edition. Excerpts in The Philosophers: Introducing Great Western Thinkers, Oxford University Press, 1999, 0-19-823861-4 5 Morality and Objectivity: A Tribute to J. L. Mackie, ed., Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1985, 0-7100-9991-6 4 Philosophy Through Its Past, anthology, ed., Penguin, 1984. No isbn in forepages. 3 Philosophy As It Is, anthology, co-ed. with Myles Burnyeat, Allen Lane, Penguin, 1979, 0 7139 1184 0 2 Social Ends and Political Means, ed., Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1976, 0 7100 8370 X 1 Essays on Freedom of Action, ed., Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1973, 0 7100 7392 5 SELECTED PAPERS 2007, 'Honderich on McGinn on Honderich on Consciousness', T.H. website 2007, 'The Principle of Humanity and the Principle of Utility', in Consciousness, Reality and Value: Essays in Honour of Professor Timothy Sprigge, ed. Pierfraancesco Basile & Leemon McHenry, Ontos Verlag 2004 'Introduction to the Collection', A. J. Ayer: Writings on Philosophy, 6 volumes, Palgrave Macmillan Archive Press 2004 'Consciousness as Existence, Devout Physicalism, Spiritualism', Mind and Matter 2004 'After Compatibilism and Incompatibilism', Freedom and Determinism, ed. Joseph Keim Campbell, Michael O'Rourke, David Shier, MIT Press 2004 'Palestinian Terrorism, Morality and Germany', Rechtsphilosophisches Hefte, x 2003 'After the Terror: A Book and Further Thoughts', Journal of Ethics 2003 'Perceptual, Reflective and Affective Consciousness as Existence', Minds and Persons, Royal Institute of Philosophy Lectures, ed. Anthony O'Hear 2003 '20 Million Years of Living Time', The Monist 2002 'Determinism as True, Compatibilism and Incompatibilism as False, and the Real Problem', The Oxford Handbook of Free Will, ed. Robert Kane 2001 'Consciousness As Existence, and the End of Intentionality', Philosophy at the New Millenium, Royal Institute of Philosophy Lectures, ed. Anthony O'Hear 2001 'Mind the Guff: A Response to John Searle', Journal of Consciousness Studies 2000 'Consciousness as Existence Again', Proceedings of the Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy, also Theoria 2000 'Consciousness and Inner Tubes: On David Papineau's Introducing Consciousness', Journal of Consciousness Studies 1998 'Compatibilism, Incompatibilism, and the Smart Aleck', Philosophy and Phenomenological Review 1998 'Consciousness as Existence', Current Issues in the Philosophy of Mind, Royal Institute of Philosophy Lectures, ed. Anthony O'Hear 1996 'Consequentialism, Moralities of Concern, and Selfishness', Philosophy 1995 'Consciousness, Neural Functionalism, Real Subjectivity', American Philosophical Quarterly 1994 'Hierarchic Democracy and the Necessity of Mass Civil Disobedience', Conway Memorial Lecture, South Place Ethical Society 1994 'Functionalism, Identity Theories, The Union Theory', The Mind-Body Problem: The Current State of the Debate, ed. T. Szubka & R. Warner, Blackwells 1994 'Seeing Things', Synthese 1993 'The Union Theory and Anti-Individualism', Mental Causation, ed. J. Heil and A. Mele, Oxford University Press 1992 'Causation: One Thing Just Happens After Another', The Philosophy of A. J. Ayer, The Library of Living Philosophers, ed. L. E. Hahn, Open Court 1992 'Seeing Qualia and Positing the World', A. J. Ayer Memorial Essays, 1989-90 Royal Institute of Philosophy Lecture Series, Cambridge University Press, ed. A. Phillips-Griffiths 1992 'Conservatism Not Much Reconsidered', Utilitas 1992 'Conservatism, Ideology, Rationale and a Red Light', Radical Philosophy 1991 'Afterward to the Paperback Edition', Conservatism, Penguin 1991 'Better the Union Theory', Analysis 1990 'Introduction', A. J. Ayer, The Meaning of Life and Other Essays, Weidenfeld 1987 'Mind, Brain and Self-Conscious Mind', Mindwaves, ed. C. Blakemore 1987 'Causation: Rejoinder to Sanford'. Philosophy 1986 'Mind, Brain and Time: Rejoinder to Libet', Journal of Theoretical Biology 1985 'Punishment, the New Retributivism, and Political Philosophy', Royal Institute of Philosophy Proceedings 1984 'The Time of a Conscious Sensory Experience and Mind-Brain Theories', Journal of Theoretical Biology 1984 'The Principle of Equality: Reply to Nathan', Mind 1984 'Smith and the Champion of Mauve', Analysis; reprinted in Neil Campbell, ed., Mental Causation and Metaphysics of Mind 1984 'Actions and Psychophysical Intimacy', Inquiry 1983 'The Principle of Equality Defended', Politics 1983 'Anomalous Monism: Reply to Smith', Analysis; reprinted in Neil Campbell, ed., Mental Causation and Metaphysics of Mind 1983 'Against Teleological Historical Materialism', Inquiry 1982 'On Liberty and Morality-Dependent Harms', Political Studies 1982 'Determinism and Politics', Midwest Studies in Philosophy 1982 'Causes and "If p, even if x, still q"', Philosophy 1982 'The Argument for Anomalous Monism', Analysis; reprinted in Neil Campbell, ed., Mental Causation and Metaphysics of Mind 1981 'Nomological Dualism: Reply to Four Critics', Inquiry 1981 'Psychophysical Lawlike Connections and Their Problem', Inquiry, with commenting articles by J. L. Mackie, S. Stich, T. L. S. Sprigge, E. Wilson 1981 'The Problem of Well-being and the Principle of Equality', Mind 1980 Critical discussion of Anthony, Will, Freedom and Power and Freewill and Responsibility, in Mind 1979 'Four Conclusions about Violence of the Left', Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 1979, also in Assent and Dissent, ed. J. P. White, Kendall Hunt 1977 'Temporal Relations and Temporal Qualities', Time and Philosophy (French translation Le Temps et Les Philosophies), ed. Paul Ricoeur, UNESCO 1977 'Causes and Causal Circumstances as Necessitating'. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 1975 'On Inequality and Violence, and Differences We Make Between Them', Royal Institute of Philosophy Lectures 1975 'The Use of the Basic Proposition of a Theory of Justice', Mind 1974 'The Worth of J. S. Mill's On Liberty', Political Studies 1973 'A Difficulty with Democracy', Philosophy and Public Affairs 1973 'One Determinism', Essays on Freedom of Action, ed. Honderich 1973 'Democratic Violence', Philosophy and Public Affairs 1975 'Appraisals of Political Violence', Issues in Law and Morality, Proceedings Oberlin Colloquium, ed. Norman Care and Thomas Trelogan, Case Western Reserve University Press 1970 'A Conspectus of Determinism'. Supplementary Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 1969 'On Russell's Theory of Descriptions', Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 1968 'Truth', Studies in Logical Theory, American Philosophical Quarterly Monograph, ed. Nicholas Rescher 1968 'Mill on Liberty', Inquiry 1962 Bertrand Russell, Logic and Knowledge, review, Philosophy EDITING OF SERIES OF BOOKS 1965-80 The International Library of Philosophy and Scientific Method, Routledge. c. 15 vols 1980-95 The Arguments of the Philosophers, Routledge, c. 15 vols. 1990-95 The Problems of Philosophy: Their Past and Present, c. 10 vols. Routledge. 1965-80 Penguin Philosophy books, c. 12 vols. COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION ETC 2005- Chairman, The Royal Institute of Philosophy, 2005- 1995-2005 Vice-Chairman, The Royal Institute of Philosophy 1989 Literary Executor, A. J. Ayer 1987-92 Head, Department of Philosophy, University College London 1986-9 Chairman, University of London Board of Philosophical Studies 1987-90 Chairman, University Boards of Examiners in Philosophy 1965-74 Departmental Tutor, Philosophy Department, UCL various years Professorial Board, Academic Board, Library Committee, Committee on College Governance, Pensions and Superannuation Committee, Appointment Committees various years External Examiner, University of Ghana SOME REVIEWS, LECTURES, JOURNALISM, BROADCASTS etc 1969-2006 lectures, talks to university philosophy departments, academic conferences, e.g. annual Towards A Science of Consciousness conference, in U.K., U.S., Canada, Ireland, continental European countries, Russia, China, Japan, Korea, Iran, Hawaii, etc 2006 'The Real Friends of Terror', documentary television programme from the book Humanity, Terrorism, Terrorist War, Channel Five, Don't Get Me Started series, Liberty Bell Productions 2006 Discussion of Punishment: The Supposed Justifications Revisited, BBC Thinking Allowed programme, with Laurie Taylor 2005 'Humanity and Terrorism', House of Lords committee room debate with Lord Layard, Lord Parekh, Baroness O'Neill 2005 'On Being Persona Non Grata to Palestinians Too', CounterPunch 2004 'The Justification of Punishment', American public radio, Chicago 2004 'Mr Blair as Moralist', The Independent 2004 'Ted Honderich and the Newspaper LondonStudent, and a Postscript', http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/LondonStudent.html 2004 'The Way Things Are and the Need for a New Disrespect', lecture to Edinburgh Festival, Gothenberg Book Fair, Bath Festival 2003-4 entries on determinism & freedom for Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Oxford Companion to the Mind, and Dictionary of the History of Ideas 2003 'The Fall and Rise of a Book in Germany: A Brief Account and Guide to Further Reading', http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho 2003 'Are Suicide Bombings Morally Defensible? A Reply to Richard Wolin', Chronicle of Higher Education, 24 October, http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/Wolinmyreply.html 2003 'I Have Not Changed My Mind: After the Terror, Germany, Palestine', Junge Welt, 14 November http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/terrnochangeEngl.html 2003 German television & radio on After the Terror 2003 'Banning a Book', Frankfurter Rundschau, 6 August http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/BrumlikReplybyTHEnglish.html 2002 Does the Book Have a Future?, Frome Festival Talk, privately printed, The Old School Press 2002 review, Bernard Williams, Truth and Truthfulness, in The Guardian 2002 'Good Enough?', review, Simon Blackburn, Being Good, in The Times 2002 'Oxfam G.B., £5000, Neo-Zionism, After the Terror, and Medical Aid for Palestinians', http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/ATTOxfam1.htm 2000 'Yes, Tony's Talking that Equality Talk', The Guardian 2000 'Hampstead: Goodbye To All That', Camden New Journal, http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/hampstead.htm 2000 'You Gotta Read It', review, John Searle, Mind, Language and Society, in Times Literary Supplement, http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/HonderichreviewSearle.html 1999? 'Consciousness', discussion with Roger Penrose, BBC In Our Time programme, chairman Melvyn Bragg. http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/PenroseHonderichBragg.html 1992 Newsnight, BBC, on J. S. Mill and the enforcement of morality 1992 'America on Trial', discussion with Profs. Kennedy, Zander, Channel 4 1990 'Fees and Ethics', Times Higher Educational Supplement, 1990 1990 'Free Will Discussed', with Janet Radcliffe Richards, BBC Open University broadcast 1989 'Simple Names and Language-Games', on Ludwig Wittgenstein, Radio 3 1989 'A Conversation with A. J. Ayer', Radio 3 1988 'Introduction' to A. J. Ayer, 'The Meaning of Life', Conway Memorial Lecture 1988 'Life-Hopes: A Conversation Between Ted Honderich and Mary Warnock', on A Theory of Determinism: The Mind, Neuroscience, and Life-Hopes, Radio 3, 16 May 1986 'Reasons', Six Debates, Anglia Television 1984 'Voices' programmes, presenter, Channel 4, 1984 1984 review, Derek Parfit, Reasons and Persons, in New Statesman, 4 May 1982 review, Bernard Williams, Moral Luck, in New Statesman, 15 Jan 1981 review, Donald Davidson, Essays on Actions and Events, in New Statesman, 3 April 1981 review, C. L. Ten, Mill on Liberty, in Times Higher Educational Supplement 1977 'Political Violence -- Is It Possible to Have an Open Mind?', The Times, 26 Jan 1975 'Letter From Ghana', Radio 3 talk, one of 2 or 3 from Ghana MEMBERSHIPS Garrick Club Aristotelian Society Mind Association Labour Party HOME to T. H. website front page HOME to Det & free front page |