Biography

Rob Wilson is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Australia. His philosophical interests are diverse, ranging across the cognitive, biological, and social sciences, as well as on occasion into the history of modern philosophy, bioethics, metaphysics within the discipline of philosophy.

For the past dozen years, he also led two large-scale projects in engaged philosophy that aim to integrate philosophical thinking more directly with community-based concerns, one focused on philosophy in and beyond schools, the other on a survivor-focused perspective on eugenics. His current projects are extending the community knowledge that stocks eugenicsarchives.ca, finishing a book on philosophical issues in kinship, and building teams of people to work at the interface of philosophy, science, and technology.

A recent interview with Richard Marshall at 3.16am gives more of an idea of stuff he has thought about, and how he got back to where he once started with philosophy.

Selected Publications

Rob Wilson is the author of over 120 articles, book chapters, and reviews. His books include the following:

• Cartesian Psychology and Physical Minds (1995)
• Boundaries of the Mind (2004)
• Genes and the Agents of Life (2005)
• The Eugenic Mind Project (2018)

Website

https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/rob-wilson