Nicholas Shea

Professor of Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, University of London

Research Interests

Philosophy of mind
Philosophy of psychology and cognitive neuroscience
Philosophy of artificial intelligence
Philosophy of biology
Theories of representational content
Concepts
Metacognition
Consciousness
Inheritance systems
Evolution of cognition
Agency in: psychology, biology, AI and action theory

Career & Education

BA in Mathematics
Barrister – Intellectual property litigation

MA in Philosophy, Birkbeck, University of London
PhD in Philosophy, King’s College, London

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, then Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Professor, King’s College, London