Peter Menzies (philosopher)

This article is about the philosopher. For the cinematographer, see Peter Menzies Jr.

Peter Charles Menzies (5 Feb 1953 – 6 Feb 2015) was an Australian philosopher and past president of the Australasian Association of Philosophy, who held teaching positions at Macquarie University, University of Sydney, and Australian National University.[1] He specialized in metaphysics, especially the philosophy of causation.[2][3] He became a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2007.[1]

Menzies was a student of Nancy Cartwright at Stanford University where he received his PhD in 1984.[4]

He and philosopher Huw Price developed a version of Agency Theory of Causation, which is statement of manipulability theory of causation. In this view, human actors play an important role in cause and effect.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Professor Peter Menzies". Australasian Association of Philosophy. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. ^ Menzies, P.; Price, H. (1993). "Causation as a Secondary Quality". British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 44 (2): 187–203. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.28.9736. doi:10.1093/bjps/44.2.187.
  3. ^ Price, Huw (2015). "Obituary, Peter Menzies (1953 - 2015)". Australasian Journal of Philosophy. 93 (2). doi:10.1080/00048402.2015.1023889.
  4. ^ "Peter Menzies CV". Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. ^ Woodward, James. "Causation and Manipulability". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2016 Edition). Retrieved 21 December 2017.


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