Dr. Matthew Boyle

Biography

Matthew Boyle is the Emerson Grace Wineland Pugh Professor of Humanities and Chair of the Philosophy Department at the University of Chicago. He works on topics in the philosophy of mind, particularly self-knowledge and the nature of rationality, examining the role of rationality in perception and action. His research encompasses a historical approach to philosophy, with a particular focus on the works of Immanuel Kant and significant engagement with figures such as Aristotle, Aquinas, Fichte, Hegel, and Sartre. Boyle authored 'Transparency and Reflection: A Study of Self-Knowledge and the Nature of the Mind' (Oxford University Press, 2024) and edited 'Reason and Nature: New Essays on Themes from John McDowell' (Harvard University Press, 2022). He joined the University of Chicago in 2016 after serving as a professor at Harvard University and has held visiting positions in Germany and Switzerland. Boyle is a recipient of several prestigious fellowships, including the Radcliffe Institute Fellowship, ACLS Fellowship, and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship. He completed his PhD at the University of Pittsburgh and a BPhil from Oxford University.

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