Ausonio Marras

Ausonio Marras is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario, where he has been affiliated since 1967 and has served as Department Chair from 1984 to 1988. His research focuses on Philosophy of Mind, Foundations of Psychology, and the metaphysical implications of Non-reductive Materialism.

• Colgate University, B.A. in Philosophy (1963)
• Duke University, Ph.D. in Philosophy (1967)
• Università Cattolica, Milan (Research in Medieval Philosophy, 1965-66)

His work addresses Mental Causation, the Multiple Realizability Thesis, and the interplay between Supervenience and reductionism in philosophy of mind. Recent publications analyze debates on Nonreductive Physicalism, Explanatory Exclusion, and the metaphysical foundations of action explanation.

Teaching activities include graduate courses on Intentionality, Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology, and historical figures like Carnap, Russell, and Sellars. Appointments span from an Instructor at Duke University (1966-1967) to full Professor at Western Ontario (since 1978).