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Prof. Ian Phillips is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), holding dual appointments in the William H. Miller III Department of Philosophy and the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. He also serves as Associate Principal Investigator in Chaz Firestone’s Perception & Mind Lab and is a core member of the Foundations of Mind group. Prior roles include positions at the University of Oxford (Full Professor, 2013–2019), University College London (2010–2013), and Princeton University as a visiting scholar (2017–2019). His academic journey includes degrees from Magdalen College, Oxford (BA/MA in Physics & Philosophy, 2003; BPhil in Philosophy, 2005) and a PhD in Philosophy from University College London (2009).
Research interests center on the intersection of philosophy and the mind/brain sciences, with a focus on perception, consciousness, and temporal experience. Key contributions include work on naïve realism, inattentional blindness, and the scientific study of consciousness. He has authored The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Temporal Experience (2017) and co-edited Current Controversies in Philosophy of Perception (2017). Notable awards include the William James Prize (2011) and the Lebowitz Prize (2021).
Teaching spans undergraduate and graduate courses in philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and time perception. His service includes editorial roles at Mind & Language and the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, and leadership in academic committees at JHU and Oxford. Current projects include an intellectual biography of philosopher Gareth Evans.
Phillips’s work emphasizes empirical rigor, bridging philosophy with experimental psychology and neuroscience. His lab collaborations explore topics like silent perception, temporal illusions, and the limits of self-simulation through pretense behaviors.
