David Simpson

David Simpson teaches philosophy of language, epistemology, philosophy of mind, and metaphysics. His research interests are in the philosophy of language (with a special interest in pragmatics), epistemology, and the history of philosophy. Within the history of philosophy, he concentrates on Plato, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein.

Publications and Papers:

Searchable RIS publications from 2000 to date

• ‘Truth, Truthfulness and Philosophy in Plato and Nietzsche’, forthcoming in British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 2007.
• ‘Interpretation and Skill: On Passing Theory’, Protosociology, 11, 1998: 93-109. Reprinted
• ‘Administrative Lies and Philosopher-Kings’, Philosophical Inquiry, 18, 1996: 45-65.
• ‘Lying, Liars and Language’, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 52, 1992: 623-640.
• ‘Communicative Skills in the Constitution of Illocutionary Acts’, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 70, 1992: 82-92.

• ‘Interpretation and Skill: On Passing Theory’, in G. Preyer, G. Peter, & M. Ulkan (eds), Concepts of Meaning: Framing an Integrated Theory of Linguistic Behavior (Dordrecht: Kluwer, 2003): 251-266). (Reprint from Protosociology, 11.)

• S. J. Barker, Renewing Meaning: A Speech-Act Theoretic Account, in Philosophical Books, 2005.
• J. M. Cooper (ed.), Plato: The Complete Works, in Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 75, 1997. (Booknote)
• A. Thomson, Critical Reasoning, in Philosophical Books, 1997.
• J. Searle, The Rediscovery of the Mind, in Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 72, 1994.
• J. J. Gumperz, Discourse Strategies, in Critical Philosophy, 2, 1984.

• ‘Truth, Authority and Civil Society’, presented at World for All? Conference, Edinburgh, 3-9 September, 2005.
• ‘Nietzsche and the Problem of Philosophy’, presented at Beijing Nietzsche and Heidegger Conference, 26-27 September, 2002.
• ‘Nietzsche and the Problem of Philosophy’, presented at Australian Society for Continental Philosophy Conference, Melbourne, 11-14 December, 2002.
• ‘Wittgenstein’s Naturalism: Wittgenstein’s, Idealism’ presented at Natural Representations Conference, University of Sydney, 8-10 June  2002.
• ‘“A Form of Life” and a Type of Naturalism’, presented to the Wittgenstein Symposium at the Joint Session of the Mind and Aristotelian Societies, Hertfordshire, July, 1998.

• ‘Political Lies and Liberal Democracy’, presented to Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Melbourne University, 27 October, 2005.
• ‘Naturalism and Normativity: Quine & Wittgenstein’, presented to School of Philosophy, University of New South Wales, 10 October, 2002.
• ‘Wittgenstein’s Naturalism: Wittgenstein’s, Idealism’, presented to Department of Philosophy, University of Hong Kong, 24 September, 2002.
• ‘Truth, Truthfulness and Philosophy in Nietzsche and Plato’, presented to Australasian Association of Philosophers Conference, July, 1999.
• ‘“A Form of Life” and a Type of Naturalism’, presented to School of Philosophy, University of New South Wales, August, 1998
• ‘Interpretation and Skill: On Passing Theory’, presented to Research School of the Social Sciences, Division of Philosophy and Law, Australian National University, June, 1996; also to Department of Philosophy, University of Wollongong, August, 1996; also to School of Philosophy, University of New South Wales, August, 1996.
• ‘Truth, Lies and Philosopher-Kings’, presented to Department of Philosophy, University of Wollongong, April, 1993; also to Department of Philosophy, Macquarie University, May, 1993; also at Australasian Association of Philosophers Conference, Adelaide, July, 1993.
• ‘Lying, Liars and Language’, presented to Department of Philosophy, Faculties, Australian National University, May, 1990.
• ‘Illocution and Interaction’, presented to Research School of the Social Sciences, Division of Philosophy and Law, Australian National University, April, 1990; also at Australasian Association of Philosophers Annual Conference, July, 1990.
• ‘Reading Austin on Performatives’, presented to Australasian Association of Philosophers Annual Conference, August, 1987.
• ‘The Concept of Intentionality’, presented to Brain and Learning Open Seminar Series, University of Wollongong, August, 1987.
• ‘The Ground of Meaning in Searle’s Theory of Intentionality’, presented to School of Philosophy, University of New South Wales, April 22, 1987.

E-Mail: dsimpson@uow.edu.au
Phone: (02) 4221 3620