Dr Douglas Campbell 
Position
Lecturer
Philosophy Honours Advisor
Philosophy Postgraduate Co-ordinator
Qualifications
- BSc (Microbiology) Canterbury University
- DipCompSci University of Auckland
- MSc (Philosophy) Canterbury University
- PhD (Philosophy) University of Arizona
Room
Room 618, History building
Contact Details
Phone: +64-0-3-364 2859
Internal Phone: 6859
douglas.campbell@canterbury.ac.nz
Background
Douglas Campbell has recently completed a PhD in Philosophy with the University of Arizona, and before that obtained an MSc in Philosophy from the University of Canterbury and a DipCompSci from the University of Auckland. His research interests include consciousness, intentionality, and the problem of induction.
Courses
- Phil 110 Science: Good, Bad, and Bogus
- Phil 235 Cyberspace, Cyborgs, and the Meaning of Life
- Phil 305 / Phil 444 Philosophical Logic
- Phil 469 Seminar
Research Interests
- Consciousness
- Intentionality
- The internalism/externalism debate
- Hume's problem of induction
- Goodman's problem of induction
School administration
- Organises philosophy discussion retreat weekends to the University field stations at Cass, Westport, Kaikoura, and Hari Hari.