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Harold Noonan

Professor of Mind and Cognition, Faculty of Arts

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Biography

Harold Noonan was educated at the University of Cambridge, and taught at the University of Birmingham between 1979 and 2004, before which he was a Research Fellow at Trinity Hall College, Cambridge. His principal teaching and research interests include the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of language (especially reference); identity and personal identity; philosophical logic; and the philosophies of Frege, Russell and Hume. During the first semester of 2007-08 he held a Mind Association Fellowship.

Expertise Summary

Harold's principal teaching and research interests include the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of language (especially reference), identity and personal identity, philosophical logic, and the philosophies of Frege, Russell and Hume. His recent publications include Hume on Knowledge (Routledge), Frege (Polity Press), a second edition of Personal Identity, published by Routledge in 2003 and 'The Concept Horse', in Universals, Concepts and Qualities, edited by Peter Strawson and A. Chakrabati (2006).

Teaching Summary

Currently teaching a second year metaphysics module: Being, Becoming and Reality and an MA module on the Metaphysics of Mind. Harold's principal teaching interests include the philosophy of mind and… read more

Research Summary

Harold's principal research interests include the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of language (especially reference),metaphysics (especially identity and personal identity), philosophical… read more

Recent Publications

  • NOONAN, H., 2019. Analytic Philosophy. 60(1), 55-66
  • NOONAN, H., 2019. Disputatio. 1-14
  • NOONAN, H., 2019. Personal Identity 3rd. Routledge.
  • NOONAN H., 2019. The Philosophical Quarterly.

I expect to be on Research Leave next second semester 2016-17

Currently teaching a second year metaphysics module: Being, Becoming and Reality and an MA module on the Metaphysics of Mind. Harold's principal teaching interests include the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of language, metaphysics, especially identity and personal identity, philosophical logic, and the philosophies of Frege, Russell and Hume.

Current Research

Harold's principal research interests include the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of language (especially reference),metaphysics (especially identity and personal identity), philosophical logic, and the philosophies of Frege, Russell and Hume. His recent publications include Hume on Knowledge (Routledge), Frege (Polity Press), Kiipke: Naming and Necessity (Routledge), a third edition of Personal Identity, published by Routledge in 2019 and 'The Concept Horse', in Universals, Concepts and Qualities, edited by Peter Strawson and A. Chakrabati (2006).

  • NOONAN, H., 2019. Analytic Philosophy. 60(1), 55-66
  • NOONAN, H., 2019. Disputatio. 1-14
  • NOONAN, H., 2019. Personal Identity 3rd. Routledge.
  • NOONAN H., 2019. The Philosophical Quarterly.
  • NOONAN H., 2019. Inquiry: An interdisciplinary journal of philosophy. (In Press.)
  • H NOONAN and B CURTIS, 2018. The Simple and Complex Views of Personal Identity Distinguished. In: V BUONOMO, ed., The Persistence of Persons Taylor and Francis. 21-40
  • NOONAN H, 2018. Criteria of Identity, Personal Identity and Sortal Concepts. In: TIMOTHY TAMBASSI, ed., Studies in the Ontology of Jonathan Lowe Editiones Scholasticae. 159-178
  • NOONAN H, 2018. Philosophia. 1-9
  • NOONAN H, 2018. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
  • NOONAN H and CURTIS B, 2018. . In: EDWARD ZALTA, ed., The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  • HAROLD NOONAN and MARK JAGO, 2017. Analysis. 77(2), 299鈥�303
  • H W NOONAN, 2017. Objects and Criteria of Identity: postscript. In: C. WRIGHT, B. HALE AND A. MILLER, ed., a Companion to the Philosophy of Language 2nd. II. Wiley-Blackwell.
  • H W NOONAN, 2017. Relative Identity. In: C. WRIGHT, B. HALE AND A. MILLER, ed., A Companion to the Philosophy of Language 2nd. Wiley-Blackwell.
  • H W NOONAN, 2017. Available at: <http://ndpr.nd.edu/news/continuants-their-activity-their-being-and-their-identity/>
  • H NOONAN, 2017. Metaphysica. 19(1), 87-93
  • NOONAN, H.W., 2016. Metaphysica. 17(2), 207-12
  • NOONAN H.W. and CURTIS B., 2015. Identity over time, constitution and the problem of personal identity. In: The Constitution of Phenomenal Consciousness John Benjamins Publishing Co..
  • H NOONAN, 2015. Philosophical Investigations. 38(1-2), 52-71
  • H NOONAN, 2015. Philosophia. 43(2), 455-462
  • H NOONAN, 2015. Two-boxing is not the rational option Ratio. 29(1),
  • H NOONAN, 2015. Against strong pluralism鈥� Philosophia. 43(4), 1081-1087
  • H NOONAN, 2015. The Passage of Time Metaphysica 16(1) 97-102 (2015) Metaphysica. 16(1), 97-102
  • H NOONAN, 2015. Pluralism, Plenitude and neo-Lockean Persons Journal of Consciousness Studies. 22(11/12), 108-131
  • B CURTIS and H NOONAN, 2014. Castles Built on clouds. In: ABASNEZHAD A, ed., Vague Objects and Vague Identity Springer. 305-326
  • H NOONAN, 2014. 鈥楾ollensing van Inwagen鈥� Philosophia. 42(4), 1055-1061
  • B CURTIS and H NOONAN, 2014. Identity
  • H NOONAN, 2014. Mind. 123(491), 851-60
  • NOONAN, H.W., 2013. Erkenntnis. 78(1), 219-227
  • 2013. Moderate Monism, Sortal Concepts and Relative Identity The Monist. 96(1), 101-130
  • 2013. Kripke and Naming and Necessity Routledge.
  • NOONAN, H.W., 2013. Metaphysica. n/a(n/a), n/a
  • NOONAN, H.W., 2013. 海角黑料 eRepository. Available at: <http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2138/>
  • H NOONAN, 2013. Pluralism, Plenitude and neo-Lockean Persons Journal of Consciousness Studies. 22(11/12), 108-131
  • NOONAN H.W., 2012. Personal Pronoun Revisionism -- Asking the Right Question Analysis. 72(1), 1-3 (In Press.)
  • NOONAN H.W., 2012. The Problem of Personal Identity and Its Perplexities. In: GASSER G. and MATTHIAS S., eds., Personal Identity: Complex or Simple? Cambridge University Press.
  • NOONAN H.W. and JAGO M., 2012. Thought. 1(2), 134-40
  • NOONAN H.W., 2012. Philosophia.
  • NOONAN H.W> and NOONAN H.W., 2011. Analysis. 71(1), 72-77.
  • NOONAN H.W., 2010. Analysis. 70(4), 669-672.
  • NOONAN, H.W., 2010. . In: CAMPBELL, J.K., O'ROURKE, M. and SILVERSTEIN, H., eds., Time and identity MIT Press.
  • NOONAN, H.W., 2010. . In: BEEBEE, H. and SABBARTON-LEARY, N., eds., The semantics and metaphysics of natural kinds Routledge.
  • NOONAN H.W., 2010. Ratio. 23(1), 73-86.
  • NOONAN H.W., 2010. Analysis. 70(1), 93-98.
  • NOONAN, H.W., 2010. Hume on identity in Part IV of Book I of the Treatise. In: BEEBEE, H. and SCHRENK, M., eds., David Hume: epistemology and metaphysics
  • NOONAN, H.W., 2009. Analysis. 69(2), 274-276
  • NOONAN, H.W., 2009. Analysis. 69(3), 448-452
  • NOONAN, H.W., 2008. Does ontic indeterminacy in boundaries entail ontic indeterminacy in identity? Analysis. 68(3), 174-176
  • NOONAN, H.W., 2008. Moderate monism and modality Analysis. 68(1), 88-94
  • NOONAN, H., 2007. Nottingham ePrints. Available at: <http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/717/>
  • NOONAN, H., 2007. Hume Oxford: Oneworld Press.
  • NOONAN, H., 2006. Concept and Object. In: STRAWSON, P.F. and CHAKRABARTI, A., eds., Universals, Concepts and Qualities Aldershot: Ashgate.
  • NOONAN, H. W., 2006. Analysis. VOL 66(NUMBER 290), 163-167
  • NOONAN, H., 2006. Identity and Sameness: Philosophical Aspects. In: BROWN, K., ed., Encyclopaedia of Language and Linguistics (Philosophy and Language volume) Oxford: Elsevier Science.
  • NOONAN, H., 2005. Personal Identity. In: The Encyclopedia of Philosophy London: Macmillan.
  • NOONAN, H., 2005. David Wiggins. In: , ed., Encyclopedia of Philosophy London: Macmillan.
  • NOONAN, H. W., 2005. Analysis. VOL 65(NUMBER 2), 164-166
  • NOONAN, H. W., 2004. Analysis. VOL 64(NUMBER 2), 131-134
  • NOONAN, H., 2004. . In: ZALTA, E.N., ed., Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  • NOONAN, H., 2004. Review of K. Hawley (2001) How things persist European Journal of Philosophy. 12(3), 415-17
  • NOONAN, H., 2004. A. E. Pitson: Hume's Philosophy of the Self British Journal for the History of Philosophy. VOL 12(NUMB 2), 352-354
  • NOONAN, H. W., 2004. Analysis. VOL 64(NUMBER 1), 92-93
  • NOONAN, H. W., 2003. Analysis. VOL 63(PART 3), 213-214
  • NOONAN, H., 2003. Personal identity 2nd ed.. London: Routledge.
  • NOONAN, H., 2001. Frege: a critical introduction Cambridge: Polity.
  • NOONAN, H., 2001. The case for perdurance. In: PREYER, G. and SIEBELT, F., eds., Reality and Humean supervenience: essays on the philosophy of David Lewis Boulder: Rowman and Littlefield. 123-142
  • NOONAN, H.W., 2001. Philosophical Studies. 104(3), 323-336
  • NOONAN, H., 2001. A Field Guide to the Philosophy of Mind: E-Book Symposia.
  • NOONAN, H. W., 2001. Philosophical Quarterly. VOL 51(PART 202), 83-89
  • NOONAN, H. W., 2000. Analysis. VOL 60(PART 4), 353-355
  • NOONAN, H. W., 2000. Analysis. VOL 60(PART 3), 247-249
  • NOONAN, H., 2000. Locke on Personal Identity. In: Locke's Essay in Focus London: Routledge. 210-235
  • NOONAN, H. W., 1999. Philosophical Studies. VOL 95(NUMBER 3), 215-218
  • NOONAN, H. W., 1999. Mind. VOL 108(ISSUE 432), 755-760
  • NOONAN,HAROLDW., 1999. Hume on knowledge Routledge.
  • NOONAN, H. W., 1999. Aristotelian Society. Proceedings. VOL 99, 273-388
  • NOONAN, H. W., 1998. Analysis. VOL 58(NUMBER 1), 59-62
  • NOONAN,H., 1998. Externismo E Internismo en la Filosof茂a de la Mente Quaderns de Filosofia i Ciencia. 27, 7-21
  • NOONAN, H. W., 1998. Philosophical Quarterly. VOL 48(NUMBER 192), 302-318
  • NOONAN, H., 1997. Relative Identity. In: Companion to the Philosophy of Language Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, New York. 634-652
  • NOONAN, H., 1996. Absolute and Relative Identity. In: Essays for David Wiggins Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, New York. 18-32
  • NOONAN, H., 1996. Personal Identity. In: The Encyclopaedia of Philosophy MacMillan Publishers Ltd, London. Supplement
  • NOONAN, H., 1996. The 'Gray's Elegy' Argument - And Others. In: Bertrand Russell and the Origins of Analytical Philosophy Thoemmes Press, Bristol, UK. 65-102
  • NOONAN, H., 1995. Wright C. In: The Oxford Companion to Philosophy Oxford University Press, Oxford. 919
  • NOONAN, H., 1995. There are No One Level Criteria of Identity In: The British Tradition in 20th Century Philosophy. 270-284
  • NOONAN,H., 1995. Analysis. 55(1), 14-19
  • NOONAN, H., 1995. Chisholm, Roderick, Kenny, Anthony John Patrick, object language, Pears, David, Wright, Crispin. In: The Oxford Companion to Philosophy Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  • NOONAN,H., 1994. Analysis. 54(3), 133-139
  • NOONAN, H., 1993. The Closest Continuer Theory of Identity. In: Personal Identity Dartmouth Publishing Co. Ltd, Aldershot. 197-232
  • NOONAN, H., 1993. Indeterminate Identity, Contingent Identity and Abelardian Predicates. In: Identity Dartmouth Publishing Co. Ltd, Aldershot. 405-415
  • NOONAN, HAROLD W., ed., 1993. Personal Identity Dartmouth Publishing Co. Ltd.
  • NOONAN,H., 1993. Philosophical Studies. 69(35-58),
  • NOONAN,H., 1993. Mind. 102 (405), 133-145
  • NOONAN, H., 1993. Fregean Thoughts. In: Meaning and Ontology in Frege's Philosophy Garland Publishing, New York and London.
  • NOONAN, H., 1993. Introduction. In: Identity Dartmouth Publishing Co. Ltd, Aldershot. xi-xx
  • NOONAN, HAROLD W., ed., 1993. Identity Dartmouth Publishing Co. Ltd.
  • NOONAN, H., 1993. Object Dependent Thoughts: A Case of Superficial Necessity but Deep Contingency. In: Mental Causation Oxford University Press, Oxford. 283-308
  • NOONAN, H., 1993. Introduction. In: Personal Identity Dartmouth Publishing Co. Ltd, Aldershot. xi-xx
  • NOONAN,H., 1992. Review of Material Beings by P. van Inwagen Philosophical Quarterly. 42 (167), 239-242
  • NOONAN,H., 1991. Analysis. 51(1), 1-9
  • NOONAN,H., 1991. Philosophical Quarterly. 41 (163), 183-193
  • NOONAN,H., 1990. Religious Studies. 26, 483-491
  • NOONAN,H., 1990. Analysis. 50(3), 157-162
  • NOONAN,HAROLDW., 1989. Personal identity London : Routledge.
  • NOONAN,H., 1988. Substance, Identity and Time Aristotelian Society. Proceedings. 62(Supplementary), 79-100
  • NOONAN,H., 1988. Analysis. 48(4), 221-223
  • NOONAN,H., 1987. Analysis. 47(4), 187-188
  • NOONAN,H., 1987. Philosophical Quarterly. 37 (146), 78-85
  • NOONAN,H., 1986. Analysis. 46(4), 218-221
  • NOONAN,H., 1986. Analysis. 46(4), 205-211
  • NOONAN,H., 1986. Analysis. 46(2), 87-89
  • NOONAN,H., 1986. Analysis. 46(1), 6-10
  • NOONAN,H., 1986. Mind. 95, 100-104
  • NOONAN, H., 1986. Russellian Thoughts and Methodological Solipsism. In: Language, Mind and Logic Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 67-90
  • NOONAN,H., 1985. Analysis. 45(1), 4-8
  • NOONAN,H., 1985. Inquiry; an interdisciplinary journal of philosophy. 28, 195-229
  • NOONAN,H., 1985. Philosophical Studies. 48, 285-290
  • NOONAN,H., 1985. Analysis. 43(3), 151-152
  • NOONAN,H., 1985. Analysis. 43(3), 79-83
  • NOONAN,H., 1984. Philosophical Quarterly. 34 (136), 205-224
  • NOONAN, H., 1984. Fregean Thoughts. In: Frege: Tradition and Influence Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, New York.
  • NOONAN,H., 1984. Analysis. 44(3), 117-121
  • NOONAN,H., 1983. Analysis. 43(2), 98-104
  • NOONAN,H., 1983. Mind. 92, 1-20
  • NOONAN,H., 1982. Analysis. 42(3), 158-163
  • NOONAN,H., 1982. Reply to Stevenson Philosophical Books. 23(1), 7-12
  • NOONAN,H., 1982. Analysis. 42(1), 3-6
  • NOONAN,H., 1981. Philosophical Studies. 40, 269-274
  • NOONAN,H., 1981. Philosophical Quarterly. 31 (124), 260-268
  • NOONAN,H., 1980. Names and Belief Aristotelian Society. Proceedings. 81, 93-108
  • NOONAN,H., 1980. Mind. 89 (353), 96-98
  • NOONAN,HAROLDW., 1980. Objects and identity : an examination of the relative identity thesis and its consequences M. Nijhoff.
  • NOONAN,H., 1979. Analysis. 39(4), 174-182
  • NOONAN, H., 1979. Identity and the First Person. In: Intention and Intentionality 55-70
  • NOONAN,H., 1978. Mind. 88(346), 267-269
  • NOONAN,H., 1978. Philosophical Studies. 33, 203-227
  • NOONAN,H., 1978. Analysis. 38(4), 167-172
  • NOONAN, H., 1978. An Argument of Aristotle on Non-Contradiction. In: The Philosopher's Annual I. Rowman and Littlefield, Inc, Boulder. 107-113
  • NOONAN,H., 1978. Philosophy. 53, 343-351
  • NOONAN,H., 1978. The Philosophical Quarterly. 58-64
  • NOONAN,H., 1977. Analysis. 37(4), 163-169
  • NOONAN,H., 1976. Analysis. 36(2), 49-54
  • NOONAN,H., 1976. Analysis. 37(1), 32-39
  • NOONAN,H., 1976. Analysis. 36(4), 88-190
  • NOONAN,H., 1976. Mind. 80(340), 559-575
  • NOONAN,H., 1976. Analysis. 36(3), 147-49
  • H NOONAN, The passage of time Metaphysica. 16(1), 97-102
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