Dr. Wayne Wright
Interim Department Chair RGRLL
Professor (PhD, Temple University)
- Office: MHB–911
- E-mail: wayne.wright@csulb.edu
Areas of Specialization:
Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics
Research Interests:
Select Publications:
'Eliminativism' (2020), in D. H. Brown & F. Macpherson (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Color (245–256), Routledge.
'The unique hues and the argument from phenomenal structure' (2019), Philosophical Studies, 176(6): 1513-1533.
'Color constancy reconsidered' (2013), Acta Analytica 28(4): 435–455.
'On the retinal origins of the Hering primaries' (2011), Review of Philosophy and Psychology, 2(1) : 1–17.
'Perception, color, and realism' (2010), Erkenntnis, 73(1): 19–40.
'The physical unnaturalness of Churchland's ellipses' (2009), Philosophy of Science, 76(3): 391–403.
'Reply to Philipona and O'Regan' (2008, with Kent Johnson), Visual Neuroscience, 25(2): 221–224.
'Explanation and the hard problem' (2007), Philosophical Studies, 132(2): 301–330.
Recent Teaching:
PHIL100: Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL270: Symbolic Logic
PHIL370: Rationality and Decisions
PHIL423/523: Kant
PHIL493/593: Special Topics: Phenomenal Consciousness
PHIL690: Seminar in Special Topics: Color, Mind, and World
