The Wilde Professorship of Mental Philosophy is a chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford. Its holder is elected to a Fellowship of Corpus Christi College.

The position was initially established in 1898 as a readership by an endowment from the engineer Henry Wilde.[1] It was converted to a professorship in 2000, on the recommendation of the Literae Humaniores Board and with the concurrence of the General Board.

According to the University's statutes: "The Wilde Professor shall lecture and give instruction in Mental Philosophy, and shall from time to time lecture on the more theoretical aspects of Psychology."[2]

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Notes

  1. ^ "120 Years of Psychology at Oxford — Department of Experimental Psychology". www.psy.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Wilde Professor of Mental Philosophy" (PDF). admin.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. ^ Notes on Contributors in Naomi Eilan, Joint Attention: Communication and Other Minds (Oxford University Press, 2005) p. ix
  4. ^ Professor Martin Davies : Wilde Professor of Mental Philosophy news release dated 18.09.06 online at ox.ac.uk (Retrieved 26 February 2008)
  5. ^ "Appointments Humanities" (PDF). gazette.web.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
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