About
Mark Phelan
Professor of Philosophy
Areas of Research and Teaching: Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Language (Production and Comprehension), Cognitive Science, and Social Philosophy.
Recent Publications: “Attribution functionalism” Mind and Language (2026); “Norm manipulation as a condition of friendship” Inquiry (2024); “Rethinking friendship” Inquiry (2023)
Mark also contributes to the linguistics program and is the current director of the program in cognitive science.
Education
Ouachita Baptist University, B.A.; The University of Utah, M.S.; The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Ph.D.
Years at Lawrence
2011-present
