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Stephen Mumford

Dean of Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Arts

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Biography

I was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire on July 31st 1965 and attended Outwood Grange School. After working as a civil servant for three years, I read Philosophy and History of Ideas with Politics at Huddersfield Polytechnic (now University). After that I entered the Philosophy Department at the University of Leeds to take an MA in Philosophy of Mind. There I met Robin LePoidevin who became my PhD supervisor. I was awarded a PhD in 1994 for 'Dispositions and Reductionism' and was offered a two-year lectureship at Leeds. I left to join the department at Nottingham. I am married to Margaret, who also took philosophy at Leeds, and we have three sons, William (1998), Oliver (2000) and Charlie (2005). I am a member of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, and the British Philosophy of Sport Association. I am on the editorial boards of Analysis and Metaphysics, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations and Review of Contemporary Philosophy. Philosophy and football are the two passions of my life.

Expertise Summary

Stephen's teaching and research are focused on the philosophy of science and metaphysics, but he has many other interests, including the philosophy of sport.

Selected Publications

  • MUMFORD,S.D., 2007. David Armstrong Stocksfield: Acumen.
  • MUMFORD, S.D., 2007. Negative Truth and Falsehood Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society. 107(1), 45-71
  • MUMFORD, S., 2006. Function, structure, capacity Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science Part A. VOL 37(NUMBER 1), 76-80
  • MUMFORD, S.D., 2006. Replies to Critics (forthcoming) Metascience.
  • MUMFORD, S.D., 2007. Negative Truth and Falsehood Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society. 107(1), 45-71
  • MUMFORD,S.D., 2007. David Armstrong Stocksfield: Acumen.
  • MUMFORD, S., 2006. The Ungrounded Argument Synthese. 149(3), 471-489
  • MUMFORD, S.D., 2006. L'Espace comble. In: GNASSOUNOU, B. and KISTLER, M., eds., Les dispositions en philosophie et en sciences Paris: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. 53-66
  • MUMFORD, S., 2006. Function, structure, capacity Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science Part A. VOL 37(NUMBER 1), 76-80
  • MUMFORD, S.D., 2006. Powers, Dispositions, Properties. In: GROFF, R., ed., Revitalizing Causality: Realism about Causality in Philosophy and Social Science London: Routledge.
  • MUMFORD, S.D., 2006. Replies to Critics (forthcoming) Metascience.
  • MUMFORD, S., 2005. KINDS, ESSENCES, POWERS Ratio. VOL 18(NUMBER 4), 420-436
  • MUMFORD, S., 2005. Laws and Lawlessness Synthese. VOL 144(NUMBER 3), 397-413
  • SIMONS, P., MUMFORD, S. and ARMSTRONG, D., 2005. Critical Discussion of David Armstrong, Truth and Truthmakers Australasian Journal of Philosophy. VOL 83(NUMB 2), 253-276
  • MUMFORD, S.D., 2005. Dispositions. In: CRAIG, E., ed., Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, online version
  • MUMFORD, S., 2004. Laws in nature London: Routledge.
  • MUMFORD, S.D., 2004. L'Etat des lois. In: La Structure du Monde: Objets, Proprietes, Etats de Choses: Renouveau de la Metaphysique dans l'Ecole Australienne de Philosophie 235-262
  • MUMFORD, S., 2004. Allegiance and Identity Journal of the Philosophy of Sport. VOL 31(ISSU 2), 184-195
  • MUMFORD, S.D., 2003. Robert Koons Realism Regained Philosophical Books. 44(4), 358-360
  • MUMFORD, S.D., ed., 2003. Russell on Metaphysics: selections from the writings of Bertrand Russell London: Routledge.
  • MUMFORD, S., 2003. James Ladyman: Understanding Philosophy of Science Mind. VOL 112(ISSU 446), 353-354
  • MUMFORD, S.D., ed., 2003. Powers: a Study in Metaphysics Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • MUMFORD, S.D., 2002. Essences, Kinds, and Laws of Nature: review essay on Brian Elliss Scientific Essentialism Metascience. 11, 324-328
  • MUMFORD, S., 2001. Miracles: metaphysics and modality Religious Studies. VOL 37(PART 2), 191-202
  • MUMFORD, S., 2001. John G. Slater (ed.), Last Philosophical Testament: The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell, volume 11, 1943-1968 International Journal of Philosophical Studies. VOL 9(PART 2), 284-286
  • MUMFORD, S., 2001. Realism and the Conditional Analysis of Dispositions: Reply to Malzkorn Philosophical Quarterly. VOL 51(PART 204), 375-377
  • MUMFORD, S., 2001. Hugh Lacey: Is Science Value Free? Values and Scientific Understanding Mind. VOL 110(ISSU 438), 495-496
  • MUMFORD, S., 2001. Robert Klee: Introduction to the Philosophy of Science: Cutting Nature at its Seams Mind. VOL 110(ISSU 437), 215-217
  • MUMFORD, S., 2000. Frank Jackson, Mind, Method and Conditionals: Selected Essays International Journal of Philosophical Studies. VOL 8(PART 2), 259-260
  • MUMFORD, S., 2000. Alexander Bird: Philosophy of Science Mind. VOL 109(ISSU 434), 325-326
  • MUMFORD, S., 2000. John Leslie: The End of the World Mind. VOL 109(ISSU 433), 155-157
  • MUMFORD, S.D., 2000. Daniel Hausmans Causal Asymmetries Philosophical Books. 41(1), 48-51
  • MUMFORD, S.D., 2000. Nancy Cartwrights The Dappled World, Philosophy. 75 (294), 613-616
  • MUMFORD, S., 2000. Normative and Natural Laws Philosophy. VOL 75(PART 292), 265-282
  • MUMFORD, S., 1999. Intentionality and the Physical: a New Theory of Disposition Ascription Philosophical Quarterly. VOL 49(NUMBER 195), 215
  • MUMFORD, S., 1998. Dispositions Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • MUMFORD, S., 1998. D.M. Armstrong, C.B. Martin and U.T. Place, Dispositions: a Debate Philosophical Quarterly. VOL 48(NUMBER 193), 548-549
  • MUMFORD, S., 1998. Laws of Nature Outlawed Dialectica (Switzerland). VOL 52(NUMBER 2), 83-102
  • MUMFORD, S., 1998. Hoffmann, J. and Rosenkrantz, G. S. - Substance Philosophical Books. VOL 39(NUMBER 1), 52-53
  • MUMFORD, S.D., 1996. Virtus Dormitiva, ha, ha, ha! Philosopher. 84, 12-14
  • MUMFORD, S., 1996. Conditionals, Functional Essences and Martin on Dispositions Philosophical Quarterly. VOL 46(NUMBER 182), 86-92
  • MUMFORD, S., 1995. Ellis and Lierse on Dispositional Essentialism Australasian Journal of Philosophy. VOL 73(NUMBER 4), 606-612
  • MUMFORD, S., 1995. Dispositions, Bases, Overdetermination and Identities Ratio. VOL 8(NUMBER 1), 42
  • MUMFORD, S., 1995. Perception: Do we see things, or just images of things in our own minds? Cogito. VOL 9(NUMBER 3), 268-273
  • MUMFORD, S., 1995. Properties: Are there properties as well as things? Cogito. VOL 9(NUMBER 1), 48
  • MUMFORD, S.D., 1994. Dispositions Cogito. 8(2), 141-146
  • MUMFORD, S.D., 1994. Dispositions, Concepts, and Ontologies. In: Language and Related Matters 43-45
  • MUMFORD, S.D., 1994. Dispositions, Supervenience, and Reduction Philosophical Quarterly. 44(177), 419-438
  • MUMFORD,S.D., 1993. A Puzzle About Causation Philosophy Now. 7, 28-30

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