Background
Simons, Peter Murray was born on March 23, 1950. Arrived in Ireland, 2009, permanent resident, 2009.
Simons, Peter Murray was born on March 23, 1950. Arrived in Ireland, 2009, permanent resident, 2009.
Bachelor of Science, University Manchester, 1971. Master of Arts in Philosophy, University Manchester, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, University Manchester, 1975.
Master of Arts in Jure Officials, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 2009.
His research interests include metaphysics and ontology, the history of logic, the history of Central European Philosophy, particularly in Austria and Poland in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the application of metaphysics to engineering and other non-philosophical disciplines. He is the author of two books and over 200 articles He is currently working on a project supported by the British Academy to chart the metaphysics of quantity.
He has been President of the European Society for Analytic Philosophy and is current director of the Franz Brentano Foundation.
Member of Academy Europaea.
Married Susan Simons. Children: Rupert, Rebecca.