Alistair J. Sinclair

* I am author of the books: 'What is Philosophy?' (Dunedin Academic Press, 2008) and 'The Answers Lie Within Us' (Ashgate Publishing, 1998).

* I was born in Dunfermline, educated in Dundee, and am presently living in Glasgow.

* I received my Ph.D from Glasgow University in July 1998 for the thesis, 'The Emergence of Philosophical Inquiry in 18th Century Scotland'. My M.Phil was from Strathclyde University in 1993 for the thesis, 'Thomas Reid and the Foundations of Perceptual Knowledge'.

* My most recent academic papers are:

** 'World War One and the Loss of the Humanist Consensus' in Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism, 19 (2) 2011, pp. 43-60.
** 'Dualism and Humanism' in Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism, 19 (1) 2011, pp. 41-56.

* I am presently an associate editor of the journal Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism

* On 23rd July 2010, I presented the paper 'The Role of Dualist Thinking in Management' to the Seventh International Philosophy of Management Conference at St. Anne's College, Oxford. (See www.managementphilosophers.com)