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Penelope Mackie (1953–2022) (/ ˈ m æ k i /) was a British philosopher who specialised in metaphysics and philosophical logic, and was best known for her work on essence and modality.
3 gen 2023 · Penelope’s philosophical interests were broad, including ancient Greek philosophy, early modern philosophy (particularly Berkeley and Hume), free will, causation, essence and modality, identity, and the metaphysics of material objects. Her best-known work is her 2006 book, How Things Might Have Been.
It is with great sadness that the Department of Philosophy announces that our friend and colleague Penelope Mackie died on Monday 5th December, following a period of illness.
Penelope Mackie (1953-2022) was a long-time member and former Head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Nottingham. Her philosophical contributions span the areas of (1) essence, modality, identity; (2) philosophy of mind; (3) causation and counterfactuals; and (4) free will and determinism.
29 dic 2022 · Penelope Mackie, a philosopher at the University of Nottingham, has died. The following obituary was provided by Mark Jago (Nottingham). It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our friend and colleague, Penelope Mackie, following a period of illness.
21 dic 2022 · In Memoriam: Penelope Mackie (1953-2022) MOVING TO FRONT FROM DECEMBER 15-UPDATED WITH BIRTH YEAR. A well-known contributor to metaphysics, Professor Mackie spent most of her career at the University of Nottingham, where she was Associate Professor/Reader in Philosophy.
27 feb 2007 · Penelope Mackie's How Things Might Have Been is a perceptive discussion of some central issues in modal metaphysics. For the most part, it is an intelligent commentary on some of the leading writers in the area, including David Lewis, Saul Kripke, Graham Forbes, Baruch Brody and David Wiggins.
