Tim Bayne

Professor, Philosophy, Monash University, Melbourne

Tim Bayne is professor of philosophy at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia and co-director of the Brain, Mind, and Consciousness programme of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR). He is the author of The Unity of Consciousness (2010), Thought: A Very Short Introduction (2013), Philosophy of Religion: A Very Short Introduction (2018), and Philosophy of Mind: An Introduction (2022).

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Written by Tim Bayne

Photo of deep space with a pale blue dot in the distance against a dark background, featuring faint light streaks.

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Cosmology

Just a pale blue dot

When we see the Earth as ‘a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam’ what do we learn about human significance?

Tim Bayne

Photo of Daniel Dennett looking to the side with a white beard and glasses wearing a suit against a black background.

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Philosophy of mind

The stories of Daniel Dennett

Often metaphorical and allusive, the philosopher’s work will long be remembered for how it grappled with everyday thought

Tim Bayne