Peter Goldie (5 November 1946 – 22 October 2011) was a British businessman and then academic philosopher with interests in ethics and aesthetics. He was the Samuel Hall Chair in Philosophy and Head of th
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University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

. He was educated at

Felsted Felsted (sometimes spelt Felstead) is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Bannister Green, Bartholomew Green, Causeway End, Coblers Green, Cock Green, Frenches Gre ...

Business career

Goldie had a 25-year career in business in the City of London, culminating as chief executive at the ill-fated British & Commonwealth, leaving in 1989.

Philosophy career

Goldie turned to Philosophy, in 1990. He studied at

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

for a BA degree and at

Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College () is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. One of Oxford's oldest colleges, it was founded around 1263 by John I de Balliol, a landowner from Barnard Castle in County Durham, who provided the f ...

for a

BPhil Bachelor of Philosophy (BPhil, BPh, or PhB; la, Baccalaureus Philosophiae or ) is the title of an academic degree that usually involves considerable research, either through a thesis or supervised research projects. Unlike many other bachelor's d ...

followed by a

DPhil A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is a ...

, supervised by

Bernard Williams Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams, FBA (21 September 1929 – 10 June 2003) was an English moral philosopher. His publications include ''Problems of the Self'' (1973), ''Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy'' (1985), ''Shame and Necessity'' ...

, on emotion, mood and character. Following this, he was a lecturer at

Magdalen College, Oxford Magdalen College (, ) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. It was founded in 1458 by William of Waynflete. Today, it is the fourth wealthiest college, with a financial endowment of £332.1 million as of 2019 and one of the s ...

, for two years and

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

before becoming a professor at Manchester in 2005.

Personal life

Peter Goldie was married twice. He was survived by his wife Sophie Hamilton, and two sons from his first marriage. He died of cancer on 22 October 2011, aged 64.

Books

* ''

Who's Afraid of Conceptual Art ''Who's Afraid of Conceptual Art'' is a 2009 book by Elisabeth Schellekens and Peter Goldie, in which the authors provide a philosophical introduction to conceptual art Conceptual art, also referred to as conceptualism, is art in which the c ...

'', with

Elisabeth Schellekens Elisabeth Schellekens is a Swedish philosopher and Chair Professor of Aesthetics at Uppsala University (since 2014). Previously, she was Senior Lecturer at Durham University (2006-2014). Schellekens is known for her works in aesthetics. Her res ...

, Routledge, 2009 * ''

Philosophy and Conceptual Art ''Philosophy and Conceptual Art'' is a 2007 book edited by Elisabeth Schellekens and Peter Goldie. The contributors deal with the philosophical questions raised by conceptual art. Contributors * Margaret Boden Margaret Ann Boden (born 26 ...

'', edited with Elisabeth Schellekens, Oxford University Press, 2007 * ''

The Aesthetic Mind ''The Aesthetic Mind: Philosophy and Psychology'' is a 2011 book edited by Elisabeth Schellekens and Peter Goldie. The contributors try to provide a new understanding of aesthetics Aesthetics, or esthetics, is a branch of philosophy that ...

'', edited with Elisabeth Schellekens, Oxford University Press, 2011 * ''On Personality'', London, Routledge, 2004 * ''Understanding Emotions: Mind and Morals'', Ashgate, 2002 * ''The Emotions: A Philosophical Exploration'', Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2000 * ''The Mess Inside: Narrative, Emotion, and the Mind'', OUP Oxford, 2012

References

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GOLDIE, Prof. Peter Lawrence
''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ;Citations Academics of King's College London Academics of the University of Manchester British ethicists People educated at Felsted School Alumni of University College London Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford 1946 births 2011 deaths {{UK-philosopher-stub