1. Peter Jeremy Roach Millican was born on 1 March 1958 and is Gilbert Ryle Fellow and Professor of Philosophy at Hertford College, University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom.
12 Facts About Peter Millican
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Peter Millican is an International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, and has a strong interest in the field of computing and its links with philosophy.
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Peter Millican read mathematics and then philosophy and theology at Lincoln College, Oxford, from 1976 to 1980.
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Peter Millican later obtained his PhD with a thesis on Hume, induction and probability, and a research MSc in computer science, while employed at Leeds.
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Peter Millican is best known for his research on David Hume, notably on the development of Hume's philosophy, and on the interpretation of his writings on induction and causation.
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Peter Millican has published a series of substantial papers with the aim of deciding the so-called "New Hume" debate, which has been the most prominent controversy in Hume scholarship over the last 20 years.
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In late October 2008, shortly before the presidential election, Republican Congressman Chris Cannon and his brother-in-law attempted to hire Peter Millican to prove Ayers' authorship using computer analysis.
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Peter Millican refused after they would not assure him in advance that his results would be published regardless of the outcome.
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In 2024, Peter Millican was invited to teach a Masterclass for the inaugural Nanyang Technological University Turing AI Scholarship Programme.
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Peter Millican played chess over-the-board in his youth, and captained Oxford University to victory in the National Chess Club Championship in 1983.
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Peter Millican later turned to correspondence chess, becoming British Champion in 1990.
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Peter Millican analysed the Double Muzio chess opening in detail, asserting equality.