Fintan Mallory

The study of linguistic structure might give us insight into the human mind, communication or the world about which we speak. Representing this structure requires using formal methods which often come with their own philosophical baggage. I’m looking at how the notion of ‘self-organisation’ can be applied to language in a substantive significant sense.

I am interested in the philosophy of language, linguistics and biology as well as the history of philosophy, particularly Berkeley, Nietzsche, De Selby and Kant.

Information for Students
This year I am GTA for Elementary Logic (PPE) and Early Modern Philosophy II

My undergraduate was in Philosophy in Trinity College Dublin. Following a MLitt in St Andrews, I returned to Trinity for a MPhil in Linguistics. Since 2014 I have been a doctoral student at KCL, supervised initially by Alex Clark and at present by Mark Textor.