I studied at the University of Durham and wrote my PhD on Wittgenstein’s say-show distinction. I held philosophy positions at Kent, Cork, Southampton, Oxford, and Warwick. In 2011 I joined the University of Hull and at the same time changed my name from Dawn Phillips to Dawn Wilson. I am currently a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and I am Vice-President of the British Society of Aesthetics.

I have published on Wittgenstein, early and late, particularly the Tractatus, including articles on logical analysis, clarity, symbolism, the picture theory of language and the expression of thought. With David Connearn, I co-authored an article about Witt…

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