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 became a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Hull and at the same time changed my name from Dawn Phillips to Dawn Wilson.
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 Wittgenstein’s House in Skjolden and co-ordinated an international letters campaign …
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 became a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Hull and at the same time changed my name from Dawn Phillips to Dawn Wilson.
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 Wittgenstein’s House in Skjolden and co-ordinated an international letters campaign for the conservation of the house and its legacy.
I am interested in language, thought and image, particularly in art and aesthetics and the philosophy of photography. My article, ‘Photography and Causation’, launched a field of debate known as the ‘New Theory’ of photography and was selected as one of twelve classic texts to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the British Journal of Aesthetics. I have recently published articles that further develop my multi-stage account of photography: I challenge the notion of the invisible 'latent image' and the view that photography is fundamentally a recording medium. I have a forthcoming article discussing an analogy between music and photography.
