b. 1942
Max Velmans is a British psychologist and philosopher of mind, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is best known for developing Reflexive Monism, a non-reductive theory of consciousness that seeks to integrate first-person and third-person perspectives on mental phenomena.
Developed Reflexive Monism as a framework for understanding consciousness
Authored 'Understanding Consciousness' (2000, 2009), a major text in consciousness studies
Co-founded the Consciousness and Experiential Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society
Co-edited 'The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness'
Advanced critiques of reductive physicalist accounts of subjective experience