Mind (philosophy journal)

Mind is a British academic journal of philosophy founded in 1876. It publishes research across philosophy, with a historical association with analytic philosophy.

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Alexander Bain: Alexander Bain was a Scottish philosopher and psychologist who helped establish the journal Mind in 1876. Bain founded Mind and served as its first editor.
On Sense and Reference: Gottlob Frege’s 1892 essay distinguishing a name’s sense from its reference. Mind published this essay, a landmark in the philosophy of language.
Analytic philosophy: Analytic philosophy is a tradition emphasizing clarity, argument, and analysis of language and concepts. Mind became a major venue for the tradition’s development in Britain.
Professionalization of philosophy: The professionalization of philosophy is the development of philosophy into an academic discipline with specialized training, institutions, and publications. Mind offered a dedicated venue for research as philosophy became a professional academic field.
George Croom Robertson: George Croom Robertson was a British philosopher who edited Mind from 1876 until his death in 1892. Robertson shaped the journal’s early identity as editor after Bain.
The Unreality of Time: John McTaggart’s 1908 argument that time is unreal because temporal positions involve contradiction. This Mind paper became a central reference point in debates about the metaphysics of time.
British idealism: British idealism was a late nineteenth-century philosophical movement influenced by Hegel and centered on the mind-dependence of reality. Early Mind papers helped challenge the idealist dominance of British philosophy.
Peer review: Peer review is the evaluation of scholarly work by experts before publication or funding decisions. Editorial assessment and scholarly standards underpin Mind’s role as an academic journal.
John Ellis McTaggart: John Ellis McTaggart was a British idealist philosopher known for work on time and Hegel. His 1908 article on the unreality of time is among Mind’s enduring philosophical papers.
The Nature of Judgment: G. E. Moore’s 1899 essay arguing against idealist accounts of judgment and reality. Its publication in Mind marked a forceful early break with British idealism.