| Region: | Western philosophy |
| Era: | 21st-century philosophy |
| Stephen Butterfill | |
| School Tradition: | Analytic |
| Institutions: | St John's College, Cambridge University of Warwick |
| Main Interests: | Philosophical psychology, Cognitive development, Joint action, Mindreading, Social cognition |
| Thesis Title: | Beliefs and how they are acquired |
| Thesis Url: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.288914 |
| Thesis Year: | 2003 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Bill Brewer, David Charles, Martin Davies |
| Education: | Oxford University (PhD) |
| Website: | http://www.butterfill.com/ |
Stephen Andrew Butterfill is a British philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is known for his research on philosophical issues in cognitive and developmental psychology.[1] Previously he was a Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge.
He lives in Southampton, UK with his wife Elisabeth Schroeder-Butterfill (Lecturer in Gerontology at the University of Southampton) and four children.