Jim Garson's Home Page
James W. Garson, Philosophy Department,
University of Houston, Houston TX 77204-3004.
Phone: 713-743-3205. E-mail: JGarson@uh.edu
I am a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Houston. I received my PhD in Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh and have taught at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Notre Dame, Rice University and the University of Illinois at Chicago where I was a visiting professor in Computer Science. My research interests include the philosophy of mind, neural networks, logic, formal semantics, and natural language. My publications include articles on logic, semantics, linguistics, the philosophy of cognitive science, and computerized education.
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Vita
Book Published:
Modal
Logic for Philosophers, Cambridge University Press, 2006
Errata for Modal Logic for Philosophers
Courses Taught Recently:
- Introduction to the Mind (PHIL 1334)
- Introduction to Logic (PHIL 1321) Traditional Version
- Logic II (PHIL 2321)
- Logic III: Mathematical Logic (PHIL 3321)
- Philosophy of Mathematics (PHIL 3342)
- Modal Logic (PHIL 3395)
- Critical Thinking (PHIL 2310)
- History of Twentieth Century Philosophy (PHIL 3388)
- Introduction to Cognitive Science (PHIL 3395)
- Graduate Seminar on Consciousness (PHIL 6395)
- Graduate Seminar on Meaning
Some Useful Websites
- Society for Philosophy and Psychology
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- American Philosophical Association
- UH Philosophy Department
You can reach me by e-mail at: JGarson@uh.edu last updated 8/26/2011