J. David Velleman
Encyclopedia
J. David Velleman is a Professor
of Philosophy
at New York University
. He taught previously for more than twenty years at the University of Michigan
. He primarily works in the areas of ethics
, moral psychology
, and related areas such as the philosophy of action and practical reasoning.
in 1983. He has received fellow
ships from the National Endowment for the Humanities
and the Guggenheim Foundation
. He is founding co-editor with Stephen Darwall of Philosophers' Imprint, an on-line, peer-refereed philosophy journal. Several of his former students are now established philosophers, including Connie Rosati at the University of Arizona
and Nishiten Shah at Amherst College
.
Professor
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of Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. He taught previously for more than twenty years at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. He primarily works in the areas of ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
, moral psychology
Moral psychology
Moral psychology is a field of study in both philosophy and psychology. Some use the term "moral psychology" relatively narrowly to refer to the study of moral development. However, others tend to use the term more broadly to include any topics at the intersection of ethics and psychology and...
, and related areas such as the philosophy of action and practical reasoning.
Biography
Velleman received his Ph.D. from Princeton UniversityPrinceton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1983. He has received fellow
Fellow
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ships from the National Endowment for the Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities
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and the Guggenheim Foundation
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died April 26, 1922...
. He is founding co-editor with Stephen Darwall of Philosophers' Imprint, an on-line, peer-refereed philosophy journal. Several of his former students are now established philosophers, including Connie Rosati at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
and Nishiten Shah at Amherst College
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
.
Books
- Practical Reflection (Princeton University Press, 1989)
- The Possibility of Practical Reason (Oxford University Press, 2000)
- Self to Self (Cambridge University Press, 2006)
- How We Get Along (Cambridge University Press, 2009)
Articles
- (1985) "Practical Reflection" Philosophical Review 94(1):33-61.
- (1989) "Colour as a Secondary Quality" Mind XCVIII(389):81-103. [co-authored with Paul Boghossian]
- (1992) "What Happens When Someone Acts?" Mind 101(403):461-481.
- (1992) "The Guise of the Good" Noûs 26(1):3-26.
Interviews
- Really Seeing Another' in Alex Voorhoeve, Conversations on Ethics Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-921537-9. (A conversation about Velleman's views on love and its relation to morality.)
External links
- Velleman's profile at NYU.
- So It Goes, The Amherst Lecture in Philosophy 1 (2006), 1–23.mp3 and pdf