Paul Boghossian
Biography
Paul Boghossian is the Silver Professor of Philosophy at New York University, where he chaired the department from 1994 to 2004 and is credited with building it into the top-ranked philosophy program in the United States. His research interests include epistemology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language, and he is known for defending a version of the analytic-synthetic distinction. He also serves as director of the New York Institute of Philosophy.
Sample Works
Roundtable Appearances
September 21, 2024 · ▶ Video
Come Out Wherever You Are: In Search of Consciousness
The roundtable explores philosophical positions on consciousness through three main perspectives. Panpsychism posits that "consciousness is a property of all matter, large and...
Katalin Balog, Paul Boghossian, Amy Cook, John Hunter, Barbara Montero
October 14, 2017 · ▶ Video
"Fake" Knowledge: Knowing and the Illusion of Knowing
The event explores how humans have always relied on distributed knowledge through social contracts. It examines mass delusions and our collective intuition, questioning what we...
Paul Boghossian, Daniel Kahneman, Eric Kandel, Mark Mitton, Daphna Shohamy, Steven Sloman