Jim John

Faculty

Cognitive Science

BA, PhD

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Cognitive Science; Associate Chair, Undergraduate, Department of Philosophy

416-946-3402

UC F209
15 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 3H7
Campus: St. George

James John teaches courses in both the Department of Philosophy and the University College Cognitive Science Program. One of his current research projects has to do with the metaphysics of consciousness and concerns “Revelation” principles and the question whether sensory qualities could have “hidden” physical essences. Other ongoing research projects are pedagogical. One addresses philosophy learning in large lecture courses, and another develops teaching strategies for dealing with student anti-intellectualism.

Education

PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BA, New York University

Research Interests

Cognitive Science
Epistemology
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Education
Philosophy of Mind

Publications

“If Computers Could Think,” University College Magazine 41: 12-17 (2015).
“Are Qualia Incoherent?” Journal of Philosophical Research 39: 235-252 (2014).
“Against Qualia Theory,” Philosophical Studies 147: 323-346 (2010).
Review of Wright (ed.), The Case for Qualia, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (online) (2009).
“Representationism, Phenomenism, and the Intuitive View,” Philosophical Topics 33: 159-184 (2005).

Works in Progress

“Sensory Quality and the Hidden Nature Question”
“The Large Lecture Course: Public Workshop for Private Reflection”
“The ‘Philosophical Problems’ Problem: Strategies for Combatting Student Anti-Intellectualism”