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Benjamin McMyler
Education
Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Chicago, 2008
B.A., Philosophy, Beloit College , 2000
Epistemology
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Language
Wittgenstein
J.L. Austin
Ben McMyler will teach both undergraduate and graduate courses in epistemology. He is particularly interested in self-knowledge and in the epistemology of testimony, and his current research focuses on the role of authority relations in thought and action. His recent publications include: “Knowing at Second Hand”, Inquiry, Vol. 50, No. 5 (Oct. 2007), 511-540; “Believing What the Man Says About His Own Feelings”, forthcoming in New Essays on the Philosophy of J. L. Austin, eds. Martin Gustafsson and Richard Sørli, Oxford University Press; Testimony, Trust, and Authority, forthcoming from Harvard University Press.
Benjamin McMyler
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Office: Bolton 302C
Office Hours: W 11:00-12:00
Telephone: (979) 862-1435
E-Mail: mcmyler@philosophy.tamu.edu
Current Class Schedule
PHIL320-500: Philosophy of Mind TR 12:45-2:00pm WCBA 186
PHIL351-500: Theory of Knowledge TR 2:20-3:35pm WCBA 186
PHIL685-652: Directed Studies TBA