John J. McDermott

Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Texas A&M University, McDermott has been teaching for more than fifty years. Pedagogically, his concentration is on the philosophy of culture, of literature, of medicine and classical American philosophy. In addition to books and essays on matters philosophical, educational and aesthetic, McDermott was the General Editor of the Critical Edition of The Correspondence of William James, published by the University of Virginia Press in 12 volumes, 1992-2004.

In May of 2004, McDermott was granted the Presidential Professor Award for Teaching Excellence in perpetuity. In 2005 he was selected as Piper Professor of 2005 by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation for outstanding scholarly and academic achievement .

Bolton 309F

Department of Philosophy

Texas A&M University - 4237

College Station, TX 77843-4237

(979) 845 -1856