Avery Archer
© 2009, Avery Archer
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." - Mark Twain
AREAS OF SPECIALISATION:
Epistemology, Action Theory, Philosophy of Perception
Epistemology, Action Theory, Philosophy of Perception
AREAS OF COMPETENCE:
Logic, Moral Psychology, Philosophy of Mind
EDUCATION:
June 2012
Columbia University, New York, United States
Columbia University, New York, United StatesPhD: Philosophy (3rd Year)Awards: Faculty Fellowship in PhilosophyMay 2009 Columbia University, New York, United States
Columbia University, New York, United StatesMA: Philosophy Supervisor: Katja VogtConcentration: Action Theory, Philosophy of PerceptionJune 2008 University of St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
University of St. Andrews, Scotland, United KingdomM.Phil.: Philosophy Supervisor: Crispin WrightConcentration: Epistemology, The Scottish Enlightenment, Philosophy of PerceptionJune 2002 Harvard University, The Divinity School, Massachusetts, United States
Harvard University, The Divinity School, Massachusetts, United States M.A.: Theological Studies Concentration: Philosophical Theology, Continental Philosophy, Philosophy of MindJune 2000 Andrews University, Caribbean Union College, Trinidad, West Indies
Andrews University, Caribbean Union College, Trinidad, West Indies B.A.: Theology, (magna cum laude) Minor: Behavioral Science Honors: Epsilon Phi Epsilon Senior Thesis: The Cameo of God in Cartesian EpistemologySELECTED GRADUATE LEVEL COURSES:
Topics in Epistemology, James Pryor (Harvard)
Philosophy of Mind, Susanna Siegel (Harvard)
Philosophy of Science, Peter Godfrey-Smith (Harvard)
Thinking about Thinking, Stephen J. Gould (Harvard)
Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, Daniel Dennett (Tufts)
History of Modern Philosophy, Avner Baz (Tufts)
Current Issues in Philosophy, Duncan Pritchard (Stirling)
Philosophy of Perception, Alan Millar (Stirling)
The Scottish Enlightenment, James Harris (St Andrews)
Kant's Second Critique, Jens Timmermann (St Andrews)
Kant and Contemporary Issues, Béatrice Longuenesse (NYU)
Empirical Approaches to Consciousness, Ned Block (NYU)
Problems in Legal Philosophy, Joseph Raz (Columbia)
Empirical Approaches to Consciousness, Ned Block (NYU)
Problems in Legal Philosophy, Joseph Raz (Columbia)
Hellenistic Philosophy, Katja Vogt (Columbia)
ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS:
2009Awarded Philosophy Summer Research Fellowship, Columbia University, NY.
Awarded Philosophy Summer Research Fellowship, Columbia University, NY.2008Awarded GSAS Summer Fellowship, which combines funding provided by the Andrew W. Mellon
Awarded GSAS Summer Fellowship, which combines funding provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the John W. Kluge Endowment for a New Generation of Faculty Excellence, Columbia University, NY.2007Named a Faculty Fellow in the Columbia University Department of Philosophy, Columbia University, NY.
Named a Faculty Fellow in the Columbia University Department of Philosophy, Columbia University, NY.2004Provided student commentary on Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon by Daniel
Provided student commentary on Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon by Daniel Dennett, Tufts University, MA.2004Manuscript Editor for soon to be published English autobiography by Taslima Nasreen,
Manuscript Editor for soon to be published English autobiography by Taslima Nasreen, Harvard University, MA.2004Manuscript Editor for “Communities Empowered: The Story of Deir El Barsha,” written by Amal Abd El
Manuscript Editor for “Communities Empowered: The Story of Deir El Barsha,” written by Amal Abd El Hadi soon to be published in an anthropology anthology, Brown University, RI. 2003Held writing workshops for the courses “Introduction to Anthropology” and “Culture and Power in
Held writing workshops for the courses “Introduction to Anthropology” and “Culture and Power in Africa,” taught by Professor Rogaia Abushar, Brown University, RI.2003Kellman Award for outstanding teaching - presented by students of the Bard Clemente Course in the
Kellman Award for outstanding teaching - presented by students of the Bard Clemente Course in the Humanities, Bloomfield College, NJ. 2002Vice President of Harambee, African American Student Association, Harvard University, MA.
Vice President of Harambee, African American Student Association, Harvard University, MA.TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Teaching Assistant, Columbia University, New York, NY
20th Century Philosophy (Fall 2009 – David Sidorsky)
Teaching Assistant, Columbia University, New York, NY
Symbolic Logic (Fall 2008 – Achille Varzi); Symbolic Logic (Spring 2009 – Jeffery Helzner)
Teaching Assistant, Tufts University, Medford, MA
Moral and Political Philosophy (Summer 2005 – Mario De Caro); Ethics (Spring 2005 – Nancy Bauer); Religion as a Natural Phenomenon (Fall 2004 – Daniel Dennett)
Graduate Writing Tutor, Tufts University, Medford, MA
Writing and Study Methodology (Spring 2004); Thesis and Proposal Writing (Fall 2003)
Adjunct Instructor, Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, NJ
Introduction to Philosophy (Spring 2003)
Teaching Assistant, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Anthropology; Creative Writing (Summer 2001)
Teaching Assistant, University of the Southern Caribbean, Trinidad, WI
Introduction to Christian Beliefs (Spring 2000 – Ronald Daniel)
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS:
“Evaluation without Hyper-intellectualisation: Reconciling the Evaluative Theory of Desires with Motive Attributions to Non-linguistic Animals”, The 5th Biennial University of Washington Graduate Student Philosophy Conference, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, November 2009.
“Desires as Sub-agential Evaluations of the Good”, The 2nd annual Interdisciplinary Approach to Philosophical & Psychological Issues Conference, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, September 2009.
“Desires as Sub-agential Evaluations of the Good”, Action, Agency and Explanation Conference, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, May 2009.
“Dreams, Solar Flares and Supernovas: A Reply to Moore’s Linguistic Objection to Scepticism”, The Raasay Philosophy Reading Party, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK, October 2005.
CURRICULUM VITAE
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