Tamar Szabo Gendler

Someone forwarded to me recently an announcement about a program called One Day University (www.onedayu.com) that is featuring a lecture by our classmate, Tamar Szabo Gendler. Tamar is a professor of philosophy and Chair of the Cognitive Science Program at Yale University where she teaches a popular freshman seminar entitled, "Life Lessons: What Philosophers Got Right about the Human Condition." In recognition of her teaching, Yale has awarded her a Paul Moore Fund Grant for Instructional Innovation. Her research ties together traditional philosophy with recent empirical work in developmental, cognitive and social psychology. Her contributions have been recognized by the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Mellon Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the Collegium Budapest, all of whom have awarded her fellowships. In addition to her scholarly work, Tamar is also the editor of a major introductory philosophy textbook, The Elements of Philosophy: Readings from Past and Present, and author of the philosophy entries in the latest edition of the American Heritage Dictionary. You can read more about her upcoming lectures on the Events page of the class website.