Humboldt-Forschungsstipendiat
des Instituts für Philosophie
vom 1. Juni bis 31. August 2022 und
vom 1. Juni bis 31. August 2023 und
vom 1. Juni bis 31. August 2024
Prof. Dr. John Schwenkler ist Professor of Philosophy an der Florida State University.
Research Focus
Philosophy of Mind and Action; Ethics and Moral Psychology
Humboldt research project
My stay in Leipzig supports work on a book, titled Describing Human Action, in which I seek to elucidate our pre-philosophical understanding of action, intention, and causation by reflecting on how this understanding is expressed "grammatically" in ordinary descriptions of what humans and other animals do. This research also addresses fundamental issues in philosophical methodology, including the value of reflecting on ordinary usage and the relation of philosophical reflection to empirical inquiry.