Academic Credentials

Ph.D. 2001, M.A. 1998 Cornell University

B.A. 1993 University of California at Santa Cruz

• Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Teaching and Research

I specialize in 18th Century British Philosophy and Philosophy of Mind.  My work has focused primarily on perception and Thomas Reid, though my interests also include Berkeley, Hume, Smith, Hartley and other 18th Century British philosophers as well as memory, consciousness, imagination, aesthetic perception and other mental phenomena.

I teach within the traditional liberal arts tradition, in which broad and deep intellectual engagement is regarded as a good in and of itself independent of its practical uses. I encourage people to love the power of their minds. The mind, like the body, must be exercised and exercised through work. Philosophy is the most extreme of extreme sports. It allows us to expand our sphere of concern and focus less on our own narrow subjectivites.

• Current and Recent Research

For fun, I like to do philosophy…and read non-fiction, and taste wine with my husband, Greg Bauer, who is a winemaker.

Courses

I regularly teach in the core education first-year course Exploration & Discovery.

In the philosophy department, I teach introductory level courses, such as Introduction to Philosophy. I also teach upper division courses designed for majors, specifically, Early Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Language.

If you would like guest acces to my course websites in order to find out more about the courses feel free to email me: rebeccac@lclark.edu