Jason Stanley
Encyclopedia
Jason Stanley is an American
philosopher currently teaching at Rutgers University
in New Brunswick, NJ. His primary interests include linguistics
, cognitive science
, philosophy of language
, and epistemology. Stanley is an occasional contributor to Brian Leiter
's Leiter Reports blog
.
in his hometown of Syracuse, New York
. He studied in Lünen
, Germany
from 1985–1986 as part of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange
, after which he enrolled in the State University of New York
in Binghamton, NY, where he studied philosophy of language
under Jack Kaminsky. In 1987 he transferred to Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
, but returned to the State University of New York
in 1988, this time at the Stony Brook
campus. There, he studied philosophy and linguistics
under Peter Ludlow
and Richard Larson. He received his BA in May 1990, and went on to receive his PhD from MIT in January 1995 with Robert Stalnaker
as his thesis advisor.
, Oxford
as a stipendiary lecturer. He returned from England
shortly thereafter to New York
to teach at Cornell University
. In 2000, he left Cornell and became an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is currently a Professor at Rutgers University, where he has been since 2004. His book Knowledge and Practical Interests won the 2007 American Philosophical Association
book prize.http://www.apaonline.org/opportunities/prizes/book.aspx
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
philosopher currently teaching at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
in New Brunswick, NJ. His primary interests include linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
, cognitive science
Cognitive science
Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary scientific study of mind and its processes. It examines what cognition is, what it does and how it works. It includes research on how information is processed , represented, and transformed in behaviour, nervous system or machine...
, philosophy of language
Philosophy of language
Philosophy of language is the reasoned inquiry into the nature, origins, and usage of language. As a topic, the philosophy of language for analytic philosophers is concerned with four central problems: the nature of meaning, language use, language cognition, and the relationship between language...
, and epistemology. Stanley is an occasional contributor to Brian Leiter
Brian Leiter
Brian Leiter is an American philosopher and legal scholar who is currently John Wilson Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School, and founder and Director of Chicago's new Center for Law, Philosophy, and Human Values and the editor of the Philosophical Gourmet Report. He taught from...
's Leiter Reports blog
Blog
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.
Education
Jason Stanley graduated from Corcoran High SchoolCorcoran High School
Corcoran High School is a public high school located in Syracuse, New York, having approximately 1800 students. In 2005, it became a member of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. It is one of the top 1000 ranked schools in the country as of 2009, but has been in the top 600...
in his hometown of Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
. He studied in Lünen
Lünen
Lünen or Luenen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located north of Dortmund along the Lippe River. It is the largest town of the Unna district, and part of the green Münster area....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
from 1985–1986 as part of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange
The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange is a youth student exchange program founded in 1983. The program, which is dually sponsored by the United States Congress and the German Bundestag, funds exchange programs for German and American students through grants to private exchange organizations in...
, after which he enrolled in the State University of New York
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
in Binghamton, NY, where he studied philosophy of language
Philosophy of language
Philosophy of language is the reasoned inquiry into the nature, origins, and usage of language. As a topic, the philosophy of language for analytic philosophers is concerned with four central problems: the nature of meaning, language use, language cognition, and the relationship between language...
under Jack Kaminsky. In 1987 he transferred to Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen is a public university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is one of Germany's oldest universities, internationally noted in medicine, natural sciences and the humanities. In the area of German Studies it has been ranked first among...
, but returned to the State University of New York
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
in 1988, this time at the Stony Brook
Stony Brook
Stony Brook, Stonybrook or Stoney Brook may refer to:In California* Farwell, California, once known as StonybrookIn Massachusetts* Stony Brook , a tributary of the Charles River in Boston...
campus. There, he studied philosophy and linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
under Peter Ludlow
Peter Ludlow
Peter Ludlow , who also writes under the name Urizenus Sklar, is a professor of philosophy at Northwestern University. Before moving to Northwestern, Ludlow taught at University of Toronto, the University of Michigan, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook...
and Richard Larson. He received his BA in May 1990, and went on to receive his PhD from MIT in January 1995 with Robert Stalnaker
Robert Stalnaker
Robert C. Stalnaker is Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2007, he delivered the John Locke Lectures at Oxford University on the topic of Our Knowledge of the Internal World...
as his thesis advisor.
Academic career
After receiving his doctorate, Stanley accepted a position at University CollegeUniversity College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
, Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
as a stipendiary lecturer. He returned from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
shortly thereafter to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
to teach at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
. In 2000, he left Cornell and became an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is currently a Professor at Rutgers University, where he has been since 2004. His book Knowledge and Practical Interests won the 2007 American Philosophical Association
American Philosophical Association
The American Philosophical Association is the main professional organization for philosophers in the United States. Founded in 1900, its mission is to promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers, to encourage creative and scholarly activity in philosophy, to facilitate the professional work...
book prize.http://www.apaonline.org/opportunities/prizes/book.aspx
Publications
- Language in Context: Selected Essays (Oxford, Oxford University Press: 2007)http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780199225927
- Knowledge and Practical Interests (Oxford, Oxford University Press: 2005)http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780199288038