Andrew Pessin
Biographic Data
| ID | 1490205 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Pessin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Pessin |
| SIGNATURE | PESSIN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Connecticut College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Contra the divestment campaign
The End of the Academy as We Knew It
Anti-Zionism on Campus
"Malebranche's "Vision in God
Of Malebranche's many famous doctrines, his "Vision in God" (VIG) surely ranks among the most interesting. Inspired by Augustine and Descartes, he argues for it vigorously and gives it a prominent place in his system of thought. And although it won no converts it did win many critics, who, in criticizing, were compelled to clarify their own theories of cognition. Thus VIG is of interest for its own sake, for its role in Malebranche's philosophy, …
Malebranche on Ideas
In this paper I offer an interpretation of Malebranche's conception of ideas. This is no easy matter. Malebranche says so many different things about ideas that it is daunting to try to weave them all together. To make matters worse, some of the things he says are not very clear. Worse still, some of the things he says are not obviously consistent with each other or with other Malebranchean doctrines. It is not surprising, therefore, that his acc…
Malebranche's natural theodicy and the incompleteness of God's volitions
The causal power of Malebranche's God is a function of the content of His will. Yet despite its significance for Malebranche, little exegetical attention has been paid to his notion of volitional content. In this paper I develop the notion of an ‘incomplete’ volition, note that Malebranche accepted and used something like it, and then examine Malebranche's natural theodicy in its light. This yields a new interpretation in which, unlike previous i…
Liaisons
Malebranche on Ideas
In this paper I offer an interpretation of Malebranche's conception of ideas. This is no easy matter. Malebranche says so many different things about ideas that it is daunting to try to weave them all together. To make matters worse, some of the things he says are not very clear. Worse still, some of the things he says are not obviously consistent with each other or with other Malebranchean doctrines. It is not surprising, therefore, that his acc…
Liaisons
Malebranche's natural theodicy and the incompleteness of God's volitions
The causal power of Malebranche's God is a function of the content of His will. Yet despite its significance for Malebranche, little exegetical attention has been paid to his notion of volitional content. In this paper I develop the notion of an ‘incomplete’ volition, note that Malebranche accepted and used something like it, and then examine Malebranche's natural theodicy in its light. This yields a new interpretation in which, unlike previous i…
Malebranche on Ideas
In this paper I offer an interpretation of Malebranche's conception of ideas. This is no easy matter. Malebranche says so many different things about ideas that it is daunting to try to weave them all together. To make matters worse, some of the things he says are not very clear. Worse still, some of the things he says are not obviously consistent with each other or with other Malebranchean doctrines. It is not surprising, therefore, that his acc…
"Malebranche's "Vision in God
Of Malebranche's many famous doctrines, his "Vision in God" (VIG) surely ranks among the most interesting. Inspired by Augustine and Descartes, he argues for it vigorously and gives it a prominent place in his system of thought. And although it won no converts it did win many critics, who, in criticizing, were compelled to clarify their own theories of cognition. Thus VIG is of interest for its own sake, for its role in Malebranche's philosophy, …
Anti-Zionism on Campus
Contra the divestment campaign
The End of the Academy as We Knew It
Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Historical Philosophy and Science (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Contemporary philosophy (2 works) · Historical and Literary Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · History of Science and Medicine (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · American Foreign public opinion (1 works)