J. J. Valberg

Jerome J. Valberg (born 1936) is a retired American-British philosopher, and former Senior Lecturer of Philosophy at University College London. ^[1]

In 1966, Valberg received his doctorate from the University of Chicago with his dissertation, "Agency: Some Metaphysical Questions Concerning Human Action". ^[2]

Primarily working in the fields of epistemology ^[3] and metaphysics, Valberg's writings are also concerned with consciousness, identity, and the problems of perception. ^[4]

Valberg's notable ideas include the personal horizon concept. ^[5]

He is the author of Dream, Death, and the Self ^[5] and The Puzzle of Experience. ^[6] He lives in London.

References

1. "UCL Bookshelf: 'Dream, Death, and the Self', by J J Valberg". UCL News. July 19, 2007.
2. "Doctoral Dissertations, 1966". The Review of Metaphysics. 20 (1): 195–210. 1966. JSTOR   20124224.
3. Windt, Jennifer M. (2021). "Dreams and Dreaming". In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University – via Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
4. Crane, Tim; French, Craig (June 20, 2021). "The Problem of Perception". In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University – via Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
5. Valberg, J.J. (2007). Dream, Death, and the Self. Princeton University Press. ISBN   9780691128597 – via press.princeton.edu.
6. The Puzzle of Experience. Oxford University Press. 1992. ISBN   978-0-19-824291-8.