About
I am entering my third year as a graduate student in
Philosophy here at Tulane University. My primary interest is
philosophy of mind, and I am very interested in the various problems
surrounding consciousness. I currently fall loosely into the
category known as eliminative materialist, although I am hardly wed to any
particular viewpoint. Suffice to say that I find the various
issues surrounding qualitative phenomenal experience, better known as
qualia, and propositional attitudes problematic.
I am also very interested in evolutionary biology, my thesis for my
B.A. being on that subject.
I received my B.A. in Philosophy from the University of New Orleans. I also have an M.A. in English with an emphasis in Linguistics from the Univeristy of New Orleans as well.
I have spent a considerable portion of my life playing in various bands, and, at one point, I was on tour for close to five years straight. Currently I sing in Dead On based here in New Orleans.
I can be contacted by email at jclaytonATtulane.edu (obviously, AT is replaced by @). You can reach me on my office phone at 504-862-3392, and my office is at NWCMB 424.
