Department of Philosophy
201 West Duke Building
Box 90743
Durham, NC 27708

p: 919 660.3050
f: 919 669.3060

Fred Dretske, Senior Research Scholar    editFred Dretske

Office Location: 210 West Duke Building
Office Phone: +1 919-660-2427, +1 919-660-3050
Fax:  +1 919-660-3060
Email Address: send me a message

Office Hours:
Fall 2004: By appointment

Education:
PhD Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1960
MA Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1958
BSSE Electrical Engineerin, Purdue University, 1954

Specialties:
Epistemology
Philosophy of Mind

Research Interests:
Fred Dretske (Ph.D. Minnesota) joined the Duke faculty in 1999. He is the author of Seeing and Knowing, Knowledge and the Flow of Information, Explaining Behavior, and Naturalizing The Mind. A collection of his essays, Perception, Knowledge and Belief, appeared in 2000. Recent work centers on conscious experience and self-knowledge.

Areas of Interest:
Epistemology, 
Philosophy of Mind