Philosophy Professor Jack Lyons Receives Fellowship

Jack Lyons, professor of philosophy in the Department of Philosophy in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,. has been chosen to receive the Arkansas Visiting Fellowship at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England for the 2017-2018 academic year. 

 

Lyons' recent work has centered on the epistemology of perception and related issues in the philosophy of mind. While at Cambridge, he will be working out a detailed theory about the nature of mental representation---in particular, conceptual representation and its connections to perception. This research draws on recent work in neuroscience, cognitive psychology and philosophy.

 

The visiting fellow program gives faculty the opportunity to join the vibrant academic community at the University of Cambridge, which, in 2017, is celebrating its 808th anniversary. Visiting scholars are typically engaged in teaching and/or research at the university or in a recognized research establishment while in Cambridge. Visiting fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis to scholars who are not normally residents in Cambridge.