Photo of Joseph L. Cruz

Chair and Professor of Philosophy, Chair of Cognitive Science

[email protected]
Website
413-597-2484
Sawyer Library Rm 503
At Williams since 2000

Education

B.A. Williams College (1991)
Ph.D. University of Arizona (1999)

Courses

PHIL 109 TUT

Skepticism and Relativism (not offered 2026/27)

PHIL 116 (S) SEM

Mind, Knowledge, and Reality

PHIL 207 SEM

Contemporary Philosophy of Mind (not offered 2026/27)

PHIL 216/COGS 216/ENVI 216 SEM

Philosophy of Animals (not offered 2026/27)

COGS 222/PHIL 222/PSYC 222 LEC

Minds, Brains, and Intelligent Behavior: An Introduction to Cognitive Science (not offered 2026/27)

PHIL 239/STS 239 LEC

The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (not offered 2026/27)

COGS 279/PHIL 279/STS 279 (S) SEM

Attention Lab

PHIL 331 TUT

Contemporary Epistemology (not offered 2026/27)

PHIL 388 TUT

Consciousness (not offered 2026/27)

COGS 493 (S) TUT

Advanced Topics in Mind and Cognition

Current Committees

  • Faculty Interview Panel