Name Andrew Pessin | ||
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Books The God Question: What Fa, The 60‑second Philosop, Uncommon Sense: The Strangest, The Study of Philosop, Philosophy of Mind | ||
Your Philosophy Minute with Prof. Andrew Pessin: René Descartes
Andrew Pessin is an American philosopher.
Contents
- Your Philosophy Minute with Prof Andrew Pessin Ren Descartes
- Your Philosophy Minute with Prof Andrew Pessin There is No Path Not Taken
- Biography
- Books
- References
Your Philosophy Minute with Prof. Andrew Pessin: There is No Path Not Taken
Biography
Pessin is a graduate of Yale University and holds a Ph.D from Columbia University. He teaches at Connecticut College. In addition to his academic work he has published a number of philosophy books for the general reader, as well as two novels. His most recent novel, The Irrationalist: The Tragic Murder of René Descartes, is an historical murder mystery based on real events: the life of the famous 17th-century philosopher and mathematician René Descartes, and the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death.
According to Paul Cliteur, writing in Philosophy Now, Pessin's The God Question discusses "discussions about the existence of God," as quite often being, "discussions about the compatibility of the characteristics ascribed to the divine in the theistic tradition. Those who held that those characteristics are compatible were called 'theists': those who did not, 'atheists.'"
Pessin appeared in several episodes of the Late Show with David Letterman in the early 1990's in a sketch called The Strong Guy, The Fat Guy, The Genius. He played The Genius.