James Blachowicz
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Professor Philosophy Department Loyola University Chicago 6525 North Sheridan Road Chicago, Illinois 60626 Contact Information: Office: Crown Center, 3rd floor Lake Shore Campus Phone: 773.508.2306 Fax: 773.508.2292 E-mail: jblacho@luc.edu Personal Web Page: http://orion.it.luc.edu/~jblacho |
James Blachowicz is a Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University. He joined the Loyola faculty in 1971, having completed his B.S. in Philosophy and Physics at Loyola University in 1966 and his M.A. and Ph.D. at Northwestern University in 1970. His main areas of research are: the philosophy of science and the possibility of a logic of discovery (he holds that there is one); Hegel's logic; theories of representation (the analog-digital distinction); and theories of consciousness and self-consciousness; especially the phenomenon of inner speech. All of these issues converged in his book: Of Two Minds: The Nature of Inquiry (1998: SUNY Press). More recent research focuses on complexity theory (non-reductive physicalism, "emergence") and its relevance for philosophy of mind.
His papers have appeared in Philosophy of Science, The Journal of Philosophy, The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Synthese, Idealistic Studies, Erkenntnis, Southern Journal of Philosophy, and elsewhere (see his personal home page for a complete list). Teaching areas also include ancient philosophy, Kant, Hegel, the possibility of metaphysics, and Freud.
