Jennifer Nagel

Professor of Philosophy at University of Toronto

My research focuses on knowledge, belief, and our capacities to track these states in ourselves and others. I’m interested in the history of epistemology, both in the Western tradition back to Plato, and in the Classical Indian and Tibetan traditions.  I also work in contemporary philosophy of mind, with special interests in metacognition and mental state attribution.

Here’s the start of a series of short videos on epistemology that I’ve done with Wireless Philosophy (WiPhi). Massive credit is due to animators Luke Roelofs and Damian Melamedoff.

Videos

What is Social Cognition?

What is Social Cognition?

Jennifer Nagel Critical Thinking
Mindreading

Mindreading

Jennifer Nagel Critical Thinking
The Development of Mindreading

The Development of Mindreading

Jennifer Nagel Critical Thinking
Epistemology: 2. The Problem of Skepticism

Epistemology: 2. The Problem of Skepticism

Jennifer Nagel Epistemology
Epistemology: 1. Introduction to Theory of Knowledge

Epistemology: 1. Introduction to Theory of Knowledge

Jennifer Nagel Epistemology
Intuition

Intuition

Jennifer Nagel Epistemology
Epistemology: 9. ‘Knowledge First’ Epistemology

Epistemology: 9. ‘Knowledge First’ Epistemology

Jennifer Nagel Epistemology
Epistemology: 6. | Analyzing Knowledge: 3. Causal and Reliabilist Theories

Epistemology: 6. | Analyzing Knowledge: 3. Causal and Reliabilist Theories

Jennifer Nagel Epistemology
Epistemology: 6. | Analyzing Knowledge: 2. No-False-Lemma and No-Defeater Approaches

Epistemology: 6. | Analyzing Knowledge: 2. No-False-Lemma and No-Defeater Approaches

Jennifer Nagel Epistemology
Epistemology: 4. New Responses to Skepticism

Epistemology: 4. New Responses to Skepticism

Jennifer Nagel Epistemology
Epistemology: 5. | Analyzing Knowledge: 1. The Gettier Problem

Epistemology: 5. | Analyzing Knowledge: 1. The Gettier Problem

Jennifer Nagel Epistemology
Epistemology: 3. Three Responses to Skepticism

Epistemology: 3. Three Responses to Skepticism

Jennifer Nagel Epistemology