Department of Philosophy

Assistant Professor
Selim Berker

(On leave 2009-2010)

Selim Berker did his graduate work in philosophy at MIT before joining the Harvard faculty in July 2006. Although his philosophical interests are wide-ranging, his current research tends to focus on issues in ethics, epistemology, and -- especially -- the interface of ethics and epistemology. He also spends an inordinate amount of time thinking about philosophical methodology.

Some papers he has written:

"Particular Reasons," Ethics 118:1 (2007), pp. 109-139.
"Luminosity Regained," Philosopher's Imprint 8:2 (2008), pp. 1-22.
"The Normative Insignificance of Neuroscience," Philosophy & Public Affairs 37:4 (2009), pp. 293-329.
"Gupta's Gambit," Philosophical Studies, forthcoming.

Some courses he has taught recently:

Freshman Seminar 38i: Morality, That Peculiar Institution (Spring, 2009).
Philosophy 159: Epistemology (Spring, 2009).
Philosophy 173: Metaethics (Fall, 2008).
Philosophy 262: Intuitions and Philosophical Methodology: Seminar (Fall, 2007).