Department of Philosophy

Lecturer
Cheryl K. Chen

Cheryl Chen received her B.A. from Amherst College and her Ph.D. in philosophy from UC Berkeley. She was an assistant professor at Bryn Mawr College before coming to Harvard in 2006. She works primarily in epistemology and the philosophy of mind. Her other interests include the history of philosophy, metaphysics and applied ethics. Her current research concerns the relation between perceptual experience and empirical content. Recently, she has also been working on the relation between self-identification and bodily awareness, and on the use of transcendental arguments against certain forms of subjectivism. Her publications include:

• “Bodily Awareness and Immunity to Error through Misidentification,” forthcoming in European Journal of Philosophy
• “On Having a Point of View: Belief, Action and Egocentric States,” Journal of Philosophy, Vol. CV, No. 5, May 2008
• “Empirical Content and Rational Constraint,” Inquiry, Vol. 49, No. 3, 1-23, June 2006