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Todd Ganson

  • Professor of Philosophy

Education

  • BA, University California Davis, 1992
  • MA, Cornell University, 1994
  • PhD, Cornell University, 1999

Biography

Todd Ganson's area of specialization is philosophy of perception. 

Spring 2026

Realism, Idealism, and Skepticism 鈥 PHIL 216

Topics in Philosophy of Mind 鈥 PHIL 228

Fall 2026

Human Nature and Morality 鈥 PHIL 126

Agency, Emotion, and Morality: Evolutionary Perspectives 鈥 PHIL 320

鈥淭he Senses as Signaling Systems,鈥 Australasian Journal of Philosophy (forthcoming)

鈥淪ensory Malfunctions, Limitations, and Trade-Offs,鈥 Synthese (forthcoming)

鈥淎ristotle on Perception as Representation,鈥 forthcoming in a volume in the series Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind

鈥淥n the Generality of Experience: A Reply to French and Gomes,鈥 Philosophical Studies 173 (2016), 3223-3229 (with Neil Mehta)

鈥淏urge鈥檚 Defense of Perceptual Content,鈥 Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 88 (2014) (with Ben Bronner and Alex Kerr)

鈥淎re Color Experiences Representational?,鈥 Philosophical Studies 166 (2013), 1-20

鈥淰isual Prominence and Representationalism,鈥 Philosophical Studies 164 (2013), 405-418 (with Ben Bronner)

鈥淓veryday Thinking about Bodily Sensations,鈥 Australasian Journal of Philosophy 88 (2010), 523-34 (with Dorit Ganson)

鈥淭he Rational/Non-Rational Distinction in Plato's Republic,鈥 Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy XXXVI (2009), 179-197

鈥淩eid鈥檚 Rejection of Intentionalism,鈥 Oxford Studies in Early Modern Philosophy IV (2008), 245-263

Notes

Todd Ganson Article Published in "Biology & Philosophy"

Professor of Philosophy Todd Ganson鈥檚 article "" was published in the journal Biology & Philosophy.

Todd Ganson Presents Paper at Columbia University

Professor of Philosophy Todd Ganson presented his paper "The Dual Function of Sensory Systems: Reporting on Stimuli and Affordances" at the Summer Mind Workshop held at Columbia University's Mind Brain Behavior Institute.

Todd Ganson Paper Published as Chapter in a Book

Professor of Philosophy Todd Ganson published the paper 鈥淣ot All Sensory Systems Are Information Channels: Outliers from Plant Biology and Beyond.鈥 It appears as a chapter in the book Philosophy of Plant Cognition, published by Routledge.

Todd Ganson Presents at American Philosophical Association

Professor of Philosophy Todd Ganson presented his paper, "Do selective forces favor sensory accuracy?" at the Pacific meeting of the American Philosophical Association in Vancouver.

Todd Ganson Gives Talk at University of Basel, Switzerland

Professor of Philosophy Todd Ganson gave the talk, "Not All Sensory Systems are Information Channels," at the conference 鈥淕reen Intelligence? Debating Plant Cognition鈥 at the University of Basel, Switzerland.

Todd Ganson publishes review of 'Representation in Cognitive Science'

Professor of Philosophy Todd Ganson has of the book Representation in Cognitive Science in the journal Mind.

Todd Ganson publishes paper, 'Aristotle on Perception as Representation'

Professor of Philosophy Todd Ganson publishes a chapter titled "Aristotle on Perception as Representation" in the book .

 

Todd Ganson Publishes Article

Professor of Philosophy Todd Ganson published the article, "," in the journal Biology & Philosophy.

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This Week in Photos: A Classy View

Professor Todd Ganson鈥檚 problems of philosophy class in the Peters Hall Language Lab serves as inspiration for this week鈥檚 photo series.