Justin Tiehen

Professor, Philosophy

Justin Tiehen’s research focuses on the philosophy of mind and metaphysics, with a special focus of mental causation, physicalism, and the normativity of the mental. He received a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin. His recent work includes "Psychophysical Reductionism without Type Identities," American Philosophical Quarterly, 49.3 (2012); Disproportional Mental Causation," Synthese, 182 (2011); and "The Cost of Forfeiting Causal Inheritance," forthcoming in Philosophical Studies.

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Education
BA University of Chicago 2000
PhD The University of Texas at Austin 2007
Classes
Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 101-A Spring 2026
Epistemology PHIL 330-A Spring 2026
Ethics in Practice CONN 121-A Fall 2026
Philosophy of Mind PHIL 230-A Fall 2026
Philosophy of Science PHIL 232-A Fall 2026
Ethics Bowl PHIL 499-A Fall 2026

Contact Information

Wyatt 318